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 […]
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 […]
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
It was an absolute joy to visit St Fagan’s National Museum of Welsh history just outside Cardiff this month. On a beautiful spring day two groups of us were fascinated
There was a great hive of activity at the April Stitch Day. A group of members were busy on our long-term branch project, some were creating Flags of Thanks and others
This month the branch enjoyed our annual Ploughman’s lunch, a lovely choice of cheeses and ham together with bowls of fresh fruit salad. ​ After lunch, member Vernice Church, continued
Vernice made celebratory flags, Chris patched machine stitching together Margaret, Ann and Susanne stitched the Prospect project, Susan hand stitched and Clare printed poetry. What a hive of activity! Text
A free machine embroidery workshop by Jane Fairweather entitled “Teacup Trees” Photo by Ros
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.
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,
A group of young embroiderers, under the guidance of Guild member Christine Hill, created beautiful hand stitched and decorated needle cases. Thank you Christine for the photo. ​Ros For the