Name: Talk: Women and Girls as Producers of English Domestic Needlework, 1550-1700
Start: 2026-04-18T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-04-18T15:00:00+01:00
Location: Ulster Museum, Belfast

Talk: Women and Girls as Producers of English Domestic Needlework, 1550-1700

In this talk, Dr Lynn Hulse will explore the prevailing attitude towards female education in the 150 years following the Reformation, and the impact on English domestic needlework; to give a voice to some of the 'invisible hands' who created these 'curious works'.
This talk will examine the environment in which girls from middle and upper-class backgrounds learned to ply their needle, the training they received and the images they chose to stitch.
Book £5 tickets at ulstermuseum.org