Don’t worry if you can’t travel to London to see the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum - visit Knutsford Heritage Centre instead for its Terrific Tapestries exhibition! This will showcase the 40ft long Knutsford Millennium Tapestry which contains 6,500,000 stitches across three panels and had contributions from 3,000 people from the town. It is […]
Fragments of dress, glimpses of the past. The Tabley House textile and costume collection brings together garments, accessories, and dress connected to the Leicester family and their wider circle, reflecting a long-standing love of fashion and all things fabulous. This talk with Alison Larkin, co-author with Jennie Batchelor, of Jane Austen Embroidery: Authentic embroidery projects […]
Small treasures, hidden stories. The Tabley House Collection includes a fascinating array of small treasures—rings, seals, buckles, brooches, lockets, and other items once carried close at hand. As part of a recent project to document and care for the collection, volunteers have researched some of their favourite pieces. Their discoveries offer fresh insights into the […]
