Historic banner restoration

At our October meeting we were treated to an unexpected talk by member Daphne Dedman. Our booked speaker was unable to attend (she will come in 2023 instead). Instead, Daphne kindly gave us a talk about her work: firstly, the work she has done on repairing and restoring Masonic banners and then on her own work. Banner restoration started with volunteering to repair the banner for Worthing, and it gradually snowballed until 10 years later she has become rather an expert. Daphne explained how she  preserves as much of the original work as possible, only replacing some areas if they are beyond repair. The work encompasses goldwork, silk shading, applique, fabric painting and much more. Sadly I am not able to show any of the banners here, because we don’t have permission from the Masons to show them.  However, the second half of Daphne’s talk was about her own work, and she brought some lovely examples to show us. We were all impressed with the range and quality of Daphne’s work. Isn’t it good to see someone’s work all laid out together for people to enjoy. Scroll down below to see some examples of Daphne’s work.