Embroidery Workshops at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

We have been sent details of the following courses at the Ashmolean, in case any members are interested in signing up:

OPUS ANGLICANUM 3 YEAR COURSE

Tutor: Tanya Bentham

Year 1 dates: Saturdays; 9 April, 30^th July and 17 September

Future dates to be arranged with the class once the course is running, 3 per year.

Time: 10.30-4pm

Venue: Education Studio, Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street Oxford OX1 2PH

Cost: £250/£240 concessions per year for three taught classes and all materials required for the project.

This is a 3-year course to produce either a 12 inch square panel or a medieval purse.

You will be taught this ingenious stitch technique used in Medieval Europe to create beautifully nuanced images employing the natural lustre of silk. Participants will be taught all the techniques they need to create a complex embroidery of their own.

LAID AND COUCHED WORK COURSE

Tutor: Tanya Bentham

Dates: Sundays 10 April, 31 July and 18 September 2016

Time: 10.30-4pm

Venue: Education Studio, Ashmolean Museum Beaumont Street Oxford OX1 2PH

Cost £210/£200 concessions including all materials.

An in-depth look at this fun and easy technique most famous from the Bayeux Tapestry but used throughout Europe for centuries. Using naturally dyed wools you will create an embroidery panel with an image of your choice from a variety of medieval sources. Images will be provided for you to choose from to personalize your embroidery.

Booking information:

Book via Tickets Oxford:

Online www.oxfordplayhouse.com/ticketsoxford

By phone 01865 305305

In person at the Oxford Playhouse box office, Beaumont Street Oxford.

Further information is available from Jude Barrett, Ashmolean Education Officer

Jude.barrett@ashmus.ox.ac.uk

01865 288078 direct line.