when: 09 October 2023 | | cost: Free | address: 7 Onslow Ave Elizabeth Bay NSW 2011 Australia | website: https://mhnsw.au/whats-on/events/stitchers-at-work/ | tickets: https://mhnsw.au/whats-on/events/stitchers-at-work/
published: 02 Oct 2023, 5 min read
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Tatting, knotting, knitting, pin-tucking, crocheting, pinking, stitching, stuffing, embroidering … needles fly when Museums of History NSW Soft Furnishings volunteers converge twice a month at Elizabeth Bay House to create, re-create and maintain existing furnishings for our historic houses.
This conversational session will demonstrate the deep knowledge and curatorial rationale underpinning the work of the group.
Drop-in and see the Soft Furnishings volunteers at work in Elizabeth Bay House.
Hear spot talks by coordinator Joanna Nicholas and see original sources from the Caroline Simpson Library: pattern books, household guides, trade catalogues, domestic and upholsterers' manuals, along with a rich array of materials, silk, calico, moreen, glazed chintz, horsehair, holland, vellum, straw and possum skin.
This event is part of the Sydney Craft Week Festival 6-15 October 2023.
SCW is an Australian Design Centre initiative. View the complete festival program.
Images: Museum of History NSW, Matching colours of a late 19th century pattern. Photo: James Horan. Museum of History NSW, Soft furnishings volunteer group at work. Photo: James HoranMusuem of History NSW, Soft furnishings group at work. Photo: James Horan
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Tatting, knotting, knitting, pin-tucking, crocheting, pinking, stitching, stuffing, embroidering … needles fly when Museums of History NSW Soft Furnishings volunteers converge twice a month at Elizabeth Bay House to create, re-create and maintain existing furnishings for our historic houses.
This conversational session will demonstrate the deep knowledge and curatorial rationale underpinning the work of the group.
Drop-in and see the Soft Furnishings volunteers at work in Elizabeth Bay House.
Hear spot talks by coordinator Joanna Nicholas and see original sources from the Caroline Simpson Library: pattern books, household guides, trade catalogues, domestic and upholsterers' manuals, along with a rich array of materials, silk, calico, moreen, glazed chintz, horsehair, holland, vellum, straw and possum skin.
This event is part of the Sydney Craft Week Festival 6-15 October 2023.
SCW is an Australian Design Centre initiative. View the complete festival program.
Images: Museum of History NSW, Matching colours of a late 19th century pattern. Photo: James Horan. Museum of History NSW, Soft furnishings volunteer group at work. Photo: James HoranMusuem of History NSW, Soft furnishings group at work. Photo: James Horan
Go see Stitchers at Work 2023.
Stitchers at Work 2023 is on 09 October 2023. See start and end times below. Conveniently located in Elizabeth Bay. Call 9356 3022 for details. Visit their website at https://mhnsw.au/whats-on/events/stitchers-at-work/.
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