On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Ninya Mikhaila: A gown of 10,000 pearls

On Demand: THREAD TALKS: Ninya Mikhaila: A gown of 10,000 pearls

Ninya Mikhaila talked about reconstructing the clothing worn by Mary Tudor and her husband Charles Brandon in their famous double portrait.

By The Embroiderers' Guild UK

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  • 364 days, 23 hours, 30 minutes
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Registering will give you instant access to a recording of the talk that Ninya Mikhaila gave on June 17th 2022. The video can only be viewed online and will be available for at least one month after registration.

Here is some feedback from people who attended the live event.

"Hello from Australia! Many thanks for organising this online lecture. I am very grateful for the opportunity to view and share in the historical information from the other side of the world. I thoroughly enjoyed Ninya’s presentation and responses to questions. Well worth getting out of bed at 4am to attend! Cheryl"

"Excellent talk from Ninya. Really good illustrations and explanations, both of the original design/research and then of the making."

Ninya Mikhaila established her business making reconstructions of historic costumes for museums and heritage sites in 1994 after studying costume at the London College of Fashion.

Her clients include Historic Royal Palaces, The Royal Armouries, The National Trust, English Heritage, The National Archives and Gainsborough’s House.

Ninya recently featured in the BBC television series A Stitch in Time.

A gown of ten thousand pearls: Reconstructing the clothing of Mary Tudor and Charles Brandon

In 2020 Ninya Mikhaila was commissioned to reconstruct the clothing worn by Mary Tudor (sister to Henry VIII) and her husband Charles Brandon in their famous double portrait.

In this talk Ninya shares insights into the research and making process for the elaborate garments, of which only certain areas are depicted in a painting which begs as many questions as it provides answers.

Final fitting for Brigitte and Tom Webster of tudorexperience.com.

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