Medieval Women Embroidery Workshop (three one-day sessions)

A three-part course of practical sessions at the Ashmolean Museum.
Sunday 10 November 2024; Sunday 26 January 2025; and Sunday 16 Mar 2025 (10.30am–4pm)
Booking is essential.

With Tanya Bentham, embroiderer and author.

Women made change in the medieval world, from the religious visions of Hildegard of Bingen, the pioneering feminism of Christine De Pisan, or the piracy of Jean de Clisson. There have always been women who seized their own power and made change in their world.

Using a choice of medieval embroidery techniques ranging from laid and couched work (Bayeux stitch) to opus anglicanum, and depending on your skill level, produce a piece of embroidery based on one of these pioneering women.

These three one-day workshops over the course of four months give you time to work on the elements of your embroidery in between sessions. But you aren't expected to complete your embroidery project by the end of the course.

All materials will be provided.