A Small Exhibition

By on 7. June 2024   /   Exhibitions, blog   /   Leave a comment

Elisabeth Erdmann leads an open whitework and lacemaking circle in Karlstadt, where women meet once a month on the first Saturday to work together. Up to 20 active people then come together to indulge in their hobby. Newcomers join us every now and then to get a taste of the subject matter and learn something so that they can one day pass on their knowledge themselves.

For International Museum Day on May 19, 2024, there was the opportunity to to provide a small but fine exhibition of whitework in the Museum Prassek-Scheune in Kreuzwertheim .

Elisabeth took the opportunity to present skillfully beautiful,

mostly elaborately embroidered exhibits

in the special ambience of the museum.

So many visitors to the museum in Bavaria had the opportunity to get to know the noble Schwalm whitework on this day. They were thrilled by the effect of the diverse designs and patterns. Such individually stitched embroidery are impressively displayed not only in the special ambience of a museum, but also in a state-of-the-art domestic facility.

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Embroidery Exhibition

By on 1. March 2024   /   Exhibitions, blog   /   2 Comments

Embroidery exhibition

Margarete Grandjot has been running her embroidery studio for 30 years now.

Congratulations!

For this admirable occasion, she has prepared an exhibition entitled “Foray through 30 Years”.

This will take place on

Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on
Sunday, March 3rd from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m

in the

Karl-Bissinger-Gemeindehalle
Raiffeisenstraße 40
71083 Herrenberg-Kuppingen

One can also enjoy coffee and cake.

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Shop window in focus

By on 7. July 2023   /   Exhibitions, blog, embroideries, Stickereien der Blogleser   /   1 Comment

The beautiful half-timbered town of Wanfried is home to a very active embroidery group. The ladies have been meeting regularly for years and indulge in their hobby – Schwalm whitework. Some older embroiderers have meanwhile left, but younger ones have followed. Even the breaks during the corona pandemic and the loss of their teacher did not make the group give up. On the contrary: the eleven group members meet regularly every other week for two hours each, exchange information on the progress made in their work at home, help each other with problems, embroider together and motivate each other. They are also happy to pass on their knowledge to interested outsiders.

The group around Heike Wagner, who was born in Schwalm, appreciates the outstanding importance of Schwalm whitework. The ladies act as supporters should the Schwalm whitework be included in the list of intangible cultural heritage.

But regardless of the entry, they are also involved in a variety of ways to raise awareness of embroidery again and to make it known to younger people.

Recently they lovingly decorated a shop window with some of their intricate embroidery. As in all cities, there are vacancies in Wanfried. Some homeowners make their shop windows available for free decoration so that the cityscape doesn’t look too desolate. The embroidery group took advantage of such an opportunity. They show the variety of possible patterns on cushions, tea clothes, doilies, small bags, wall hangings and a christening robe.

With the public exhibition, they address locals and tourists – interested parties are invited to the embroidery meetings for more information.

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Exhibition 2021

By on 1. October 2021   /   Exhibitions, blog   /   1 Comment

Shortening days and the dark season of the year impair the radiance of a whitework exhibition. Therefore, as announced, it will be closed for this year. When the sun rises higher again, I will be available again from next spring to make appointments to visit the exhibition.

Many visitors took the opportunity to look at all the different embroideries. Nobody has regretted having often traveled a long way.

Many very nice conversations were held and interesting information exchanged. All visitors started their journey home freshly motivated. Some who had actually stopped embroidering were inspired to continue their hobby. The fun of embroidery and the relaxation you find with it count and not the full cupboards and the lack of interest from the heirs.

The extremely positive response is an incentive and driving force for me to keep our beautiful textile art and cultural property alive in the future to the best of my ability.

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Preview of the 2021 Exhibition

By on 14. August 2021   /   Exhibitions, blog   /   Leave a comment

Preview of the 2021 Exhibition

The work is finished – all ten exhibition rooms are prepared! The decorator Brigitte Siefken did a great job, putting the finishing touches on the arrangement and making the presentation a feast for the eyes.

I haven’t yet counted all the pieces, but I estimate there are now well over 400 exhibits. Interested viewers will be excited to learn that many of the embroideries have never been seen before by the general public!

Open
from August 16 to September 30, 2021
in a time slot from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
pre-arranged time slots between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
only to those persons who have been fully vaccinated, recovered, or newly PCR-tested (vaccination card or covid test results card required).
Entrance fee: € 5.00

Please note that the rooms are not barrier-free and can only be reached via many steps.

Here are some pictures to whet your appetite!

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