House of Embroidered Paper Talk

Stephanie Smart is a fine artist who makes life-sized garments entirely from paper and thread. They are created using free-machine embroidery, hand-stitching, drawing and applied decoration. Every piece is accompanied by detailed research and is inspired by historical fashion and social and national history from different eras as well as the stories and memories of individuals. Her most recent collection The Regency Wardrobe was shown at Firle Place in the autumn of 2021, at the Royal Pavilion, Brighton in 2022 and at Chertsey and Worthing Museums where it was seen by over 140,000 people. Stephanie’s ambition for every piece of work is that it be: aesthetically beautiful, technically ambitious and intellectually interesting. In this talk Stephanie will describe the background to her work with paper textiles and her establishment of The House of Embroidered Paper, which she describes as part fashion house, part fine art studio. She will show images of particular pieces from The Regency Wardrobe and describe their inspiration and her working practice. She will also talk about her current project working with Historic Royal Palaces, Whitchurch Silk Mill and Macclesfied Silk Museum on the creation of a new collection.

Postcards, beautiful wrapping paper and accompanying greeting cards that were created alongside the collection will be on sale direct from the speaker.

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This event is a fundraising event for Alton Community Association CIO

Registered Charity number 1173885 (England & Wales)