Embroiderers' Guild - the UK's leading crafts association
sharing opportunities for discovery and creativity
1 Kings Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey KT12 2RA
T: 01932 260738 - E: administrator@embroiderersguild.com
Embroiderers' Guild - the UK's leading crafts association
sharing opportunities for discovery and creativity
1 Kings Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey KT12 2RA
T: 01932 260738 - E: administrator@embroiderersguild.com
I am delighted to welcome those members who have joined us this year. I hope you will enjoy our meetings and workshops, and be able to take part in many of the activities. Do let any member of the committee know if you have any questions, need advice, or if you have suggestions or comments. This, of course, does not only apply to new members. The committee is always open to new ideas; ways of improving the running of the Branch; suggestions for speakers, etc. So please come forward.
Christmas will soon be upon us again and as a Branch we are looking forward to our "bring and share" lunch and social get-together in December. Fingers crossed that we shall not have to cancel for the third year in succession due to bad weather.
As the weather grows colder, the nights longer and we spend more time indoors, I realise more than ever how important embroidery and textiles are to me. It is something in which I can be completely absorbed, so that I do not notice the time or weather. Recently I was speaking to someone, who, in his early seventies, is still doing an active full-time job. He said that he could never retire because he would have nothing to fill his time. While he is lucky still to be able to do a relatively strenuous job, I thought it was a great pity that he had no other interests. How lucky we are to have this absorbing and fascinating pursuit! We should be spreading the word wherever and whenever possible, so that more people can enjoy it, whatever their age!
With best wishes
Dee.
1. Notebook/ paper pencils etc.
2. Hand sewing materials. Cutting scissors, 2 reels of machine thread and embroidery threads any colour.
3. A variety of small pieces of fabric plain and small prints. One piece needs to be approx 15x145cm or 15x10cm ironed.
4. Small pieces of old lace, ribbon, small buttons.
5. An old photograph, an image of a person or people. It must be one you are happy to include in your work OR a photo transferred onto fabric.
6. Camera.
Brenda will also be bringing some complete packs at £5 and images at £1.
Requirements list for the December morning activity "Birds of a Feather".
Everything you need for the activity will be provided members will only need to bring their usual sewing kit. However, you may also like to bring a few other bits, but these are not essential, an 8 inch embroidery hoop; embroidery and metallic threads; beads and sequins.
Please also sign up for the "bring and share" lunch at the December meeting.
November 12th morning Brenda Parsons talk "living the drea", a second career in textiles".
afternoon Mini-workshop Remembering 1 stitched fabric collage.
November 13th WORKSHOP Brenda Parsons Remembering 2
December 10th morning Birds of a Feather
lunch Bring and share lunch and social.
January 14th morning Brenda Scarman talk "A Delight in the Traditional". Apologies for this title being omitted from the Branch programme.
afternoon Brenda Scarman mini workshop "Elizabethan Embroidery". Packs available from Brenda at a cost of £5 please let her know if you would like one asap. Thank you editor.
Brenda is also teaching 3 Learning Curve Sessions at the Knitting and Stitching Show at Harrogate - Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning at 11.45am in Room 6. If any of our members are wondering past perhaps they will give her a wave!
Quilts4London is a fantastic project to make pennants for all the athletes in the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The aim is to make an A3-sized pennant for each athlete participating in the Games - about 14,000 pennants in total.
The organisers, who spoke about the project at the Voluntary Arts "Growing the Grassroots" seminar on Tuesday (18 October 2011), need to get many pennants made by the end of this year, so are looking for people to help make the pennants and also spread the word about this fantastic project which has been awarded the Inspire Mark.
The project is open to people of all ages and abilities and gives quilters, felt makers, embroiderers and textile artists the opportunity to express their support through the medium of fabric, fibre and stitch.
The idea came from quilters Irene Heathcote and Catherine Hill. Instructions and templates are freely downloadable from the website at www.quilts4london.org.uk. The International Felt Makers Association, Batik Guild, Cross Stitch Guild, UK Hand Knitting Association, Guild of Silk Painters, the Braid Society, and the Woodturners of Great Britain are involved ? it is a wonderful way to showcase the diverse forms of textiles.
Other Dates for your Diary
There are still a number of places left for the trip to the Knitting and Stitching Show in Harrogate on November 24th. The cost is £28 on a 34 seat mini-bus, leaving at 8am from Yarborough School.
There are still places available for the Brenda Parsons workshop on Sunday November 13th £25 for the day. Please bring along your own lunch and a drink. Please contact Hilary for a place at these events.
EAST MIDLANDS KIMONO EXHIBITION
The Exhibition of "Kimono and all things Japanese" will be held in Mansfield 12th May to 2nd June.
East Midlands Region of the Embroiderers Guild. Kickstart 2011-12 This years theme is "Movement Muscle and Metabolism" an investigation into all things sporty.
A further Advice day will be held on Sunday 11th March 2012 in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire
To qualify to exhibit in the Kickstart exhibition, participants are required to attend at least one of the days on offer. The cost of the Inspiration, Development and Advice Days will be £28 per person per day. For further information contact Tel: 01629 584487 Penny Marsden
REVIVAL - Sculpture and craftwork on a theme.
The Old Hall, Parnell Street, Gainsborugh. DN21 2NB.
Running now until November 30th, 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday, 11am to 5pm Saturday & Sunday (closes at 4pm in November). Admission free. Exhibitors: Ann Povey, Glass; Kelly Fisher, Ceramics; Laura Mabbutt, felt work; Vincent Canning, paper; Julie Willoughby, Textiles.
Exhibition by Alysn Midgelow-Marsden
Work by Alysn Midgelow-Marsden from the Continuous Thread of Revelation and the Restriction and Release series and is characteristically worked in metal and metal fabric and explores a visual representation of the emotion and process of 'creating' from a personal perspective.
Launch Event: Thursday 3rd November at 6pm
Exhibition dates: 3 November to 19 December
Déda, Chapel Street, Derby, DE1 3GU
Box Office: 01332 370911
Web: www.deda.uk.com
REGIONAL DAY 28th April 2012 Northampton - Competition title Home Sweet Home!?
Mildred Higgins Day April 14th 2012 Competition - Patterns from Plant life.
FIRST INTERNATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL OF IRELAND 2012
6 DAYS 5 NIGHTS £399.99 BOOKED THROUGH cathyandpeter@dialtapestry.com seats are available at the moment on the coach. Hilary Farley
June 25th to July 4th 2012 Lincolnshire Embroiderers Guild exhibition "Cathedral Inspirations and other work" at Lincoln Cathedral.
REGIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL 13-15th July 2012