Textiles Tell Stories by Rachel Davies

 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.

See racheldaviesstudio.co.uk

Meetings are held in the meeting room at Alsager Library starting promptly at 2pm.

Woollen Florals Workshop 10th October

 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

Memories of Gwennie

 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.