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LADYBIRD IN FOCUS: MAKING AND CRAFT
Do you enjoy making and crafting? Do you Knit, Sew or Upcycle regular household items into new things? Making and craft was a popular theme for Ladybird, appearing across multiple series and allowing the creation of a subsection of the Hobbies and Interests series entitled ‘How to make’. The crafts within these series focus primarily […]
Find out more »A CELEBRATION OF CHILDREN’S BOOKS
The Children’s Book Award presented by the Federation of Children’s Book Groups is the only national award of its type voted for solely by children. Drawing on collections held by the Federation of Children’s Book Groups, the Children’s Collection held by University of Reading Special Collections Service and the Museum of English Rural Life, […]
Find out more »COCKEREL BY MICHAEL O’CONNELL
For a limited time only, come and see this stunning wall-hanging by artist Michael O'Connell at the Museum. Its central feature is a large cockerel, and the textile was created using O'Connell's famous wax resist dye technique. This was the same technique he used to create his wall hangings for the 1951 Festival of Britain, […]
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