@museumofbrisbane: 🧵Part 2: From needlework to contemporary art. Explore the history of the Queensland Embroiderers' Guild and how embroidery became a powerful medium within contemporary art during the feminist movement of the 1970s. Follow for Part 3 of Brisbane’s Embroidery History 🧵 Last days to see The Red Dress at Museum of Brisbane ❤️ 380 Embroiderers. 51 Countries. 1 Dress. Open 10am-5pm daily until Sunday 13 September Discover 👉 museumofbrisbane.com.au/the-red-dress 📷 Brisbane 1932, 1932, cotton doiley. Courtesy Queensland Women's Historical Association, Miegunyah House Museum. | The Embroiderers' Guild Queensland. Map data ©2026 Google. | Lyndall Phelps, Re-collect 2023 at Rearranged: Art of the Flower, Museum of Brisbane 2023. Photo: Katie Bennett. | Anita Holtsclaw, Estuary at Museum of Brisbane 2022. Photo: Alison Law. | Elisa Carmichael, Ragi #56, 2023. Cyanotype on cotton, embroidered with cotton tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus) thread. Museum of Brisbane Collection.

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