Christmas lunch – Eliza McClelland – December 2013
On Monday we all enjoyed our annual “bring & share” Christmas lunch. Each member was given a surprise embroidery pack and a complimentary raffle ticket – we had a wonderful […]
On Monday we all enjoyed our annual “bring & share” Christmas lunch. Each member was given a surprise embroidery pack and a complimentary raffle ticket – we had a wonderful […]
It is not very often that our speaker arrives with an easel ready to do a demonstration during their talk. Yesterday Helen Mortimer, silk artist from Newbury talked about her background and
Design for Stitch is a six week “in house” course tutored for our Guild members by Chris Cook. Below are the first session results of black and white, a combination of print and stitch. Ros
At Marlborough & District Embroidery Guild we are fortunate to be able to invite nationally and internationally known speakers and tutors. This week has been no exception as a group
On Monday we held our AGM with several Committee Members retiring and new ones taking over. After the formal meeting we enjoyed a talk by Christine Seager, one of our
A group of 13 guild members enjoyed a fun day learning how to pound and trap flowers. Linda started the day by demonstrating the procedure and explaining that some flowers
For our September meeting, Linda Rudkin talked to the group about “colours from nature”. After she retired as an English teacher Linda visited the Bayeux Tapestry and was amazed by
Over the years we have heard so many textile artists talk about the importance of keeping a sketchbook. At a recent meeting Maggie H kindly offered to set up a
After an early start and three pickup points, our coach arrived at the NEC about 11.00 on Thursday. I am not sure if it was my imagination, but the exhibition
James Hunting’s talk this month was entitled “Traditional hand stitching in a contemporary way”. He had a very interesting background and started by telling us about his time at Goldsmith’s