Next Meeting

Since we have been experiencing bad weather recently we wondered whether we should have a plan B for our next meeting just in case the speaker is unable to travel to the meeting. It is unlikely to happen but you never know !

So,please bring your sewing kit with you to the meeting and we will have something for you to do.

Next Meeting

I'm really looking forward to our February meeting as Liz Cooksey is coming to give us a talk and showing us her work. I've already become a fan of her work as there's quite a lot of her work displayed on Pinterest.

Look her up on lizcooksey.com


In her works, Liz Cooksey’s inspiration comes from natural habitats; hedgerows, garden borders, meadows. She creates shapes and structure with wire and copper in which she combines delicate fine crochet in a varied palette of subtle colours.


Liz Cooksey
Development of my work practice
5 th February 2019
1-45 for 2-00 pm
Alsager Library, Alsager.

Members £2
Visitors    £4

Alice Kettle

Alice Kettle: Thread Bearing Witness

1 Sep 18 - 1 Mar 19
Mon-Wed 10am-5pm, Thurs 10am-9pm, Fri-Sun 10am-5pm

The Whitworth
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M15 6ER

Quiltfest 2019 Llangollen

Details

Quiltfest 2019 featuring 'Just One Day' from By Design and 'In Print' from Contemporary Quilters. Trading Day Sunday 10th February. Light refreshments, free parking.

Also at the Museum & Art Gallery, Parade Street, Llangollen LL20 8PW featuring: 'The Modern Sampler Quilt' by Guild members, 'Maps' from NWCQ and 'Llangollen' from Quiltfest team members.

www.quiltfest.org.uk/

Event details

Dates	Times
Wed 6 - Fri 15 Feb 2019

Open 10:00 to 16:00 (Friday 15th to 13:00).

Prices

Llangollen Pavilion - Sunday 10th February Trading Day: Admission £3.50.
All other days: Entry by donation: £2.00.

Have a go felting day

Felting Day

This is going to be a relaxed felting day. Some members are offering to share their knowledge and equipment so that we can experiment with felting . It should be a fun day.

It will take place at St Peter's Church Hall,Elworth, Sandbach.

10am -2-30 pm on the 19th February 2019.

£15 for the day.

Lots of parking. All on one level so very good for people with mobility probems.

Tea and coffee available but bring your own packed lunch.

Possible requirements 

Embellisher if you have one

Hand felting needles

Felted wool pieces to work on

Wool roving

Beads

Bits of fancy cord

Lace

Embroidery thread

Hand sewing kit

DO NOT GO OUT AND PURCHASE ANYTHING!THERE WILL BE ENOUGH BASICS FOR EVERYONE.

Pinfold Textile group at Nantwich today

The Pinfold Textile group had a very inspiring stand at the Nantwich fabric fair today.

Here are some of the works on display.

Don't forget

More lovely brooches

Coffee Afternoon

We are holding a coffee afternoon on the 22 nd January 2019 at 2-30pm.

It will a coffee and chat time. Feel free to bring any projects you have to show us.

This time we are going to Lynn Rochester's house. If you are unsure about Lynn's address contact one of us and we will give you her address.

Thanks Lynn for your kind invitation.

February Meeting

I'm really looking forward to our February meeting as Liz Cooksey is coming to give us a talk and showing us her work. I've already become a fan of her work as there's quite a lot of her work displayed on Pinterest.

Look her up on lizcooksey.com


In her works, Liz Cooksey’s inspiration comes from natural habitats; hedgerows, garden borders, meadows. She creates shapes and structure with wire and copper in which she combines delicate fine crochet in a varied palette of subtle colours.


Liz Cooksey
Development of my work practice
5 th February 2019
1-45 for 2-00 pm
Alsager Library, Alsager.

Members £2
Visitors    £4

More brooches

Nantwich Museum

The Textile exhibition at Nantwich Museum is worth a look.

The group are based in Cheshire and you may recognise some of the names of exhibitors.

Here's a few examples of the work but there are lots more at the exhibition.

Nantwich Museum

Empowerment of Women – a Local Perspective

by Nantwich  Museum Research Group

30th October – early January 2019

Celebrating national and local events along with the lives of local women who, in different ways and at different times, took up the causes that the women’s suffrage movement fought for.

Inspired by . . .

by Intastitch

early January – Saturday 16th March 2019.

Displaying a wide range of influences, interests and techniques used in textile art.

Spring in your step

Today's Meeting

We had a busy meeting today. It was lovely to be able to meet up in the New Year.

After discussing all kinds of things relating to the group we had a hands- on session.It was a fairly simple activity as we had a limited amount of time. We made some brooches out of felt with a floral theme. I'm looking forward to seeing the completed brooches.