Elizabeth Wardle

Elizabeth Wardle
Born1834 (1834)
Died1902 (aged 67–68)
Occupationembroiderer
SpouseThomas Wardle

Elizabeth Wardle (1834–1902) was an English embroiderer. In 1857 she married the silk dyer Thomas Wardle, a distant cousin. Thomas was later knighted for his services to the silk industry.

Elizabeth lived in Leek, Staffordshire, where her husband´s business was based. She founded the Leek Embroidery Society and produced a full-scale replica of the Bayeux Tapestry.

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