Newsletter 22nd July 2024
Hello All
We have come to the end of the 23/24 season and wow what a year it has been with fabulous speakers and workshops. You should have received your 24/25 programme by now so Carol can now put her feet up to have a well-earned rest!
This photo is of the recent blackwork biscornu workshop with our Kate. Her materials are amazing and she is such a patient tutor. Thank you to Diane for her supporting guidance and to Helen for providing the refreshments for this relaxing session.
Earlier in the month we welcomed back Mary McIntosh with her “Material as Message” presentation. She shared with us her process for layering paper with cotton organza to enable stitching and dyeing so that the message was still clear. Her projects using Pojagi are stunning. Also, we saw a sample for the workshop that Mary will deliver to us in November, “Putting on the Glitz”.
Diane demonstrated Turkey Rug stitch at the end of that meeting. You can see her video here. The next Stitchie Fingers session will be in November and Annie is still looking for volunteers to do a demonstration of a stitch of your own choice for later sessions. You can opt out of being recorded!
Coming up:
September 14th Clara Warschauer “Clara Stitching: Goldwork Embroidery Inspiration”
Membership payments due at this meeting for the 24/25 season.
October 26th Elizabeth Ashdown Workshop Passementerie Weaving
Please sign up for this workshop asap.
Christmas Tree. I know, it seems too soon to mention but time flies by fast once we return after the August break. We would like to participate, once again, in the church Christmas tree festival in late November. Therefore, we invite you to make a Christmas tree bauble/hanging to fit in with the theme ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’. PS you do not need to do a troupe of dancers, one will suffice.
Material Incentive. Thanks to all who brought in lengths of fabric to sell as this all helps with our funds and repurposes lovely textiles. Especially Dallas, who provided her beautifully dyed pieces that are always very popular.
We will run this again when the sales table isn’t available.
There are still a couple of travelling books for me to photograph so please bring them in in September. In the meantime, I have added Helen’s Nocturnal Forest Animals. See it here
If you are interested in entering the Art of Embroidery 2025 competition, you can fine further details at
https://broderers-exhibition.co.uk/artist-registration-2025/
NB Submissions by 31st August.
Some events that you may be interested in:
Knitting and Stitching Show 10th -13th October https://www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com/london/
If you are thinking of visiting the Thameside Nature Discovery Park look out for the panels that Kite Spirit have made.
Please do share other events that our members might be interested in either on the WhatsApp or by email.
Well, that’s it for now. Have a lovely summer break and I look forward to seeing you all again in September. Back to my blackwork…..this is one project that I will definitely finish!
Happy Stitching!
Dora
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