Meet Bess of Hardwick Hall and discover her massive collection of household stuffe, which includes some gorgeous textiles. Admire map and globe embroideries, popular themes from the late 1700s and early 1800s. See a mariner’s compass quilt and learn about the importance of this motif. Learn about plain-sewing samplers. Did you know that designers use dolls and mannequins to present scale models of their work to patrons? Learn about this traditions and how it is now being used to revive historic fashions. Learn about Victorian hair receivers, than crochet a hair receiver of your own. Cross-stitch and needlepoint a butterfly and snail based on a design by Bess of Hardwick Hall. Make your own Mariner’s Compass Quilt. Embroider a button cover. Make a diamond Normandy lace edging.

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