Christmas Lunch

We were slightly apprehensive about the December meeting as our usual venue, Brookfield Golf Club, closed at short notice. Our resourceful organiser, Chris Smith soon had The Public Hall booked and caterers arranged.

A sociable start!

Pin cushion swap

A superb demonstration of  festive flower arranging

was followed by an excellent lunch

Thanks to Chris for her meticulous organisation and to Ruth Colley who, despite being unable to attend meetings, has continued to work away in the background on our behalf.  We do hope to see you in 2018 Ruth.

Happy Christmas everyone!

2017-18 programme

Waddow Hall

13 of us went to Waddow for a weekend of 'Knots and Crosses' tutored by Fay Maxwell.
We had a fantastic time - lots of fun, laughter and hard work too.

We started off with painted canvas to which we attached squares and rectangles of fabric with very large cross stitches

This is how some of them looked on Saturday morning

Sunday, here are some finished pieces, others are in progress.

An excellent weekend!

November meeting

The next meeting will be on 16th November.
The talk by 'Belladonna and Roses' is entitled 'The Corset Unlaced'

October meeting

Small Stories by Caroline Kirton

Fascinating observations translated into stitch.

October meeting

The speaker on 19th October will be Caroline Kirton.  Her talk is entitled 'Small Stories'

Really interesting work - look at her website :

www.carolinekirton.co.uk

Several of our members have submitted pieces for the Embroiderers' Guild Page 17 exhibition.

Details are below:

EMBROIDERERS' GUILD EXHIBITION –

PAGE 17


So what books do you have on your bookshelf? Do you like fiction or fact? Do you warm to a frothy Barbara Cartland romance; grip the edge of your seat with a gritty John Grisham thriller, or lose yourself in a Philippa Gregory history? Whatever you read, the words will form pictures in your head. Now The Embroiderers' Guild is proud to introduce "Page 17" – a specially created exhibition of textile artistry where each piece takes a book as its inspiration. Seen for the first time at Knit & Stitch London, EG has bought together a unique group of artists who bring words to life. This is a one off and exciting display of work, with pieces from well-known textile artists, new names and many members from around the country. By using techniques as diverse as machine and hand stitching, mixed media and felting (to name a few), you will see mischievous monkeys and strutting chickens, mathematical Pi and electrical circuits, Greek tragedy, Jane Austen and Haiku poetry. Using colour and form, design and texture, members have created works which span the contemporary, the literal and the symbolic. Your imagination will be intrigued as it follows the thread across the surface, and marvels at how the combination of cloth and thread is both a medium and metaphor, bringing to life images hidden amongst words. Visit the Embroiderers Guild stand and see if your favourite book is on display.

Knit & Stitch Alexandra Palace, London 11-15 October 2017
Knit & Stitch Harrogate 23-26 November 2017​​

AGM and Regional Day

Last week was very busy indeed!

On Thursday it was the AGM followed by coffee and cake.

At the meeting we collected in the 'Postcards from Audlem' - 40 cards were received.

The photos below are poor but they do give a flavour of the variety. They will look excellent when made into a hanging and hopefully will be much admired in the new Public Hall.

Saturday was Regional Day and the culmination of months of planning.  It was well received and enjoyable. There was shopping!

An inspirational young speaker - Hanny Newton

Machine embroidery and hand embroidery sections of the competition were won by members of our branch!

So a successful day all round!