TTOT176 May Morris, Arts & Crafts Designer-maker
Needlework Historian, Dr Lynn Hulse, Wednesday 26 March. 7pm UK
A pioneer of the Arts and Crafts movement, May Morris (1862-1938) was a leading exponent of decorative needlework or ‘art embroidery’, the champions of which sought to overturn the Victorian obsession with Berlin work, a form of shading in cross or tent stitch that lacked manual dexterity and aesthetic subtlety, and elevate needlework from a domestic craft to a serious art form.
Join Dr Lynn Hulse as she explores Morris’s significant contribution to the development of decorative needlework for the domestic interior in the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Morris’s output is testament to her creative skills both as a designer and maker. Invention, she argued lay not only in technical stitch but in the selection and arrangement of colours, the choice of suitable materials and above all, good design based on an appreciation of the intellectual quality of medieval ornament. Together, these four elements ensured that a piece of embroidery ‘shall not be meaningless,’ wrote Morris, ‘but rather a thing of use and individual interest.’
Lynn is a Fellow of both the Society of Antiquaries of London and the Royal Historical Society, and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Broderers. She is also co-founder of Ornamental Embroidery, which specialises in the teaching and designing of historic needlework.
About this Online Talk
This event is a live online talk at the given date and time. You will need access to a suitable computer (with audio/video), tablet or smartphone device. Please note that after booking, you will receive your personalised Zoom invite via email one or two days before each event.
Attendees Outside the UK
This Talk will run from 7pm to 8:30pm (19:00 to 20:30 hours) UK local time. If you are outside of the UK please check your local time, particularly if your location changes to/from Daylight Savings Time on a different schedule to the UK during March/April. To check and convert times please visit TimeAndDate.com.
Supporting the RSN
The minimum requested donation for this talk is £8.50 per person, but you may donate a higher value of your choosing if you wish. Please note that Gift Aid is only applicable for donations over £8.50. As a charity, we are very grateful for any support you can give us to put towards the RSN's essential costs. Thank you.
For details on further RSN events, please visit our Online Talks page.
Needlework Historian, Dr Lynn Hulse, Wednesday 26 March. 7pm UK
A pioneer of the Arts and Crafts movement, May Morris (1862-1938) was a leading exponent of decorative needlework or ‘art embroidery’, the champions of which sought to overturn the Victorian obsession with Berlin work, a form of shading in cross or tent stitch that lacked manual dexterity and aesthetic subtlety, and elevate needlework from a domestic craft to a serious art form.
Join Dr Lynn Hulse as she explores Morris’s significant contribution to the development of decorative needlework for the domestic interior in the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Morris’s output is testament to her creative skills both as a designer and maker. Invention, she argued lay not only in technical stitch but in the selection and arrangement of colours, the choice of suitable materials and above all, good design based on an appreciation of the intellectual quality of medieval ornament. Together, these four elements ensured that a piece of embroidery ‘shall not be meaningless,’ wrote Morris, ‘but rather a thing of use and individual interest.’
Lynn is a Fellow of both the Society of Antiquaries of London and the Royal Historical Society, and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Broderers. She is also co-founder of Ornamental Embroidery, which specialises in the teaching and designing of historic needlework.
About this Online Talk
This event is a live online talk at the given date and time. You will need access to a suitable computer (with audio/video), tablet or smartphone device. Please note that after booking, you will receive your personalised Zoom invite via email one or two days before each event.
Attendees Outside the UK
This Talk will run from 7pm to 8:30pm (19:00 to 20:30 hours) UK local time. If you are outside of the UK please check your local time, particularly if your location changes to/from Daylight Savings Time on a different schedule to the UK during March/April. To check and convert times please visit TimeAndDate.com.
Supporting the RSN
The minimum requested donation for this talk is £8.50 per person, but you may donate a higher value of your choosing if you wish. Please note that Gift Aid is only applicable for donations over £8.50. As a charity, we are very grateful for any support you can give us to put towards the RSN’s essential costs. Thank you.
For details on further RSN events, please visit our Online Talks page.
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