Skills with Quills - in-person adult craft workshop

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Get creative with a range of inks and our quill pens to have a go at creating your very own Illuminated bookmark.

The Green Room, Norfolk Record Office

Find out how illuminated manuscripts were created by looking at a range of materials used, including prickers, ink recipes, and parchment, and take a look at a range of illuminated documents. Have a go at trying some different writing styles including secretary hand, and experiment with different techniques such as cross hatching and ink washes and a range of materials including coloured inks, dip pens and quills. Finally use some of these techniques and materials to create your very own bookmark on parchment, complete with tassel.Please bring an apron/coverall with you if you require one.Light refreshments includedIf you are no longer able to attend, please let us know so that we can offer your place to someone on the waiting list.Find our Winter 2023 programme of events <a href="https://norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/events-spring-2023/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a> <a href="https://norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/events-winter-2023-4" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> here</a>Norfolk Archives and Heritage Development Foundation supporters get 50% discount on our adult craft events. For more information and to join visit NorAH.

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