Menangle embroidery artist Elaine Balla has created many highly skilled embroidery works that have been exhibited at the Camden Show and the Campbelltown Arts Centre. This blog post adds to the literature outline the story of women's role in the history of arts and crafts through embroidery and its role in the history of women's agency and storytelling.
Tag: Embroidery
An embroidered silk postcard for Millie at Christmas 1916
A postcard from Frederick for sister Millie During the First World War, local soldier Frederick Kelloway sent his sister, Millie, an embroidered silk postcard to celebrate Christmas and New Year at home in 1916. The front of the embroidered silk postcard that Frederick Kelloway sent his sister Millie in 1916. (KCordina 2023) Millie’s great-granddaughter Kellee… Continue reading An embroidered silk postcard for Millie at Christmas 1916
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Embroided handkerchief, memories of home at Christmas on the frontline in 1916
Christmas during wartime is a period of hope and memories of home. This embroidered silk handkerchief is full of meaning and memories for an Australian soldier at the front in 1916.
