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Imperial Purple to Marie Antoinette’s Fleas: The Colourful History of Textiles
Presented by Susan Kay-Williams & ArtsNational Margaret River
Monday, March 23 @ 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
This lecture explores the fascinating story of how dyes were discovered, made, and used from the earliest time to the end of the 18th century.
It shows the social importance of certain colours including red, blue, and purple. It is a story that travels from Europe to India and the Americas, a story of exploration, invention, war, the church, money, power, and sex.
Susan has a longstanding interest in textiles, especially colour. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the Chartered Institute of Marketing and a Fellow of the Society of Dyers and Colourists in recognition of her work on the history of dyes. She has extensive lecturing experience and has published many books on textiles and needlework. She is eminently well qualified to deliver lectures on all areas connected textiles.
