Embroiderer Rosie Taylor-Davies recreates a portion of a 14th-century embroidered design for a film made for the  “Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery” exhibition at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum.

Embroiderer Rosie Taylor-Davies recreates a portion of a 14th-century embroidered design for a film made for the “Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery” exhibition at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum.

TEXTILE EXHIBITION

Embroider Like It’s 1330

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A detail from the Steeple Aston Cope, 1330-era Church garment on display at the Victoria & Albert Museum

To highlight the intricate work on display in its “Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery” exhibition, London’s Victoria & Albert Museum has produced a video showing a modern recreation of the style, art and technique of the period.

In the video, Rosie Taylor-Davies recreates a portion of an embroidery fragment in the V&A collection. Using a split stitch and underside couching, Taylor-Davies demonstrates how the 14th-century embroidered design was created.

The exhibition, which runs through February, focuses on “Opus Anglicanum,” or “English work,” a style made by London craftspeople in the 14th and 15th centuries.

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V&A's Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery

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The Toledo Cope, dated about 1320 to 1330, was made in England, but sent to Spain, where it has remained until it was loaned to the V&A by Toledo Cathedral’s Tapestry and Textile Museum.