At the meeting on May 6th we will be learning how to embroider flowers such as hollyhocks, digitalis and delphiniums using French knots. This is a hands on session so please bring your usual sewing kit and an embroidery frame. Material will be provided.
We meet upstairs in Alsager library on the first Tuesday of the month at two pm. Visitors welcome.
Just a reminder that subs are due in May. You can bring cash or cheques to the next meeting on 6th May or pay by BACS.
Amount £30
Code 20-57-44
Account number 23785971
Name Alsager Creative Stitchers
Catherine entertained us with slides of her work, many of which have won prizes, and explained her way of working. She predominately uses red for her lettering because of the red rose of Lancashire, the county she is from.
She also brought along many of her pieces of work which were much admired with a sense of wonder that anything so small could be so neat.
On Saturday 12th April we have a workshop with Emily Notman. As usual the workshop will be held at the United Reformed Church hall on Brookhouse Road Alsager from 10am to 4pm. Tea and coffee provided but please bring a packed lunch and an apron. You will be using paint.
Emily Notman is a textile artist who runs workshops for all levels of experience and expertise.
Catherine Hill will be giving a talk on “A Way With Words”
Catherine is a self taught embroiderer and wordsmith. Her work centres around red hand-embroidered text which she uses to tell a story, share poetry, or convey a shared experience.
Some pieces incorporate her childhood memories growing up in the 1970’s, each hand stitched in vintage Sylko red thread as a nod to the red rose of her home county of Lancashire.
She is a multi-award winning artist who has exhibited across the UK and worldwide.
A fascinating talk by Sarah based on the clothing itemised in a 1624(?) will of a spinster of means, comfortable off, but not noble or excessively wealthy. She showed us slides picking out the development of outfits from the late sixteenth century into the early seventeenth century. Wrought linens were the underclothes that had been embroidered or “wrought “.
Natural Collections 8th March 10-4
Workshops are held at the United Reformed Church Hall, Brookhouse Road, Alsager, ST7 2PA.
The cost for members is £40
Taking observations from nature Liz will explore and experiment with an eclectic mix of media, materials and techniques. Using wrapping and binding with fine hand dyed threads and fabrics, hand stitching for embellishment along with fragments of paper and print she will show you how to combine with wire to give structure, form and shape.
Liz provides a kit with threads , fabrics, prepared wire stems and a print out.
You need to bring small sharp scissors, any thread or fabric you might like to include (only tiny snippets) and your lunch.
