Nikki Vesey Williams – October 2019
Nikki is a talented artist in so many disciplines and the Guild is fortunate to have her as a member. We could not be anything but inspired by the breadth […]
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Victoria Riley – July 2019
​Victoria’s father worked in the oil industry and she was brought up in Houston and Jakata where she discovered her love of batik. She followed a course to learn the
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Jenny Adin-Christie – Workshop June 2019
Our day started with a demonstration from Jenny on how working herringbone stitch on the back of white organza could produce some wonderful effects. The group had a choice of
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Alison Hulme – June 2019
Alison Hulme discovered stitch after a challenging event in her life. She first tried cross stitch and then silk ribbon embroidery and stump work. Alison joined the Salisbury Embroiderers Guild
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Silk Papers Workshop – Val Toombes – May 2019
We started the day with Val Toombes explaining the 4 undyed silks in our packs – mulberry which was white, tussah not as white as mulberry, gum silk, and throw silk which
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Val Toombes – May 2019
Our speaker this month was Val Toombes. She enjoyed drawing and needlework classes as a teenager and made her own clothes at the age of 12. In the early days
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Jane Fairweather workshop – March 2019
A free machine embroidery workshop by Jane Fairweather entitled “Teacup Trees” Photo by Ros
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2019 Madeira Competition
Congratulations from us all, Lindsay! ​On Sunday at the Fashion and Embroidery Show at the NEC, branch member Lindsay S was the Visitors’ Choice winner in the 2019 Madeira competition.
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Karen Nicol – March 2019
Very few of our speakers have had such a prestigious CV as Karen Nicol. Karen’s mother was a keen flower arranger and she was brought up with flowers everywhere. Flowers,
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Lydie Gardner – November 2018
Lydie’s story started many years ago when she was living in a small village on Dartmoor and a neighbour, Brian Froud brought his Granny to the pub. Granny was in