| North Craven Heritage Trust |
There is a danger that concentration on heritage can exclude the heritage that our crafts-people and artists will leave to future generations. Feminine contributions to heritage are often cryptic such as the lavish altar cloths, linens and vestments made and embroidered by women, and the tapestries of great houses. That is not to deny that men had and have no part in the creative processes of these often destructible art forms. It is obvious that Jenny Scott is not only running a creative and traditional embroidery shop but as she says 'These age old skills must not be lost and forgotten as so many arts and crafts have been. They must be preserved and passed down through the generations and enjoyed by all.' She is working to promote traditional needlecraft skills bring them in to the new century for future generations to learn and enjoy. Jenny is holding regular workshops, teaching traditional skills and incorporating them with new exciting progressive techniques and materials, taking inspiration from the beauty and heritage of the surrounding Yorkshire Dales. Some of her own magnificent work can be seen at her embroidery shop, The Old Post Office, 39 Duke Street, Settle.
Line drawing by Diana Kaneps taken from an original embroidery worked on shot slubbed silk, encrusted with beads, French knots and hand-made cord by Jenny Scott.
This lintel and the following one were only discovered in 2000, as they had been covered over with plaster. They were internal doors in the hall.