17th Century embroidery exhibition at Witney Antiques

[@kimburke3189]

What really blows my mind is doing that fine of stitching with the lighting of the time! I have a hard time seeing with modern lighting!!!

[@elizabethdunkley626]

I am always in awe and appreciation for past embroiderers and their work , particularly when I'm stitching

[@MariaMartinez-jb3zn]

I know it’s not just me, but I love to listen to you Sarah, about the history of beautiful works of embroidery while I’m working on my stitching at the same time. It’s quite wonderful to hear you talk about something you love. I’m loving it too. Thank you ❣️🙏🏽🙋🏻‍♀️👍🏽Mia

[@kdwardell]

How gorgeous! So much detail in the works you showed, I share your admiration for these old examples!

[@jacquelinebergman6431]

What a cool place to stay Sarah!😎 We watch The Repair Shop on TV and we love the thatched roof; another skill we need to keep alive. Thank you for sharing these incredibly beautiful embroidery pieces! I love the level of detail that can be achieved using the tiniest beads and stitches, and I am awestruck by what people were able to accomplish without modern lighting and magnifiers. Imagine children having the patience to create such detailed work.😍😲

[@MichellesHandmadeCreations]

It's amazing that the people from so long ago had the forethought to preserve these exquisite pieces of needle art for us to enjoy and be inspired by some 350 years later. Thank you for sharing from the books what really caught your eye from seeing the real thing in person. Lucky lady to be so close to such a magical place. I imagine it must have been mind boggling to set eyes on the quantity and quality of all those pieces. Wish there was something like that place here in the states. But, all of the pieces you showed pictures of are actually older than the USA! Wow!

[@BernardDauphinais]

Thank you, Sarah, for sharing this trip and showing us these stunning embroidery pieces!

[@hp-cs7mx]

Marvellous exhibition, thank you so much Sarah for showing us these gems.

[@neilstephen6761]

Thank you for sharing beautiful embroidery

[@Ksd555]

Beautiful works. Thank you for imparting all your knowledge too.

[@jojohnston4113]

Loved seeing the antique stitches. A great tribute to their creativity. Thank you!

[@tamibeller3903]

Absolutely gorgeous video!! Thank you so much for sharing! 😊

[@Zine2me]

🥚Loved that egg business. Looks like an exercise in patience and steady nerves, but wonderful all the same. Thanks for sharing this wonderful exhibition with us.

[@pippap4385]

Thank you beautiful needle work ❤

[@jubejaher]

What a beautiful place!!! I love the vintage embroidery!!!

[@nancy-katharynmcgraw2669]

Yes, very interested in seeing the prior catalogs.

[@xiangembroiderystudio]

Thank you for sharing so beautiful artworks❤

[@donnadees1971]

So amazed at collections of embroidery.

[@sandramuis7430]

You always present interesting content. Thank you! 🥰🇨🇦👍

[@AnnWarren-y8b]

Absolutely fascinating. Thank you Sarah for a really interesting video. Loved it.

[@rebekahdavey5510]

Fabulous video Sarah! Thank you for sharing your wonderful visit to Whitney. The detail in these antique embroideries blows my mind & the egg is just astonishing! The hair embroideries are incredible. What skill & patience would have been required! I get the tiny stitches though, as I seem to have gravitated to big pieces with tiny stitches 😂 Would love to see the other books in another video 😊 x

[@christinewhite1119]

That was really interesting to think those embroidery’s are hundreds of years old and here we are studying them today absolutely fascinating will look out for more exhibitions in Witney. Your eggs are delightful. Thank you Sarah yet another wonderful video 😸😻

[@lindabridges445]

So many beautiful pieces

[@myfanwyscrivener6387]

I would love to see a close-up of the needle lace! What a lovely episode, Sarah, thank you!

[@mrsfreddo]

It's always fascinating to look back at these beautiful pieces and be amazed at what could be accomplished. Particularly when considering the conditions that so much needlework had to be worked.... and as for those tiny, tiny stitches, Eek!😱😵‍💫

[@linderlindest5373]

Such a wonderful wealth of detail!

