Sam Fogg is a leading dealer in Medieval Art. The current exhibition ‘Late Medieval and Renaissance Textiles’ is taking part in London Art Week Summer 2018. I was thrilled to see some amazing Medieval embroidery here. When I went to the Opus Anglicanum exhibition at V&A a couple of years ago, we could only see […]
The Lincoln Cathedral is hosting a Heritage Skills Festival on Fri 23 June & Sat 24 June, in conjunction with the City of London Livery Companies. The City of London Livery Companies comprise London’s ancient and modern trade associations, and have evolved from the very powerful medieval guilds. I was asked to be involved with […]
Although I work for the Royal School of Needlework Embroidery Studio, I go to St Paul’s Cathedral once a week for volunteer work. Just finished embroidering the cross the other day. This little piece of Goldwork embroidery will be made up as a stole. The design comes from the original cope, which was made for […]
At Royal School of Needlework Embroidery Studio, we often get ecclesiastical embroidery jobs. St Mary Oatlands church in Surrey was one of our clients. We worked on their alter frontal. I was fortunate to get invited to the rededication service on New Year’s Day. It’s a beautiful church. It is fabulous to see the alter frontal […]
