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Butterflies

Nantwich Museum exhibition continues

Don't forget there is a textile exhibition at the Nantwich Museum.

It is on from 31st March to 18th June 2016.

'Time and Place'

Textile work by the Breakaway Craft Group.

Workshop at the show

                                 
                                Sheila concentrating on her work at a workshop at the show.

Uttoxeter Quilt and Stitch Show

Today quite a few members went down to Uttoxeter to the Quilt and Stitch Show.

I'm sure we all had our favourite stalls, quilts and embroidery. There were some super quilts on show. I prefer the quilts with a vintage feel but that is just my preference.

We were delighted to see Margaret Horton's entry for the innovative quilt category. She used a bodice as her inspiration and it was beautifully made. She used some lovely techniques with dyed fabrics.

Here are a few photos of Hilda and Mary enjoying looking at the quilt.

Rosemary's little friends

Rosemary has been doing her homework. She is going to show us how to make these little creatures at our next meeting.

You will need to bring scissors that can be used to cut fleece fabric and paper. You will also need to bring your usual sewing kit.

Uttoxeter Show

We're really forward to our day out at the Uttoxeter Show. Here's a little reminder of times etc.

Reminder of our programme for 2016

Alsager Creative Stitchers - Programme for 2016   

Meetings held at Alsager Library on the first Tuesday of the month – 1.45pm for a 2.00pm start

5th January Introduction to Creative Stitchers ‘Up and Running’ (members hands-on)	3rd May ‘Watson’s Wotsits’ (members hands-on)	6th September ‘Bojagi and Beyond’  Korean textiles Jeanette Jackson www.artthroughtextiles.org.uk
2nd February ‘Torn Apart and Stitched up’ Sue Boardman	7th June ‘Needle Know-how’ Karen Parry from JJ Needles Sales table www.jjneedles.com	4th October ‘Baubles, Bangles and Beads’ (members hands-on)
1st March ‘Learning by my mistakes’ Kate Cawley	5th July ‘Stamping – what’s next?’ (Members hands-on)	1st November ‘Going round in circles’ (members hands-on)
5th April ‘Weaving for Embroidery’ Fiona Nisbet www.shropshireweavers.com	2nd August Garden Party (details tba)	6th December What’s worked? (annual review) ‘I’ll show you mine if you’ll show me yours’ Christmas party

More butterflies

It's amazing to see the variety of techniques that have been used to make butterflies.

Today's meeting

We spent an interesting afternoon listening to Fiona Nisbet's talk about weaving for embroidery. She has inspired us to experiment with textured threads. Also, she gave us some helpful tips about putting colours together.

Tomorrow's meeting

Don't forget tomorrow we will be welcoming Fiona Nisbet from Shropshire Weavers. She is giving a talk about how weaving can be incorporated into embroidery. It sounds interesting and just a bit different so it should be very enjoyable.

                                                     Everyone welcome including visitors.