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Join embroiderer Becky Hogg in the Coach House at Kelmscott House for a two-hour taster session.

William Morris created his iconic ‘Strawberry Thief’ design in 1883 after observing thrushes stealing strawberries from under the netting in his garden at his Oxfordshire home, Kelmscott Manor. Becky Hogg has created two stunning embroideries inspired by Strawberry Thief: a simple strawberry which can be turned into a brooch or hanging ornament, and an embroidery of the thieving thrush with a strawberry in its beak.

In this two-hour session, explore a selection of the stitches from Becky’s Strawberry Thief-inspired designs and learn how to embroider with a variety of metal and silk threads in rows, loops and zig zags to create texture and pattern using the traditional skills of metal thread embroidery.

Participants are also able to view embroideries and textiles from The William Morris Society’s collection, and will have the opportunity to purchase a Becky Hogg embroidery kit to take home and work on at leisure.