Janet Edmonds – two day workshop
Janet’s workshop was based on her new book and we were looking and interpreting the work of Vincent Van Gogh in hand stitching. In particular the way he used colour. […]
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Nikki Vesey Williams – Walnut purse workshop
We were delighted to welcome two guests (and potential members), Carol and Daphne, to our workshop making walnut purses. Nikki Vesey Williams brought along many intricately embroidered examples for our
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Jane O’Brien – Damask, Colour and Collage
Jane O’Brien started her working life as an interior designer after studying the History of Art. She became interested in damask, a fabric which she explained originated from the city
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Helen Deighan – Coil pot workshop
A group of 15 members were led by Helen on her last ever workshop, and we all enjoyed learning how to use plastic-covered rope wound with a variety of textiles and
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Helen Deighan – May 2016
Our speaker this month was Helen Deighan and her talk was entitled “Going Potty”. Helen studied textiles at College and then went on to teach. She had to invent a
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Ruby Celebration Exhibition of Textile Art and Embroidery – April 2016
Our exhibition was open to the public from Friday 22 April until Monday 25 April. The Committee and members of the Guild took turns in helping Yvonne with the catering,
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Preparation for our Ruby Celebration Exhibition April 2016
We started planning for our Ruby Celebration Exhibition of Textile Art & Embroidery in the autumn of 2015. A sub committee was formed with Ann Smith in overall charge and
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Ploughman’s and Exhibition preparation – April 2016
On Monday we had our annual Ploughman’s lunch which was enjoyable and delicious as ever. We nearly always have a speaker at our monthly meetings so when we have an
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Bowood House – Capability Brown
On behalf of the Marlborough & District Embroiderers Guild we would like to pass on our congratulations to three of our members, Lorrain Lockwood, Linda Wells and Lindsay Sherwood who have
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Cas Holmes – Sketchbook workshop – March 2016
After an enjoyable talk the previous day (see report below) Cas Holmes lead a workshop on sketchbooks. She started off by asking the group how many of us regularly kept