Therapy Puppets
DO YOU REMEMBER THESE DELIGHTFUL PEOPLE? Just prior to the start of the Pandemic I was due to collect the last of these Puppets, but the meeting was cancelled. I […]
Challenges & Projects, Other
Main Meetings, Monthly blog
Sue Hobson – What is a Quilt?
Sue Hobson introduced her talk, What is a Quilt? by explaining that she came from a family of sewers but had followed a career in science. She explained that pre
Textile Artists, Workshops
Louise Nichols – Lino Printing on Fabric
Louise Nichols was our tutor on Tuesday and she showed us how to cut lino and print our design on fabric. It was the first time we had got together
Main Meetings, Monthly blog, Special Occasions
M A Katritzky – The Needlework Collaboration of Mary Queen of Scots and Bess of Hardwick
We welcomed M A Katritzky, Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences at The Open University, as the first speaker for our new group., Textiles &
Textile Artists, Workshops
Angie Hughes – Inspiring and unforgettable “Waterworld” workshop
It is not very often that you spend a Monday morning listening to a truly inspirational and talented textile artist. Our June workshop unfortunately had to be taught over Zoom
Main Meetings, Monthly blog, Textile Artists
Suzy Wright – Exciting Textile Artist using colour, colour and more colour!
On Thursday 10th June we had a fabulous talk by Suzy Wright, an inspiring and colourful textile artist. She described growing up in Dorset and her early years at school
Challenges & Projects
Congratulations to Judy, Deena and Linda
On behalf of the group, I want to congratulate Judy, Deena and Linda who recently entered the 2021 Embroiderers’ Guild Challenges. Judy entered the Beryl Dean Award for hand stitching
Main Meetings, Monthly blog, Textile Artists
Polly Woolstone – Fascinating Textile Artist, Cyclist and Traveller
For our May Zoom meeting 34 members of the Textile and Stitch Around Marlborough enjoyed a talk entitled “My journey with a sketchbook, camera & needle” by Polly Woolstone. Polly
Main Meetings, Monthly blog, Textile Artists
Emily Tull – exciting talk by textile artist extraordinaire
Emily Tull is a textile artist based in Kent. Her talk gave us a wonderful overview of her career, inspiration and process. Emily is obsessed with faces. Starting with what
Other, Special Occasions
Jean Freakley – April 2021
Jean Freakley Jean was a member of the M&DEG since 2012. At our meetings she was always ready with a friendly smile and happy to chat about anything and everything. She loved