This workshop will be “Needlefelted and Embroidered Landscapes “ with Maxine Smith.
Examples of her work can be seen on www.tillyteadance.co.uk
Workshops are held at the United Reformed Church hall, Alsager, ST7 2PA from 10am until 4pm.
Price is £40 for members and £50 for nonmembers.
If you would like to attend please email me on lynnfsimpson@yahoo.com or sign up at the next meeting (3rd November).
November’s meeting will be a hands-on with Ruth making embroidered bauble Christmas cards. You will need to bring 6 strand embroidery threads or fine perle (no 12) and your usual sewing kit. Ruth will provide the Aida cloth with a circle drawn on it.
Rachel excellent talk was a treat. She brought a selection of her stunning work each with a message stitched into it.
The next meeting on Tuesday 6th October will be a talk by Rachel Davies entitled “Textiles Tell Stories”. Rachel’s career in Fashion and Textiles began with studying for a degree in the subject at Loughborough University where she specialised in Embroidery. She spent some years working in the textile industry before retraining to become a lecturer in Art and Design, focusing mainly on textile design. She left teaching in 2021 to pursue a career as a self employed artist. She also upcycles garments and teaches stitch and textile workshops.
Meetings are held in the meeting room at Alsager Library starting promptly at 2pm.
Our next workshop will be on Saturday 10th October 10am - 4pm at the United Reformed Church Hall, Brookhouse Road, Alsager, ST7 2PA
Rachel Davies will show us how to upcycle knits that have been washed too hot and have shrunk becoming felted into a dense fabric, and how to turn them into floral pieces. Everything is supplied.
To book on this workshop email me on lynnfsimpson@yahoo.com
To see more of Rachel’s work see www.racheldaviesstudio.co.uk
Really interesting talk today by Kathryn Battye who shared with us memories of her mother and several of the rest of her extended family. She brought many examples of the handicrafts her mother had enjoyed all of which were exquisite. She also showed us some of her own prize winning work.
The meeting on Tuesday 1st September is a talk by Kathryn Battye entitled “Memories of Gwennie: Treasures from Next Door “.
Kathryn’s mother Gwennie died at the age of 97 and Kathryn was responsible for clearing out her house which was next door to her own. She found many items she had no idea her mother had created and kept, and she is going to share these treasures with us.
