Wednesday, 7 April 2021

March

Meetings of the Grassington Embroiderers' Guild are continuing to be virtual and not at the Rugby Club.

If you are not already a member of the Grassington District Embroiderers' Guild Branch and would like to watch our Zoom Speaker Meetings you are now able to do so. For a fee of £10, you will be sent the link to the Talks which take place on the first and third Wednesday of each month. If you are interested contact the secretary:

GrassingtonDistrictSec@embroiderersguild.co.uk

March 3rd

We welcomed Jennifer Collier, this morning, a graduate from Manchester Metropolitan University, and winner of several awards including the BCTF Award for Excellence and "Best in Show" at the London Craft Fair. 

Jennifer gave an excellent illustrated zoom talk on "The Art of Paper and Stitch". Her work  certainly encompasses a new dimension of Textile Art. Jennifer creates stunning sculptures from vintage recycled materials. She explained to the group how she liked to give new life to things that would otherwise be thrown away. Using the techniques of bonding, waxing, trapping, and stitching, she produced unusual paper "fabrics" which were used to breathe new life into old household objects.

Visit Jennifer's web site to see her spectacular recycling sculptures.

March 17th

An Embroidered Suffolk Puff workshop was today's activity with the group. Below are a few samples of work produced by members after the morning workshop.







Grassington Embroiderers' Guild Programme:


April 7th            Alison Wake: "Painting with thread and yarn" 
April 21st          Buttons
May 5th             TBA
June 2nd             Helen Robson - "Sustainably creating, mending and repurposing"
June 16th            Continuing the Textile Book
July 7th              Anne Barron work packs
July 21st             Patchwork
Sept 1st              AGM
                           Chrisie Freeth: "Traditional textile crafts and exploring them as a contemporary art                                                              form"
Sept 15th            Working on own projects
Oct 6th               Catherine Millie
Oct 20th             Own Project work and Embellisher workshop
Nov 3rd              Jane Walkley
Nov 17th            Own Project work and Embellisher workshop
Dec 1st               Laura Edgar
Dec 15th             Christmas workshop





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