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Sunday’s Child: Heirlooms from the Embroiderers Guild

Start Date 29 May 2010
End Date 18 July 2010
Venue Bendigo Art Gallery
Location Bendigo, Australia

Organised to coincide with the Victorian Embroiderers’ Guild’s 50th Jubilee celebrations, this exhibition features a selection of christening gowns, infants’ dresses and bonnets from the 1850s to the 1950s. Drawn from the Guild’s rich collection, Sunday’s Child highlights the diversity of embroidery techniques, including drawn-thread work, broderie anglaise and satin stitch.