Unusually for a textile artist Ruth did not study for a degree in textiles but Medieval History. Having been fascinated in fabrics since childhood Ruth took a special interest in […]
On 15 June nine members gathered to enjoy an in-house workshop called “An Introduction to Bead Embroidery” run by member Judy Joiner. Judy had bought along examples of her work
Kirsty Whitlock was the speaker at our open meeting this month and her talk was entitled “My journey through stitch”. Her interest in stitch started when she followed an NVQ
We had to change the plans for our May meeting as unfortunately our speaker Helen Deighan could not attend due to ill health. Instead we all enjoyed an informal afternoon
On Monday 20 April, a bright sunny day, nine members attended a workshop learning Gold Work techniques from member Robina Orchard. We started by drawing a simple design and preparing
Yesterday we all tucked into a delicious ham and cheese Ploughman’s lunch which was organised by the Committee. Members arrive ready to enjoy the event so we thought you might
It was lovely to see work done by two members from Marlborough Embroidery Guild among the entries for the Embroiderers’ Guild Members’ Challenge 2014-5 Competition. All the entries were on
We had a great time on Tuesday. Linda is a very generous tutor shares her techniques and materials. The easiest course I have had to prepare for as nearly everything
For our March meeting the Textile Artist, Lynda Monk talked about creating surface textures using varying techniques and materials. Thirty years ago Lynda enrolled on a C & G machine
MARLBOROUGH SURGERY WALL HANGING In 1994 the Embroiderers Guild was planning for an exhibition of their work to take place in March 1997. It was suggested that members of the
