Symposium Changes
I need to take a small break from my description of the weaving going on at Eaton Hill Textile Works for the jacket and let you know about a important change regarding the symposium.
We have been hearing from many of you asking about early registration for the symposium that was being planned for September 2009 around the project. I am disappointed to have to let you all know that the economic conditions we are all experiencing have resulted in the need to delay the symposium and have us look at alternative time frames and plans for a revealing of the project and gathering to go over the results. Unfortunately as we are working on those options at the moment, I don’t have definitive news to give you and we had been waiting to notify the speakers first.
As we have been receiving daily emails wanting to register – I know many of you were excited to come to Plimoth. We too are disappointed that funding and the economy have made the need for such changes. As soon as we have a better picture of the plans, we will post them here.
January 12th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Oh No! Well, count me in as interested whenever the Symposium is held.
January 14th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
I hope that the rescheduled symposium will be an overwhelming success. Jill, you and the staff and volunteers at Plimoth and Tricia and Wendy have done a masterful job of designing, coordinating, wheedling, cajoling, and generally moving the jacket project forward. This project has been responsible for bringing materials back to the market that haven’t been available for centuries, and has caused wide spreading ripples in the general understanding of and appreciation for embroidered clothing from 16th and 17th century England.
Speaking of which, I got my hands on my very own copy of the book from the current English Embroidery exhibit at the Met. Oh My. Lovely work, gorgeous photography, what seems to be good solid writing and scholarship on the pieces. (I have to admit, I’m doing more drooling over the photos just now rather than reading.) First rate work and a whopping bargain at $65.
January 15th, 2009 at 11:35 am
Whenever it is able to happen I know there will be people who want to attend. We’re all in the same boat in this economy.
January 25th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
We’re all sorry to hear this but understand. Could we please have this entry posted to the “2009 Symposium” category? Thank you for your consideration.