SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) – Steam Museum, Swindon
A group of Committee members met on Monday to visit the SAQA exhibition of quilts currently on display in the Steam Museum in Swindon. I was interested to see how […]
Exhibitions
Textile Artists, Workshops
Lizzie Godden workshop – An Introduction to Natural Dyeing & Eco printing
Lizzie Godden workshop – An Introduction to Natural Dyeing & Eco printing Having seen Lizzie’s work the day before, I was very exited to be in the workshop with her!
Main Meetings, Textile Artists
Lizzie Godden – Natural dyeing, eco printing and hand embroidery
Lizzie Godden – Natural dyeing, eco printing and hand embroidery We started year three of the Textile & Stitch Around Marlborough with a fantastic talk by Lizzie Godden. Travelling from
Exhibitions, Members contributions
Vernice’s visit to Canada – quill work exhibition
Vernice’s visit to Canada – porcupine quill work – Peterborough Museum, Ontario, Canada Hannah McCue In July I was visiting relatives in Ontario and one of them knowing of my
Challenges & Projects, Workshops
Fun summer workshop – stitched denim pockets
Several months ago it was suggested that we collect old denim pockets with the intention of decorating them with stitch for use at our exhibition in June next year. A
Main Meetings, Monthly blog
Summer Party with a difference!
Summer Party with a difference! We are coming to the end of our second year as an independent textile group so this was a great opportunity to have an informal
Textile Artists, Workshops
Wendy Hermelin – Fabulous Fish workshop
Wendy Hermelin – Fabulous Fish workshop Jenny Clay’s fantastic mackerel The day after her talk, Wendy led a workshop entitled, Fabulous Fish. This is a lovely selection of members’ work.
Main Meetings, Textile Artists
Wendy Hermelin – textile artist & dance teacher
Wendy Hermelin – textile artist & dance teacher Wendy’s talk this week entitled “Dancing into Textiles” was very different to ones we have had in the past as there was
Members contributions
Vernice’s visit to Alesund, Norway
While on a recent cruise to see the fiords of Norway, we stopped at Alesund. An interesting town with a tragic history.“ One stormy winter’s night in 1904, Ålesund was devastated by
Textile Artists, Workshops
Michala Gyetvai’s exciting workshop – “Enchanting Landscapes”
Michala Gyetvai’s exciting workshop – “Enchanting Landscapes” The day after her talk, Michala organised an exciting and enjoyable workshop entitled “Enchanting Landscapes”. What a talented members we have and I