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 […]
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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
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Michala Gyetvai – “The Poetry of Materiality”
Michala Gyetvai – artist and textile artist I first discovered Michala’s work in a Stitch magazine in 2009. There was something about it which just lifted my spirits and said
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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