Find details of the full events programme to accompany the Mary Linwood: Art, Stitch and Life exhibition at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
Social Stitch gathering in Mary Linwood exhibition
Mondays 3.00 – 4.30pm.
8th Dec
12th Jan
Gallery 12: Leicester Museum & Art Gallery, 53 New Walk, Leicester, LE1 7EA
Bring your sewing or other crafts and join others to stitch in the beautiful surroundings of the Mary Linwood: Art, Stitch and Life exhibition.
Free drop-in event for adults
Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd November, 11:00am – 3:00pm
A weekend celebrating Mary Linwood and embroidery with workshops, demonstrations and talks. There will be lots to see and do at this exciting festival of thread and stitch.
Guildhall, Guildhall Lane, Leicester LE1 5FQ
Free, no booking required
Meet the Artist Ruth Singer, curator of Mary Linwood exhibition
Sat 6th Dec, 10:00 – 11:00am
Join this exclusive gallery tour while the museum is closed and enjoy the Mary Linwood: Art, Stitch and Life exhibition in the company of artist and curator Ruth Singer.
Leicester Museum & Gallery, 53 New Walk, Leicester, LE1 7EA
£15 / £12
Suitable for adults
Hand Embroidery Masterclass with Ruth Singer
Sat 17th Jan, 1:00 – 4:00pm
Workshop with Ruth Singer exploring how to express yourself through hand embroidery. The workshop includes some familiar stitches used in new ways, some new stitches to learn, a huge range of threads to try and time to experiment with using embroidery in a freestyle, break-the-rules way.
Adult Workshop
Newarke Houses, The Newarke, Leicester, LE2 7BY
£40.
Artist development day
Thursday 22nd January 2026
10am-3pm
Find out about working with museums and heritage as an artist / practitioner. The day includes a guided tour of Mary Linwood: Art, Stitch and Life and artist talks, workshops and learning opportunities.
Free, but must be booked in advance. Leicester Museum & Leicester Guildhall.
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