Fabulous Festival Costume – Ruth Smith
Fabulous Festival Costume – Ruth Smith The Miao & Dong ethnic minorities of South West China Ruth Smith has travelled extensively in Guizhou province in south west China which is […]
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Mair Edwards – Memories remembered & lost
Mair Edwards – Memories remembered & lost After our online Zoom meeting in February it was so enjoyable to meet up earlier this week when a hall full of members,
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Karen Lane – textile artist and inspiring felt maker
Karen Lane – textile artist and inspiring felt maker My F-Plan Diet – Fabric, Fibre and Felting It is always fascinating to hear how people developed their interests and on
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The Knicker Lady – Rosemary Hawthorne
A drawing of a luxury hourglass corset from 1878, featuring a busk fastening at the front and lacing at the back taken from Wikipedia. The Knicker Lady – Rosemary Hawthorne
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Aunties – Sheila Davies shares her memorable childhood
Aunties – Sheila Davies shares her memorable childhood Sheila arrived with her husband, Rob from Wales for a two day visit to Marlborough with a car loaded with colourful, exciting
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THE RED DRESS with inspiring Kirstie Macleod
THE RED DRESS with inspiring Kirstie Macleod I have been following The Red Dress on social media for many years now. Last November, several days before my birthday, I noticed
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Angela Knapp – creating vibrant lifelike birds through stitch
Angela Knapp – creating vibrant lifelike birds through stitch Angela started our new season off with an inspirational talk about her distinctive machine and hand stitch birds. She explained she
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Memorable July lunch with display of members’ work
Memorable July lunch with display of members’ work. Thanks to Vernice for taking these photos of the July lunch, our members and a selection of their work. Hopefully they will
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Exciting batik & textile artist – Jenny O’Leary
Exciting batik & textile artist, Jenny O’Leary Jenny was our guest speaker for our June meeting.  She explained that she had studied ceramics at Wolverhampton and then gone on to
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Felt making & dyeing – Bailey Curtis
Felt making & dyeing – Bailey Curtis Bailey Curtis, our May speaker, has studied many skills over the years but two stand out, felt making and dyeing. She first saw