Written by The Fusilier Museum in Warwick is currently holding an exhibition of embroidered panels that explores the intricate and varied embroidery work undertaken by members of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in India and other locations, during the late Victorian period.
On Saturday, 28th of February, our Deputy Chair, Dr Penny Hill, was invited to the Museum, where she delivered a talk on our behalf, looking at the history of British Embroidery.
Speaking to a fascinated audience, she spoke about a thousand years of stitching, using pieces from our collection to illustrate developments in style and technique over the past millennium (and a bit more!)
She was delighted to see the exhibition and to be able to admire the embroidered panels up close and in detail.
It is believed that these panels were made in India between 1881 and 1901, and were stitched by rank and file soldiers of the Warwickshire regiment while they were stationed abroad. They used only simple stitches and, despite not being trained embroiderers, created some striking results.
The Guild’s partnership with the Fusilier Museum includes a second, on-line talk, by Lucy Barter on Victorian Needlework, which takes place on March 14th. (Tickets for the live event can be booked using this link: EG THREAD TALKS: Lucy Barter: Victorian Needlework.)
This talk will be available ‘On-Demand’ after the live event, and tickets can be booked here: On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Lucy Barter: Victorian Needlework
The Following Threads Exhibition runs until the 11th of April
visit the Museum Website: The Fusilier Museum, Warwick
(He enlisted in 1886)