[@lizettetoron8475]

Thank you for another really interesting video - I would love to see and hear more from some of the other books you bought. Thank you so much🤗💗

[@irenecasalino7406]

Such amazing needlework!

[@laracraftwellwithart]

Gorgeous beautiful area thank you for sharing lovely exhibition ❤😊 incredible work in the catalogues especially that book fascinating

[@judymarkel8029]

Fascinating Thank you for sharing

[@shinchcliffe2133]

So beautiful! Thank you for sharing your favorites from the show, as well where to find the printed catalogues here in the U.S. I hope I can preserve, carefully, the work created by my grandmother in law so that future generations can enjoy the beautiful work she created as those in the past saved the pieces then, 300 plus years ago

[@degangemimi2215]

Wow. Thank you for sharing

[@annebrunner9698]

Those three dimensional figures reminded me of the New England artist, Salley Mavor. Loved your eggs.👍

[@barbarahunter6375]

Amazing video. Thank you showing the book to us in great detail. Please show us more of the books you got from Witney

[@donnahibbard1774]

Thank you ❤ I read that duck eggs are especially good to use for embroidery because the shell is thicker.

[@juliaogara8794]

I missed a chance to go to Witney with a small group of stitching ladies, at least one of which you know and introduced me to you. Health got in the way yet again. So visiting is on my bucket list. I did not realise that I could buy past exhibition catalogues.

[@winifredhalsey9150]

Would love to see more of the books! Thank you !

[@haticemertturkguven9422]

Çok güzel manzaralar, harika görünüyor el işleride Muhteşem ❤❤❤😊

[@lesleynitschke4858]

I've been to Whitney it's gorgeous little town.

[@historyfreak6591]

Yes please do the smaller books. I would love to see examples of historical embroidery

[@donnadees1971]

Inside bangs curled away from your eyes. Kudos

[@muhlenstedt]

Very interesting! Yes, I would like to see the other catalogues , thank you for the great video.

[@elizabethdewar6956]

Excellent ,thankyou

[@donnadees1971]

Omg, eggs, wow 😊

[@Marilyn-v9v]

Stunning! How long would it have taken to make even the most simplistic piece? I can't even imagine it. Thank you for sharing this beautiful artwork.

[@kayrichardson6040]

If you've never read it before, Sarah, you might enjoy "The Pocket: the hidden history of women's lives, 1660-1900." The hair piece (no pun intended) reminded me of it. The book had a story about a woman who was incarcerated; she embroidered with her own hair.

[@lizhopewell0507]

The embroideries are amazing, especially considering the age of them and the conditions they would have been worked under. Very clever ladies we had in the past. The egg was amazing, however did they think of that?

[@Erdnussbuttertoast]

i heard about that exhibition from TikTok, so it's cool to see you talk about it, too! I would love to see it myself but unfortunately, I can't afford to - so it's great get some insights from you

[@JOLENE2008]

awesome

[@donnadees1971]

I put myself in the ages ago by seamstresses. I think blindness was a problem for many.

[@cathykrueger4899]

It seems that regardless of of the status of women in a male dominated society, embroidery remained an enduring art form and a testament to the creativity of women through the ages.

[@pinkytaylor5845]

I know at one time, as late as the mid 1860's, they wove mourning right gs out of the dead person's hair. That piece might have been a way to remember friends from school. ?

[@angelacornell8660]

I heard on Antiques Roadshow that the use of hair was usually associated with a memory of a deceased person, family member ❤

[@laracraftwellwithart]

How does the egg shell not crack.😂 amazing though such a gentle hand👏

[@catswirejewelry]

Great video ... but now you have me looking at my long hair, especially the "sturdy" white ones 😂

[@victoriasaez8793]

Did you prepare the eggs before embroidering as far as making them harder?

[@donnadees1971]

Like Christmas tree tinsel.

[@donnadees1971]

Hair in your eyes, bangs?

[@felizling8495]

👍👍👍💞

[@LindsayJP53]

Absolutely captivating, I wish I could have seen the exhibition. I will definitely look out for next year’s exhibition. I’m so very tempted by those catalogues 🫣