Upcoming Workshop and Lecture

26/4/2021

Are you interested in medieval goldwork embroidery? If yes, you might be interested in two upcoming events I am co-hosting. On the 16th of May, I will be giving a one-hour workshop through Zoom for the Diözesan Museum of Bamberg as part of the Internationaler Museumstag. And on the 1st of December, I will be giving a lecture as part of the San Francisco School of Needlework and Design's lecture series.

Detail of the goldwork embroidery on the blue Kunigunde mantle

The Diözesanmuseum of Bamberg has asked me to create a beginner's goldwork workshop inspired by their Kaisergewänder. I've taken a small star from the blue Kunigunde Mantle (stitched around AD 1014). The little star is part of the central design in which the antiphons and responses of the Christmas liturgy are depicted. The text around the bust with the star reads: "orietur stella ex iacob" (a star out of Jacob). The little star will be stitched with gilt passing thread and silk onto a heavy silk twill backed with calico. The original star is about 3.3 cm high. The workshop version is about double that.

Attending the workshop is free and held in German. However, since the material pack needs to be mailed to you, only residents of Germany can attend. Sorry! That said, I am pondering the idea of turning this into a kit using the real goldthread with the silken core (that's what I actually used in the picture above). Just let me know if you would be interested by leaving a comment below!

22 Comments

Melody McMath

26/4/2021 15:57:09

I would be interested in a kit.

Dr. Jessica Grimm link

26/4/2021 15:59:00

I thought you would, Melody! You and I must be related to magpies :).

Sarah Wroot link

26/4/2021 18:06:26

I'd be interested in a kit. I may already have that silk twill, though -- I bought some after you discussed available silks in your blog. Thank you for all the information you give us!

26/4/2021 20:50:13

Thank you Sarah! It will come with the twill as I have to paint the design on :).

truus notermans

26/4/2021 18:12:26

Jessica,

Ik ben ook geinteresseerd in de kit.

Als dat niet mocht lukken; kan ik wel gewoon de on-line class volgen? Waar kan ik me dan aanmelden. Zag geen aanmeldmogelijkheid bij de website van museum van Bamberg.

26/4/2021 20:51:45

Helaas Truus, je kunt niet meedoen met de workshop die ik voor het museum in Bamberg geef. Ze sturen de materialen niet op naar het buitenland. Maar ik denk dat de kit er wel gaat komen :).

Helen Sewell Johnson

26/4/2021 18:58:22

I am interested in the May workshop

26/4/2021 20:52:53

Sorry Helen, but the workshop is not available to people outside of Germany. However, I think that there is enough interest in the kit :).

Ann Hamilton

26/4/2021 23:32:30

I would be very interested. Thanks for offering this possibility.

27/4/2021 09:43:54

You are very welcome, Ann!

Victoria Wood

27/4/2021 01:30:36

Another magpie wants a kit! Especially if we can sample some of that yummy gold/silk core thread!

27/4/2021 09:44:37

I am sensing a whole colony of magpies :).

Annelies Englram link

27/4/2021 10:29:06

Hallo Jessica,
I am interested in the kit. And please write to me - foolproof ! - how I can book for the goldwork workshop on June 1th?
Thank you
Annelies

Claire de Pourtalès

27/4/2021 15:14:58

Dear Jessica, I've just booked for the December (so far away!) lecture! Thank you for this great opportunity!
I would love to follow this class, but I'm guessing this will be covered (or in part) by the upcoming one in September? I'm so excited about it!!!
Big hug
Claire
(let me know if you want any publicity on my website!)

27/4/2021 20:08:59

Thank you Claire! Unfortunately, people outside of Germany cannot take part in the workshop as the museum will not send the materials to foreign countries. Sorry!

Rachel link

27/4/2021 20:17:10

I'm very impressed with the museum offering such a an intriguing workshop - even if it is well out of my reach!

27/4/2021 20:20:16

Me too, Rachel! The new director has a background in professional weaving. She is well aware of the necessity of offering hands-on knowledge as well as academic knowledge.

Wilma

28/4/2021 19:13:41

Könnte man auch als blutiger Anfänger teilnehmen? Ich bin von Goldstickerei total fasziniert, habe aber bisher nur ein Anfängerkit mit ein paar Grundstichen und normalen DMC Baumwollgarn gestickt. Ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob ich da nicht vielleicht fehl am Platze wär.

Ansonsten wäre ich natürlich auch an einem Kit interessiert. :)

Dr Jessica Grimm link

28/4/2021 19:44:59

Liebe Wilma,
wenn Sie eine feine Nadel einfädeln können und wissen, wie Sie einen Faden vernähen müssen, können Sie an diesen einstündigen Workshop teilnehmen.

Brenda Sparrow

1/5/2021 17:23:36

I would like a kit to please.
I love the Bamburg Museum.
Unfortunately I am not a German speaker

Rebecca

3/5/2021 17:02:09

If the Google Translate app with camera functionality is available, it works well with translating European languages into English, and even pretty well with Japanese. It’s probably too unwieldy for translating a whole book, but I use it to at least read captions. Just point the phone’s camera at the text and you see the translated words on screen.

3/5/2021 17:06:20

That's indeed often a great help, Rebecca. But translating a whole book with your phone is quite cumbersome. I usually scan the pages, use OCR software and then translate with Word into English. Not into my native Dutch as the translation function into anything else but English isn't so good in Word or Google.

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