Background
Macbeth was born in the Bolton suburb of Halliwell, and studied at the Glasgow School of Art and about 1911 she succeeded Jessie Newbery as head of its embroidery department.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Ann Macbeth
Edit ProfileEducation
Glasgow School of Artist
Career
Examples of her work were on exhibition at Mission Cranston"s tea-rooms in Glasgow over a long period. She designed for Liberty"s and embroidered a frontal for the communion table of Glasgow Cathedral. She published five books on embroidery, including Educational Needlecraft (published in 1911, with Margaret Swanson), Needleweaving (1922), Embroidered Lace and Leatherwork (1924), and Countrywoman"s Rug Book (1926).
From 1921 to 1948 she lived in Patterdale, Cumbria.
Saint Patrick"s Church in Patterdale houses some of her embroideries.
-
Born
-
Died
1948 (aged 73) -
Nationality
United Kingdom