#V&A-London Archives - Arnolds Attic

10th July 202510th July 2025

V&A archives

I’m delighted to share that images of the Unstitched Coif Project panels are now available to view in the V&A archives.

Each piece has been carefully photographed front and back and the full collection can be viewed via this link.

Unstitched Coif Project - V&A Archives — Unstitched Coif Project

The Unstitched Coif.

The project is a collaboration between the V&A and curator Toni Buckby a PhD student.

The project is based on an original 17th century coif in the V&A archives in London. This coif was partially stitched and then unpicked, but the pattern is still clearly visible consisting of hand drawn flowers and whimsical bugs.

Thank you to Toni Buckby and the V&A curators for making the project possible.

Discover more about the story behind this artwork and the Unstitched Coif Project by following this link.

10th February 202510th February 2025

Assigned V&A Accession Number

Today I received a wonderful letter from Susan North, V&A Curator of Fashion before 1800, confirming my coif has been assigned the accession number T.93-2024.

I’m beyond happy to know that the coif is now formally part of a Permanent Collection the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.

Information on my coif is available to view online in the V&A Museum’s collections.

V&A Letter from Susan North, Curator of Fashion before 1800

The Unstitched Coif Project

The project was founded in 2023 by artist Toni Bucky.

Discover more about the story behind this artwork and the Unstitched Coif Project by following this link.

Coif Assigned Accession Number T.93-2024

19th January 202519th January 2025

Victoria and Albert Museum Collections

I’m pleased to announce that my hand stitched coif – created for The Unstitched Coif project – is now part of the Victoria and Albert Museum Collections. So far 78 of the coifs have been documented and images will follow later in 2025.

You can view the full collection by following this link to the V&A Archives.

Catherine Hill Coif - Victoria and Albert Museum Collections — Catherine Hill Coif – Victoria and Albert Museum Collections

The project is a collaboration between the V&A and curator Toni Buckby a PhD student.

Unstitched Coif Project

The project is based on an original 17th ce n tury coif in the V&A archives in London. This coif was partially stitched and then unpicked, but the pattern is still clearly visible consisting of hand drawn flowers and whimsical bugs.

Around 130 needleworkers from across the world took part in the project.

To see more about the story behind this artwork, please follow this link.