Coming Up in January

Our first meeting in January 2019 sounds to be really exciting, why not come and join us to tackle the art of Geli printing. The member led workshop will cater for those new to this technique and for those with experience to come and produce some really exciting new fabric prints for you to use throughout the year.
Gelatin printing is a form of monoprinting in which a gelatin slab is used as a printing plate in conjunction with standard water soluble printing inks to create images. We will be able to share our experiences of substituting  glass or lino for the printing plate and acryllic paints for printing inks.
An excellent creative day to start off the new year at Grassington Embroiderers' Guild.

Christmas Decorations

Suffolk Puff Christmas trees, decorative cracker boxes and festive bags, kept us all busy at this month's December meeting. A member led workshop followed by a sumptuous Jacob's join, ended the year's programme for Grassington Embroiderers' Guild. 

Layers of  diminishing sized concentric circles gathered up, embelished and mounted on a raw plug!!

Hope this item from the hardware store will inspire you to make other similar items! What a terrific find for crafty people.

The Committee wish all our Members a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

"Nuts, Bolts and Bag Making" by Kathryn Thompson

Our Grassington Embroiderers' Guild November meeting began with a Stitch Morning and was followed with a very lively and animated talk by Kathryn Thompson.
Kathryn had visited our Guild previously when she enthralled the group with her work of doll making. This year her talents were illustrated by her prolific exhibition of bag making over the years. She had prepared a chronological talk explaining the development of bag making from her first early "tote bags" to her 2018 new sophisticated modern creations.

With the development of light stitchable materials her recent products have an extremely professional and modern look. Kathryn is a truly inspirational and enthusiastic individual. I am sure she has more hours in the day than I seem to have!

The use of  "headliner" a light, flexible and stitchable material, which is used in the car industry, was a revelation to us all.

Foam backed, 2mm/3mm, 140cm wide and in grey, black or ivory, it will become an indispensable fabric for many of my sewing projects in the future.
The use of  very thin plastic chopping boards/place mats as a material for creating templates was also a top tip I shall put to good use.
I certainly came away with many ideas that could be transferred to future sewing projects and not only in bag making. Thank you Kathryn for sharing so much useful information - it was certainly a very memorable and enjoyable afternoon.