On June 25th 2010 at 11.30am,

Alison Carter, Senior Keeper of Art and Design, Hampshire County Council Museum Service, presents her talk

Butterflies, Bees and Beetlewings on Textiles and Dress.

Taking place during National Insect Week, at the beautiful

Whitchurch Silk Mill,

in Hampshire, UK,

this is an unusual look at how insects have contributed to fabrics in our recent past.