Aylesbury Vale Branch: PROGRAMME 2012

AYLESBURY VALE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD PROGRAMME 2012
We are a friendly group who meet on the third Saturday* of each month (except August) at Stoke Mandeville Methodist Church, Eskdale Road, Stoke Mandeville, AYLESBURY, Bucks HP22 5UJ. Meetings are from 2.30 - 4.30 p.m.
* Please see programme notes for exceptions in June and December.

Entrance fee for Guild members; £2.50, visitors £4.00 per meeting (max 3 visits per year), students £1, accompanied under 16's free.
Annual subscription £30 (2nd branch members £15)
Workshops are held at Stoke Mandeville Methodist Church from 10.00 - 4.00 p.m. Visitors are welcome to join members at our workshops. Members; £25 Non-members; £30

For more information please contact: Margaret Winstanley, Membership Secretary, Tel; 01296-622551 and/or sue Robinson, Treasurer/email contact: sue@hp217ag.freeserve.co.uk


Saturday 21st January 2012
"EMBROIDERY PAST AND PRESENT" with Ann-Mary Johnstone
We are delighted that our Chairman has agreed to give a talk to us, drawing on her immense knowledge and experience of collecting textiles over many years. Ann-Mary will illustrate her talk by showing us examples of different types of embroidery from her own historical collection, in addition to modern examples of the same techniques. Not to be missed!

Saturday 18th February 2012
"BOWLED OVER" with Kath Danswan
Kath will talk about the exquisite embroidered silk bowls for which she has become renowned, and which inspired her to write her first book "Beautiful Bowls and Colourful Creatures", published internationally by The Linen Press in November 2006. Her work is in private collections worldwide.
www.danswandesigns.co.uk

Saturday 17th March 2012
"MINI WORKSHOPS" with members
tba

Saturday 14th April 2012 (DAY WORKSHOP 10-4 p.m.)
"SCARF ON SOLUBLE FABRIC" with Marilyn Pipe
Another chance for a relaxing, rewarding and fun day with Marilyn, this time creating a beautiful scarf using a sandwich of soluble fabric and strips of various materials such as silks and scrim, combined with machine embroidery. These unique scarves can then be completed with simple straight stitch or embellished with machine embroidery if preferred. This course can be enjoyed by the complete beginner as well as the more advanced machine embroiderer. All materials can be purchased on the day if required. Book early!
www.marilynpipe.co.uk

Saturday 21st April 2012
"A HISTORY OF BUTTONS" with Jenny Swindells
We wear buttons every day, but how much do we know about their origins? Jenny is a member of the British Button Society and been collecting and researching for over 30 years. Her talk is illustrated with slides and she will bring a display of her buttons. Please bring your button tins, and Jenny will identify and value them; please bring your friends along too and ask them to do the same!
www.britishbuttonsociety.org

Saturday 19th May 2012
"MINI WORKSHOPS" with members
tba

OWING TO THE INVOLVEMENT OF AVEG MEMBERS IN BUCKS ART WEEKS ACTIVITIES, AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE PROGRAMME HAS BEEN MADE WITH REGARD TO DATES. THE MEETING IN JUNE IS ON THE 2ND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH.
PLEASE SEE DETAILS BELOW.

Saturday 9th June 2012 (2nd Saturday)
"THE MEANING OF STITCH - A PERSONAL JOURNEY" with Catherina Petit
Based in Hertfordshire, Catherina is a textile and mixed media artist who likes to use a range of stitch and fabric manipulation techniques in a contemporary style, incorporating a multitude of different and often recycled materials. Her passion lies in expressing personal concepts and meaning through textiles, often incorporating text and symbolic imagery. Catherine?s work ranges from wall hangings and collages to applied art forms such as bags, cushions, book covers, etc. She has work in private collections in the UK, France and the Netherlands and one of her collages from the "Sweet Life" series was bought by a Starbucks coffee shop.
www.hvaf.org.uk/Catherina-Petit-Van-Hoey/gallery

Saturday 21st July 2012
"COSTUME, EMBELLISHMENTS AND EMBROIDERY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY" with Helen McCook
Helen McCook graduated in Printed & Dyed Textiles with Art History in 2000 and then spent three years training in hand embroidery at the Royal School of Needlework. She then worked as Head of Costume and Textiles at Bonham's Auction House followed by a year spent as Atelier and Production Manager for the embroiderers Hand & Lock. Images of garments displaying her work for fashion companies have been used in Vogue, Vanity Fair, Elle Collections and Hello Magazine.
http://www.royal-needlework.org.uk/courses/tutor_details/24

Saturday 15th September 2012
"EDWARD BURNE-JONES AND THE REVIVAL OF ART EMBROIDERY" with Lynn Hulse
Originally trained as a musicologist, in 2003 Lynn decided to change her focus and engage with her passionate interest of embroidery. She is Tutor in Contextual Studies at the royal School of Needlework and has co-curated exhibitions on their behalf. Lynn is also joint editor of Text, the journal of the Textile Society, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. In addition to her illustrated talk, Lynn will bring along some antique embroideries from her collection for us to see.
www.royal-needlework.org.uk/courses/tutor_details/40

October 2012
Visit to the Knitting and Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace; details tba

Saturday 20th October 2012
Annual General Meeting followed by
"THE RUFF LADY" with Jill Flower
As seen at several of the Knitting and Stitching Shows, Jill will bring along the large, flamboyant free-standing ruffs that she is well known for! Jill will talk about the story behind her unusual graduate installation work and will show us her sketch books, in addition to ongoing work that has developed from the original project. This will most definitely be a "hands-on" session to delight and enjoy.
www.jillflower.com

Saturday 3rd November 2012 (DAY WORKSHOP 10-4 p.m.)
"THE FLOWER BROOCH" - an experimental textile workshop with Jill Flower
The project will be to complete a modern and unique brooch in a day - a new and contemporary way of using recycled papers to produce a piece of wearable art! All pieces will be completely personal and unique, developing differently; different shapes, colours and patterns; some bold and solid, others delicate and dainty, embellished and decorated with sequins, baubles and beads. Bring along your sewing machine; only basic knowledge required. Early booking advised.
www.jill.flower.com

Saturday 17th November 2012
"MY LIFE IN STITCHES" with Katie Pirson
After training in costume design at university and completing a 3 year apprenticeship at the Royal School of Needlework in hand embroidery, Katie has set up freelance to challenge and stretch her imagination and skills to new lengths and in many directions. Katie will show us some of her lovely work and comes highly recommended by AVEG members who met her at Art in Action at Waterperry in 2011.
www.whatkatiethreadsnext.blogspot.com

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2012; Wendover Charity Market; AVEG stall tbc

Saturday 10th December 2012 (2nd Saturday)
"CHRISTMAS PARTY"
Annual competition; details/theme to follow.

www.embroiderersguild.com/