Elizabethan embroidery

Another intriguing 16th century book cover is the one traditionally said to have been worked by Elizabeth I at the age of about 12 years. It is in the collection of the Bodleian Library and a wond…

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A woman's smock, 1560-1580, British; Linen embroidered with red silk in a design of strapwork and flowers

I love head coverings. Nothing completes a period outfit like a beautiful head covering. I also love to embroider; I love taking some thread and a bit of metal and creating art. These loves are lea…

As part of The Lost Dress of Elizabeth I exhibition, Historic Royal Palaces teamed up with the Royal School of Needlework (RSN) to recreate some of the motifs from the Bacton Altar Cloth.

It seems there’s lots of stuff going on in the hand embroidery world these days, and I think that’s an excellent sign! You really can’t convince me that hand embroidery is a dying art. No, no, no! I think it’s definitely a living art, and I think it’s growing in popularity by leaps and bounds! ...

Elizabeth I's Lost Dress, the only piece of her clothing in existence, is on display at Hampton Court Palace in the presence of the divine Rainbow Portrait.