Largs & District Branch: Syllabus 2010 - 2011

LARGS & DISTRICT EMBROIDERERS' GUILD 2010 - 2011

MEETINGS HELD IN ST JOHN'S TOC H HALL,
BATH ST, LARGS

Chairman: (vacancy)

Secretary: Pat Sloss

Treasurer: Carol Charnock-Smith

SPECIAL DATES
Sat 26 Mar Coffee Morning
Mon 8 Aug till Sat 13 Aug Largs Library Exhibition

SYLLABUS 2010 ? 2011

Wed 1 Sep (7.30pm)
OPENING NIGHT Registration, welcome to new members
Bring along your finished Anniversary Project piece
Sales table; light supper

Wed 15 Sep (2pm-4pm)
Begin a sampler - fabric to be provided

Wed 6 Oct (7.30pm)
AGM
Sampler evening

Sat 16 Oct (10am-4pm)
Class MARY DUXBURY
Hardanger Embroidery

Wed 20 Oct (2pm-4pm)
Talk RUTH McLUSKY
Volunteering with Fine Cell Work
Sales table

Wed 3 Nov (7.30pm)
Talk LIZ BOULTON
Working in Theatre
Sales table

Sat 13 Nov (10am-4pm)
Class JAN WAGNER
Christmas Ideas

Wed 17 Nov (2pm-4pm)
Make your own textile postcard

Wed 1 Dec (7.30pm)
CHRISTMAS FUN NIGHT
Bring a lucky-dip wrapped gift (value £3.00)
Make Christmas Tree decorations - material supplied,
but bring sewing kit; Christmas supper

Sat 15 Jan (10am-4pm)
Class ROSIE FURLONG
3-D Appliqué

Wed 19 Jan (2pm-4pm)
Talk DAVE ROSIER
Imperial Chinese Textiles-Symbols of Rank

Wed 2 Feb (7.30pm)
Corners evening - pick your own corner
Sales table

Sat 12 Feb (10am-4pm)
Class WENDY SANDIFORD
Embroidered Buttons

Wed 16 Feb (2pm-4pm)
Talk JANE FRESHWATER
Buttoned Up

Wed 2 Mar (7.30pm)
EGM
Bring along your samplers and textile postcards
Sales table

Sat 12 Mar (10am-4pm)
Class MAGGIE MURRAY
Headgear

Wed 16 Mar (2pm-4pm)
Talk JENNY McGEE
The Glasgow Girls

Wed 6 Apr (7.30pm)
Talk HELEN McCOOK
An Apprentice's Story:
The Royal School of Needlework: Apprenticeship and
Where it Has Led Me

Sat 16 Apr (10am-4pm)
Class FELICITY WALKER
The Need for Art Techniques in Design - Made Interesting!

Wed 20 Apr
OUTING
Visit Glasgow School of Art and the
Willow Tea Room

Wed 4 May (7.30pm)
Show of work for the year; light supper

Sat 25 Sep 2010
Scottish AGM, Stirling

Fri 1 Apr - Sun 3 Apr 2011
National AGM, Dundee

Sat 30 April 2011
Scottish Regional Day, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Competition "Down To Earth"

Branch Subscription £31
Visitors Per Visit £1.50

Saturday Classes Members £13
Saturday Classes Non-Members £16

Video from Largs & District Branch on Youtube

Bill Patrick made a video of our annual exhibition at the Largs Library and posted it up at Youtube.
For those who are interested, it's at:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJip4GW8yy8