Coming up in March

Jessica Grady will be giving a workshop on "Decorative Embroidery and Embellishment with Recycled Materials" to the Grassington Embroiderers' Guild.

Requirements List for the above workshop:
Basic sewing kit, assorted needles, scissors, 8-10inch hoop. Everything else will be provided but please feel free to bring any special embellishments you would like to use.

For those not attending the workshop, we will be having a Stitch Day so bring your own work to continue.

There is a Fairisle colour work knitting workshop with Jaki Bogg at the Rendezvous Hotel in Skipton on Sunday 1st March. Contact the hotel for details if you are interested.

Rokeby Park has a rare collection of 18th century needlework pictures on display. Contact Sally Davies the Curator for further details.

Harlow Carr library has a needlework exhibition at the moment and is well worth a visit.

February's Meeting

This month began with a Stitch Morning and the start of a series of mini workshops. Using our newly acquired branch embellishing machine and encouraging members to bring their embellishers, we produced a patchwork sample incorporating various methods of felting. Please remember to start collecting ribbons, thick threads and a variety of base fabrics for the next mini workshop on April 1st.

Unfortunately Stella Adams Schofield could not be with us for the afternoon talk and Jacqueline Martin agreed to come and give a talk at very short notice.
A very big thank you  Jacqueline, for coming to share your passion of textiles with us here at the Grassington Embroiderers' Guild and bringing a wealth of samples of work to illustrate your impressive talents!

I was led to believe that it was to be a talk on quilting, but Jacqueline is a master of so many techniques and provided us with a wonderful commentary for each piece she displayed. I have included so many photos this month to illustrate the diversity of the highest calibre of stitch, but these were only a few of the samples that were shared with us during the afternoon. Piece after piece of stunning colourful stitching just left me breathless.

It was awe-inspiring to hear Jacqueline explain, that despite the hours of labour involved with each piece and especially the quilts, she does not consider them precious and they are all used on the beds.

A truly remarkable lady and a heroine of needlework.

Coming up in February

Our February meeting will begin as usual at 10:00am.
This will be a Stitch Morning, where we encourage those that are interested, to bring something to work on they that have started at home.
It will also be the beginning of a series of morning workshops "Using an Embellisher".
Throughout the year, during each Stitch Morning, for those that are interested we hope to encourage  members to use the recently purchased embellisher and to create a number of sample pieces each month.
This month all requirements will be provided and you will be advised what to bring for the next workshop. The samples during the year will be used in the creation of our final large piece in December, create your own sample scrap book or you may wish to gather ideas and techniques for your own Christmas piece. For those that already own an embellisher can I encourage you to bring them along too.

At 1:30 Stella Adams Schofield will be joining the Grassington Embroiderers' Guild and give a talk on the "Flax Linen Project".
 Due to illness, Stella will not be with us this month. Jackie Martin has kindly offered to give us a talk on her Embroidered Quilts and Books.

Check out www.scraptastic.org.uk a new craft store in Shipley. The shop recycles waste from businesses, often destined for landfill, and sorts it to stock their craft section.

January's Meeting

Some wonderfully colourful and intricate pieces of fabric artwork were the result of the "Weaving off-loom"  workshop this month. It was led by one of our members from the Grassington Embroiderers' Guild, who with her wealth of samples was nothing but an inspiration to us all.

The diversity of these textile creations has certainly motivated me to experiment  more with weaving on different shapes and with varied textured threads. Thank you Chris for introducing me to this exciting new concept, I have already found a very large branch to create something a little different for the handicraft section of my local agricultural show this summer!

Coming up in January

"Weaving off-loom" is our next Grassington Embroiderers' Guild workshop on Wednesday January 8th, Threshfield Rugby Club, 10:00am. You will need a lampshade ring, or a ring of some kind, or a catapult shaped twig, some wool and other threads to weave, and a big-eyed needle.

Looking forward to seeing all the members at our first meeting of 2020.

The Cavendish Pavilion Cafe at Bolton Abbey has a wonderful exhibition of felted landscape pictures and well worth a visit.

Also a reminder that Immanuel Fabrics in Burnley BB10 1RR is the place to stock up on great value fabrics. It has a number of huge rooms stacked from floor to ceiling. Each room has a price per meter of fabric, check out the £1 per meter room!

For a most unusual craft/fabric store, how about a visit to the Cone Exchange in Harrogate. Hookstone Park, Harrogate HG2 7DB. Look it up on the web for further information.

December's Meeting

Grassington Embroiderers' Guild festive December workshop, minature patchwork fabric wreaths and Christmas trees to hang on the Christmas tree also included a wonderful Christmas dinner. Thanks very much to Caroline who took time to prepare the kits and give the tuition. I think all will agree, it was an excellent end to a splendid year. We look forward to 2020 with a diverse and stimulating needlework programme and hope to continue to encourage new members.

Search for the Hertford Knitted Christmas Tree on the web. A magnificent giant knitted, crocheted and crafted creation erected in the square in Hertford by the Crafting Group of the town.

Coming up in December

Grassington Embroiderers' Guild has a change to their published programme this month. Unfortunately, due to a hip operation, "Using an Embellisher" with Stella Hughes is being replaced with:

"A Christmas Patchwork Wreath" with Caroline Nicholls. Thank you to Caroline for standing in at very late notice! Please bring your basic sewing kit, red and green threads, and beads to embellish. Fabrics and a pattern will be provided.

For all those keen to use and learn about an embellisher, the Grassington Embroiderers' Guild will be creating samples during the Stitch Mornings of 2020. A final day workshop, using ideas from the samples created during the year, will take place at the December 2020 meeting.