embroidery
Was Jane Morris a sphinx without a secret?
Jane Morris, the Pre-Raphaelites’ favourite model, remains as enigmatic as ever, says Frances Wilson
There’s no programme in the world like Desert Island Discs
At the end of January, I had the honour and pleasure of being on Desert Island Discs. I liked Lauren…
Spinning yarns: uplifting stories told through needlework
In this unusual book, part memoir, part history, Clare Hunter offers a personal meditation on the textile arts. Sewing and…
The icemen cometh
You wouldn’t want to stumble upon the Scythians. Armed with battle-axes, bows and daggers, and covered in fearsome tattoos, the…
Weaving Scotland's history
A couple of years ago, while tracking down paintings for the Public Catalogue Foundation in the far north of Scotland,…
English embroidery: the forgotten wonder of the medieval world
Think of an art at which the English have excelled and I doubt you would come up with the word…
