Dr Jennie Batchelor: The Great Lady's Magazine Stitch-Off

Today on the Stitchery Stories podcast, Dr Jennie Batchelor, shares her research on the embroidery patterns created for The Lady's Magazine published in the 18th & 19th centuries. She chats with Susan Weeks about how her 18th century magazine research project at the University Of Kent sparked enthusiasm & creativity in 21st century embroiderers & textile artists as they joined in The Great Lady's Magazine Stitch Off.

Susan chats with Jennie about:

• Embroidery patterns in the 18th century The Lady's Magazine
• Waiting & waiting to actually see an embroidery pattern
• How the patterns took off via social media
• Generating global interest
• What! NO instructions!
• The Great Lady's Magazine Stitch-off
• Embroidery exhibition at Chawton House
• Did Jane Austin ever sew one of the Lady's Magazine embroidery patterns?
• What was learnt about the embroidery patterns & the skills of the 18th century embroiderers
• Creating a virtual community of stitchers

For this episode... View Show Notes, Links & Examples of the patterns at http://www.stitcherystories.com/drjenniebatchelor

Visit: https://blogs.kent.ac.uk/ladys-magazine/

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NjJnojRTuE

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ladysmagproject/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ladysmagproject

The Patterns: https://www.kent.ac.uk/english/ladys-magazine/patterns/index.html