Ninya Mikhaila - Historical Costumier

Weds 8th March 2023

Stitches in Time: Reconstructing Historical Dress

Ninya shares the research and making processes behind some of her most memorable commissions. Examples of work are available for viewing and handling at in person events

Wollaton WI
St Leonards Community Centre
4 Bramcote Lane
Nottingham
NG8 2ND

Time: 7.30pm

Sunday 26th March 2023

Missing Persons Online – Evidence for The Typical Tudors’ clothing

Ninya joins Jane Malcolm-Davies and Dr Kathy Davies to discuss Tudor wall paintings as a source of evidence for ordinary dress.

The Tudor Tailor
Online

Time: 1pm-5pm

Price: £25 (free to conference ticket holders)

Tickets for the recorded event can be purchased here

Sunday 23rd April 2023

A Recently Discovered Elizabethan Farthingale Sleeve

Ninya Mikhaila, The Tudor Tailor

In 2018 Ninya had the opportunity to examine a hitherto unknown and unique survival of late Elizabethan fashion and will present a paper at the Medats conference “What Lies Beneath”. The paper examines the evidence for the development and uptake of the fashion in the sixteenth century as well as details of the extant sleeve along with the story of its survival and preservation.

The Medieval Dress and Textiles Association (MEDATS)
Online

Time: 1pm – 5.30pm

Price: Free to members - join here for only £15

Wednesday 26th Apri 2023

For comlynesse only: decorative embellishment and sumptuary legislation during the reign of Elizabeth I

This talk draws on research carried out for the latest publication from The Tudor Tailor, “The Typical Tudor”. Ninya shares insights into the options for decorative detailing in clothes and accessories available to ordinary people in the late 16th century.

Embroiderer’s Guild
Online

Time: 7pm

Tickets for the event can be purchased here

Saturday 20th May 2023

Clothing the lost king: reconstructing the wardrobe of Richard III

Ninya shares the research and making process behind the clothing made for the forthcoming film The Lost King. Ninya also looks at how Richard’s tailor may have dealt with the king’s scoliosis, and how evident his condition would have been to his contemporaries before his death.

Notts & Derby Richard III Society
All Saints centre
Common Road
Huthwaith
Nottinghamshire
NG17 2JT

Time: 2pm

Tuesday 11th July 2023

Stories of the Gloucester shipwreck: Curating and Replicating Stuart Style

Ninya joins Ruth Battersby Tooke, Curator of Costume and Textiles at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery and Professor Maria Hayward who will be speaking on ‘The Politics of Restoration Fashion’. The talks (there are three others on different dates and covering different topics) are free of charge and include a complimentary drinks reception. Event attendees can enter the Gloucester Shipwreck exhibition for free from 5-6pm on the event days.

Town Close Auditorium
Norwich Castle
Norfolk

Time: 6pm

Tickets free of charge but must be booked here

Saturday 29th July 2023

Stitches in Time: Reconstructing Historical Dress

Ninya shares the research and making processes behind some of her most memorable commissions. Examples of work are available for viewing and handling at in person events Nottinghamshire Bobbin Lace Society.

The Becket School
The Becket Way
Norfolk
Wilford
Nottingham

Time: 2pm

Monday 11th September 2023

Stitches in Time: Reconstructing Historical Dress

Ninya shares the research and making processes behind some of her most memorable commissions. Examples of work are available for viewing and handling at in person events

Clifton WI
Clifton Hall
23 Clifton Hall Dr
Clifton Village
Nottingham
NG11 8NJ
England

Time: 7.30pm

Saturday 16th September 2023

Doublets of Defence: 16th century textile armour and arming garments

This paper will be presented as part of Helion Company’s Tudor Warfare Conference and explores the evidence for the essential textile elements of armour including arming doublets, caps and hose as well as armour made from textiles such as jacks and privy coats.

Helion Company, Tudor Warfare Conference
Midlands and Birmingham Institute
9 Margaret Street
Birmingham
B3 3BS

Time: 10am-5pm

Tickets available here

Monday 18th September 2023

Workshop for Making Historical Dress Network

Details to follow

Making Historical Dress Network
Jane Austen’s House, Hampshire

Stitches in Time: Reconstructing Historical Dress

Ninya shares the research and making processes behind some of her most memorable commissions. Examples of work are available for viewing and handling at in person events

Missing Persons Online – Evidence for The Typical Tudors’ clothing

Ninya joins Jane Malcolm-Davies and Dr Kathy Davies to discuss Tudor wall paintings as a source of evidence for ordinary dress.

A Recently Discovered Elizabethan Farthingale Sleeve

For comlynesse only: decorative embellishment and sumptuary legislation during the reign of Elizabeth I

This talk draws on research carried out for the latest publication from The Tudor Tailor, “The Typical Tudor”. Ninya shares insights into the options for decorative detailing in clothes and accessories available to ordinary people in the late 16th century.

Clothing the lost king: reconstructing the wardrobe of Richard III

Ninya shares the research and making process behind the clothing made for the forthcoming film The Lost King. Ninya also looks at how Richard’s tailor may have dealt with the king’s scoliosis, and how evident his condition would have been to his contemporaries before his death.

Stories of the Gloucester shipwreck: Curating and Replicating Stuart Style

Stitches in Time: Reconstructing Historical Dress

Ninya shares the research and making processes behind some of her most memorable commissions. Examples of work are available for viewing and handling at in person events Nottinghamshire Bobbin Lace Society.

Stitches in Time: Reconstructing Historical Dress

Ninya shares the research and making processes behind some of her most memorable commissions. Examples of work are available for viewing and handling at in person events

Doublets of Defence: 16th century textile armour and arming garments

This paper will be presented as part of Helion Company’s Tudor Warfare Conference and explores the evidence for the essential textile elements of armour including arming doublets, caps and hose as well as armour made from textiles such as jacks and privy coats.

Workshop for Making Historical Dress Network

Details to follow

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