tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post4590266987618425344..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Arts and Crafts in Walthamstow - William Morris and Feminism by Fay Bound Alberti Mary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-8099208727894076352017-02-16T09:56:58.921+00:002017-02-16T09:56:58.921+00:00Thanks for the post. I've never been and would...Thanks for the post. I've never been and would love to visit.Katherine Clementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15358526979614526125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-83720986827326595722017-02-15T16:06:35.675+00:002017-02-15T16:06:35.675+00:00I really enjoyed visiting the William Morris Galle...I really enjoyed visiting the William Morris Gallery a couple of years ago, but your post has made me want to return when I'm next in the area seeing relatives - though I've also remembered that parking isn't easy. <br /><br />It was quite child-friendly too, and not too large, with a dressing-up section and other activities around the rooms that were linked to various Arts & Crafts images. <br /><br />I have read - but where, and was it at this gallery? - that the female artists of the time often expressed themselves through their needlework and embroidery, which are often seen as simple domestic craft skills, not as capital-letter "Art". <br /><br />Thanks you for the reminder, Fay.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.com