JANUARY MEETING
Unfortunately our January speaker had to back out at short notice for personal reasons so instead we had a bit of a social gathering, watched several interesting videos from our […]
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PUPPETS – ALIX BOOTH
Our Christmas meeting was a very jolly affair, festive tables suitably decorated and a delicious lunch provided by the Committee. Judging by the buzz of conversation punctuated with laughter members
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BRITISH WOOL FOR FELT MAKING MANDY NASH
Mandy Nash’s creative spark was ignited by her grandmothers who passed on their traditional textile skills and ignited in her a passion for making colourful things. She studied jewellery design
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SUE RANGELY – EMBROIDERY ATELIER
Sue Rangeley has been creating beautiful embroidered pieces since she graduated with a degree in Fine Arts in 1970. She began her career teaching but by 1976 she had become
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THE VALUE OF MAKING BY EMILY JO GIBBS
Emily Jo Gibbs is a textile artist creating hand stitched Portraits and Still Lifes with a graphic quality. In recent times she has been working on a project she describes
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SUMMER LUNCH
Our July gathering was a social occasion as people gathered for lunch and a good gossip. Members brough their own lunch and the Committee provided pudding in the shape of
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LIBERTY BLOCKS
Textiles and Stitch contains an eclectic mix of stitchers with a wide variety of interests as has been demonstrated by three enterprising members of our group. Tricia Johanson, Fiona Harpin
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KATE FINDLAY – WORKING IN SERIES
Kate Findlay is a textile artist with a background in industrial textiles. Having completed her degree she worked in the carpet industry for a while before retraining as a teacher
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ANN KINGDON
It is with great sadness that we report the untimely death of Ann Kingdon. Ann was a great supporter of the group and many of us have fond memories of
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INTRODUCTION TO SILK PAINTING WORKSHOP WITH DEBBY BIRD
From Ann Smith. We all has a very creative and relaxing day with Debby experimenting with batik and silk painting. We started off practicing with silk paints and learning how