Thursday 27 April 2017

Liz Almond - Japanese Kogin darning

Today's workshop was a real delight!
Liz was an excellent tutor and it is was impossible not to be fired by her enthusiasm.  We learnt a great deal and had a thoroughly enjoyable day.  If you are not familiar with Liz's website visit
www.blackworkjourney.co.uk























Friday 21 April 2017

Ann Paterson

Our April meeting was a talk by Ann Paterson and what a superb speaker she was!
Her talk embraced history, politics, textile techniques, design and much more - all delivered with knowledge and humour.














Ruth Colley, our programme secretary, has been unable to hear the last three inspirational speakers as she has been unwell. However she is still working away at the next 2 years' programmes on our behalf. She does an incredible job in finding such a variety of speakers to entertain and inform us. She contributes hugely to the success of our branch and we hope that she feels well enough to join us again soon.

Saturday 8 April 2017

April meeting

The April meeting sounds very interesting indeed.
Ann Paterson describes her work:
'I have produced mixed media pieces about the lives of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Jane Austen, Ada Lovelace and Marie Stopes all of which have been widely exhibited, both locally and nationally. I try to use textile techniques which would have been appropriate to the times in which these women lived.
Since 2009 I have been absorbed in researching the life of a woman who lived in more modern times – Emma Sproson – the Wolverhampton Suffragette. Her memoirs have inspired me to complete many pieces'