For Immediate Release Contact: Dr. Julie Miller
October 18, 2004 University Librarian (505) 538-6350

At the J. Cloyd Miller Library at Western New Mexico University&

A workshop on blackwork embroidery will be held at the J. Cloyd Miller Library on Saturday, Oct. 23, from 1:00-4:00 pm. The workshop will be conducted by members of Silver Threads and Golden Needles, a local embroidery group. Workshop attendees will create a bookmark using blackwork techniques.
Blackwork embroidery was popular during the English Renaissance. Queen Catherine Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII, brought examples of this type of embroidery from Spain. Blackwork embroidery uses geometric stitches in black silk on white linen or counted thread fabrics.
The workshop is $5.00 for those who wish to create a bookmark. Discussion and demonstration only are free. Call 538-6350 to register.
This workshop is being held in conjunction with Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend, a traveling exhibition hosted by J. Cloyd Miller Library. It is sponsored by the American Library Association Public Programs Office and made possible by major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), with additional support from the Vance Family. The exhibition, which runs Oct. 16-Dec. 3 in the lobby of Miller Library, is free and open to the public.
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For Immediate Release Contact: Dr. Julie Miller
October 18, 2004 University Librarian (505) 538-6350 millerj@wnmu.edu

At the J. Cloyd Miller Library at Western New Mexico University&

A lecture on the Spanish Armada and the Elizabethan military will be held in the lobby of J. Cloyd Miller Library on Tuesday, Oct. 19, at 7:00 pm. Dr. John Lavalle, Assistant Professor of History at Western New Mexico University, will present the lecture. The lecture is free and open to the public.
This lecture is being held in conjunction with Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend, a traveling exhibition hosted by J. Cloyd Miller Library. The exhibition is sponsored by the American Library Association Public Programs Office and made possible by major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), with additional support from the Vance Family. The exhibition runs Oct. 16-Dec. 3 in the lobby of Miller Library..