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MISCELLANY...


​'MISCELLANY' is our annual journal for members.  It contains fascinating articles on all aspects of costume and textiles.
​Click on a cover to read previous issues (Pdf files open in a new window). 

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2022
Hidden Histories

Decolonising Our Collections Information: Wayne Kett
 St Peter Mancroft's Tapestry: Caroline Whiting
Textiles and the Paston Treasure: Dr Francesca Vanke
The Countess and the Counterpane: Dr Pippa Lacey
Letters from the Workhouse: Ruth Battersby-Tooke and Ruth Burwood
The Singh Twins: Slaves of Fashion: Dr Rosy Gray & Ruth Battersby-Tooke
 Writing a History of Mens' Needlework: Dr Joseph McBrinn
My Four December Weddings and Other Life Stories: David Shenton

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2021

Global Treasures

The Unfolding Tale of an Ancient Egyptian Shroud: Faye Kalloniatis
The Paracas Textile: an Andean Masterpiece: Frances Durocher
Dressing the World: Norwich textile exports Dr Michael Nix
Chinese Rank Badges Joy Evitt
Toma Phor’s poncho in the NMS Collection: A Tahitian-European ‘hybrid’? Celia Sutton
Kimono Stories: Stephen Worth
Maridadi Fabrics: Pippa Lacey
From India to the Norfolk Broads: Recreating mud-resist: Sevanti Roy
Visit to Bellerophon Tapestry: Conservation in progress
​Geoffrey Squire Memorial Bursary Award 2021


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2020 

Morris Designs and Textiles at Emery Walker’s House: The Arts & Crafts Time Capsule, Sally Roberson 
Portrait of Mrs Philip Bedingfeld 1859, Beth Walsh
Costume & Textile Collection Highlights, Ruth Battersby Tooke, Senior Curator, Norfolk Museums Service
Inspired by May Morris, Joy Evitt
The Diary of the 2020 Cotswold Trip so far…, Barbara Coe


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2019  
​Our Pearl Anniversary edition, 1989-2019

​Collecting for Posterity, Ruth Battersby Tooke, Senior Curator, Norfolk Museums Service
Our 'hands-on' Collection, Isobel Auker
Designers, Makers and Thinkers: Looking to the Future, Jill Rodgers - Senior Lecturer, Norwich University of the Arts
The Mysterious Case of the Royal Counterpane, Helen Hoyte MBE 
Event Memories, Barbara Coe
Medieval to Magnificence: Walk the Warp, Jeanne Southgate, Former Chair of C&TA
Pearls of Wisdom, of the Moon and of Love, Pippa Lacey
Supporting Research through the Geoffrey Squire Memorial Bursary, Jenny Daniels
An Insight into the costume of the Black Brunswicker, Ann Nix

Miscellany 2018

2018 

​The 'secret' colours of Norwich stuffs
International Norwich: Mocaffey's swatches 1766-7
Geranium red, madder red, Norwich red: the elusive art of scarlet dyeing
The dandiacal body: Neo-classicism and the birth of modern tailoring
Spangles, sequins and satin stitch (18th century embroidery)
Fanny Burney: a Norfolk-born novelist
The expensive caps of H. Rumsey Wells

Miscellany 2017

2017 
Members' special interests

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Angela Lyme collection of childhood
Imperial Russian dress in the 18th and 19th centuries
A royal counterpane
Pattens and clogs from 19th century Britain
A passion for natural dyeing.

Miscellany 2016

2016 
Norwich shawls

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The must-have fashion of the 19th century
Norwich - a City of Weavers
Shawl discoveries
Caring for your shawl
​Shawls in the Norfolk Museums collection


Miscellany 2015

​2015 
Menswear

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One man's wardrobe
The Norfolk menswear collection
Bespoke tailoring in Norwich
20th century men's bathing
Unashamed luxury: 18th century waistcoats
​20th century men's street style

Miscellany 2014

2014
Silvery Threads (25th Anniversary)

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Silvery Threads exhibition
Silvery Threads competition winners
How the C&TA began
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Miscellany 2013

2013 
Textile technology

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A forgotten industry of Norfolk
Patterns and tools for Tudor embroidery
The restoration of the Bridewell Jacquard loom
Domestic sewing machines
​The humble pin

Miscellany 2012

2012 
Patchwork and Quilting

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Norfolk's Brereton bed-hangings
Military patchwork
The mysterious Norwich shoe quilt
A gentleman's waistcoat
Patchwork in prison reform

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Miscellany 2011

2011 
A special edition on lace

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Armour, lace and laundry
A choice from the Norfolk Museum Service collection
Contemporary lacemaking
Lacemakers of the past



Miscellany 2010

2010 
Women's dress: 1850-1890

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Crinolines and bustles
The 19th century shawl
Sewing machine development



Miscellany 2009

2009
Embroidery through the ages


The Embroiderer's art
Christian and Medieval
Tudor and Elizabethan 
Crewelwork
18th century embroidery
Victorian embroidery
Blackwork  / Whitework / Stumpwork



Miscellany 2008

​2008 
A special edition on Norwich Shoes

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16th and 17th century Norwich cordwainer
Industrial structure of the Norwich shoe trade
  • Shoemaking in Elm Hill, Norwich
  • Shoemaking in Edwardian Norwich
  • Shoes concealed in buildings
  • ​Technological change in the Norwich shoe industry
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    • PAMELA CLABBURN
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    • Shawls Exhibition 2016
    • CORONA QUILT
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  • REFERENCES
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  • Norwich Textiles a Global Story
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