LECTURE FOR CSO ON HAND EMBROIDERY HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT
2008 Hand and Lock Prize for Embroidery, Maria Lavigina
“A Taste of the Rich Tradition of Embroidery,” a lecture by Alastair Macleod, Chairman of Hand & Lock, UK, will be given at Seneca College, Toronto on Monday, March 22, 2010, at 5:30 pm. The lecture is presented by the School of Fashion & Merchandise at Seneca College. Entrance $5, exclusive to CSO members; seating limited, so RSVP by March 15, to: hilary.dennis@senecac.on.ca or call 416-491-5050 ext. 2080 or 2178. Location: Seneca College, 1750 Finch Ave. East, Toronto, ON, Senecentre: F1514.
Various aspects will be covered, including origins of embroidery and its development; gold and silver wire and military embroidery, and military lace and cords; outline of different techniques in hand embroidery, and Irish and Comely machines; seminal embroideries such as The Bayeux Tapestry; contemporary embroidery and its future; a brief history of Hand & Lock established 1767, and aims and details of the Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery. www.handembroidery.com.