Programme of Online Events
Zoom Talks and Presentations, Webinars, Workshops, Craft Sessions, Chat
Ticket Price unless otherwise stated: £5 per person plus booking fee.
Closed Caption Subtitles are available on all online events.
Zoom Talks and Presentations, Webinars, Workshops, Craft Sessions, Chat
Ticket Price unless otherwise stated: £5 per person plus booking fee.
Closed Caption Subtitles are available on all online events.
Online Events in 2022:
How to book
All Zoom events can be easily booked via Eventbrite - just click on the underlined link for each event listed on this page and it will automatically take you to the booking site.
YOUR EMAIL: If you are a member, and have not let us have your email address, you will be missing out on Zoom invitations and also the e-newsletter. Email Pauline on ctacostume@gmail.com if you would like to be contacted by email.
Tuesday 22 March 2022 @ 7.00pm
An Introduction to Ancient Peruvian Textiles.
Ancient Peruvians were skilled spinners, dyers, weavers and embroiderers creating vivid textiles decorated with human and animals motifs. Dr Frances Durocher introduces the fascinating textiles of these highly skilled craftspeople. Textiles played an integral role in the life and death of ancient Peruvian cultures for several millennia. Cotton and camelid (llama, alpaca) fibres were dyed a dazzling array of colours and used in weaving, knotting, brocade, tapestry and embroidery.
Click on the link to book:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-introduction-to-ancient-peruvian-textiles-tickets-204407617687
Wednesday 25 May 2022 @ 7:00 – 8:30pm
Quaker Dolls Undressed
Curator and author Clodagh Grubb examines 19th century Quaker dolls in the collection of the Friends Historical Library in Dublin, combined with documentary evidence from letters, lists of school clothing and details of the materials purchased for sewing classes at Quaker schools to reveal a surprising source of information about Quaker clothes and underwear, of great value for an understanding of everyday wear at the time.
Click on the link to book:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/254571559387
Wednesday June 29, 2022 @ 7:00 PM – 8:30pm
Gloves and their meanings
Anne Green, Emeritus Professor of French at Kings College London. From gloves found in Tutankhamun’s pyramid tomb, to exquisitely embroidered and sequined confections, to 21st century Bluetooth-enabled gloves. ‘Show me your glove and I’ll tell you who you are’ was a common saying in the 19th century. Linked to honour, status and identity as well as to decadence and deceit, gloves have been credited with powers that extend to marriage, magic and even murder.
Click on this link to book:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/258622465757
Tuesday July 28, 2022 @ 7:00 PM – 8:30pm
Behind the Scenes at the Museum. How to mount costumes for display.
Textile conservator Deborah Phipps shares the secrets of how to make historic costumes look fabulous. There is a painstaking art in displaying historical costumes so that each outfit looks as it would have done when worn by real people. Deborah takes us behind the scenes to reveal the often expensive and time consuming art of showing historic dress at its best for the best possible visitor experience.
Click on this link to book:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/behind-the-scenes-at-the-museum-how-to-mount-costumes-for-display-tickets-273849349777?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch
** Can't make the live talk? Deborah has kindly agreed that we can record her talk and send you the link afterwards. Sign up via Eventbrite to be on the list for the recording.
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Members' Monthly Afternoon Chats on Zoom
Free Zoom Events for C&TA Members Only.
Wherever you are in the world, drop in for an afternoon of friendly chat, costume and textile news, exhibition and book reviews, maybe a fun quiz, a chance to show off your talent, share ideas and skills, discover new techniques and talk textiles. All are welcome. Make yourself a cuppa and meet other members.
Here is an a-z taster of just some of the topics that have come up so far:
Applique, Button making, Bora, Catwalk Couture, Costume Design, Crochet, Dressmaking, Embroidery, Farthingales, Ganseys, Hats and Hemlines, Illustration, Jewellery, Knitting, Lacemaking, Museum-pieces, Needlepoint, Objets d'Art, Patchwork, Quilting, Quiz, Royal wardrobes, Sashiko Stitches, Tapestry, Tatting, Underwear, Visible-mending, Victorian pockets, Weaving, EXhibitions, Yarn, Zips and fasteners- the list is endless!
Members will be emailed a link before each event:
Next Scheduled Event:
- Tuesday 5 April 2pm - 4pm
- Tuesday 3 May 2pm - 4pm