Juliette Orton’s day school on Monday was a resounding success: we all benefitted from her inspirational packs and flexible approach to complete a number of pieces (refreshingly unusual to be […]
I visited the three day West of England Quilt Show yesterday in the exhibition hall at the University of West of England in north Bristol. I wanted to share with
Helen Colling was introduced to needlework at an early age and was encouraged by her City & Guilds tutor to apply for a 3 year Stitched Textile Diploma with Jan
Earlier this year the Prospect Hospice in Marlborough approached Marlborough & District Embroiderers Guild to ask if they would be interested in creating a hanging for the new Outreach Centre
Caroline Kirton’s talk on Monday was entitled “Telling Tales” and after a while it became clear as to why she had chosen this title. As a mature student after the
Our branch was invited to take part in the annual Avebury Day on Saturday 10 September. This was a great opportunity to show our work and to promote the Guild.
After our summer break we welcomed Isabelle Jourdan to speak about her great interest in spinning and weaving. It started when she and her husband were running an olive
During August Marlborough & District Embroiderers’ Guild have been taking part in the National Stitch day to demonstrate their skills, answer questions and promote the organisation. Members have worked in
Janet’s workshop was based on her new book and we were looking and interpreting the work of Vincent Van Gogh in hand stitching. In particular the way he used colour.
We were delighted to welcome two guests (and potential members), Carol and Daphne, to our workshop making walnut purses. Nikki Vesey Williams brought along many intricately embroidered examples for our
