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TTOD165 Development of Dye Colours in the 18th century

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This is a recording of a live online event held on Wednesday 19 June 2024.

Join RSN Chief Executive, Dr Susan Kay-Williams for her final online talk before retiring at the end of August.

In this talk, Susan will discuss how hand embroidery was impacted by the development of dye colours in the 18th century.

Find out how companies such as Coats and DMC learned to increase the range of shades of thread they could make and retain the colour-fastness.

This led to the development of silk shading technique in Britain which was then applied to that other developing area of the 18th century, the work of the plant hunters, these two came together in flower embroideries often featuring plants recently brought to England for the first time.

“From here we move to the court and explore the short reign of the court mantua but we end with the beginning of formal attire, though not quite as we know it today, with the introduction of the three-piece suit for gentlemen, not the plain suits of today, but highly embellished ensembles featuring silk and metal threads,” says Susan.

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This is a recording of a live online event held on Wednesday 19 June 2024.

Join RSN Chief Executive, Dr Susan Kay-Williams for her final online talk before retiring at the end of August.

In this talk, Susan will discuss how hand embroidery was impacted by the development of dye colours in the 18th century.

Find out how companies such as Coats and DMC learned to increase the range of shades of thread they could make and retain the colour-fastness.

This led to the development of silk shading technique in Britain which was then applied to that other developing area of the 18th century, the work of the plant hunters, these two came together in flower embroideries often featuring plants recently brought to England for the first time.

“From here we move to the court and explore the short reign of the court mantua but we end with the beginning of formal attire, though not quite as we know it today, with the introduction of the three-piece suit for gentlemen, not the plain suits of today, but highly embellished ensembles featuring silk and metal threads,” says Susan.

About this Online Talk

In order to watch this Talk, first please ‘add to basket’ then go to the checkout and pay for your purchase. Once you have purchased this Talk on Demand you can immediately watch it by either returning to this page, or to our main Talks on Demand page, where you will now see a ‘Watch Now‘ button for the Talk. Please note that you will need to be signed in to the site using the account used to purchase the Talk in order to see the button. You will not be emailed a separate link to watch. You can watch as many times as you wish until the close date. Thank you.

For details on other RSN Talks on Demand, please visit our Talks on Demand page.