Keeping in Touch

 Hi everyone, hope you are all OK and  managing this new lockdown.

I have had contact from Mererid regarding the regional subscriptions of £3.  Region are obviously hoping to run the Regional Day in June next year but they need everyone to send their subscriptions to them.  You can send a cheque to Mererid or do a bank transfer, if you need details of Mererids address or the bank details, please contact Mererid, Loreen or Anita.  Sending your subscription in will guarantee your copy of the Yearbook.

April catch up

Hope you are all keeping safe and well.  I have been very busy at home, getting all sorts of work done round the house as well as sewing and family history, which is just about taking over my life.

If you are looking for some stitching to do and aren't a member of my group, have a look at the Textile Experimental Group blog where I have been posting some ideas to fill your time.  Also, look at some of the other branch sites such as Skipton where they were doing some interesting work before the lock down.  If you want more structured work, Dionne Swift and Anne Brookes are doing some online workshops you can join in.  Feel free to comment at the bottom of the blog page and if you have my email address you can send me photographs of your work to post here for other members to look at.

January Meeting

Today was a members day so not so many of us present.  Everyone was working hard despite the coolness of the room as the village hall are having problems with the boiler!
I missed the December party as I had a nasty bug and was confined to barracks but everyone who attended enjoyed it.
I also missed the November meeting as I was on holiday in India.  What a spectacular place of stitch inspiration!  I had a wonderful time and can recommend it to anyone interested in going.  Because I was away, I missed the workshop with Helen Barnes making Bronte Needle Rolls.  There were several of these being finished off today so here are a few of them.

These are the needle rolls

Helen was doing this interesting piece, stitching into strips of painted fabric.

Diane's lovely piece of print and stitch.

October Meeting

Today we had a beading workshop with Cath and Janet.   There were a good number of members there and a mixture of abilities.  Everyone was making a straight piece of peyote stitch which then wrapped around a plastic form to make either a piece of jewellery or as part of a scissor keeper.  Not everyone did the workshop, a few were doing their own stitching.  A sales table will now be available each month and it can include items that you can sell or donate to the branch.

Some of the work done today.

Some of Cath and Janet's own work.

September Meeting

Today was our AGM so not a lot to tell you about.  The Chairman's Challenge was announced 'A5 Stitched Seaside Postcard' which should be interesting to see.  I had to leave early again today so missed some of what was going on but it was nice to see everyone again after the summer break.  Some pictures I remembered to take while I was there.

A crazy patchwork based on 'leaves'

Diane is stitching into her printing that she did a couple of weeks ago.

Some lovely stitchwork

Starting on a new piece of canvas work.

Some lovely prints from Helen.

Summer School

Four of us went to the Regional Summer School this year and as usual we had a wonderful weekend.  Kate Andre, Chris Gray, Midori Matsushima and Kate Slaughter all provided us with excellent workshops and plenty of work to do.
Moira and Christina did printing and dyeing with Kate Andre and boy were they busy.  They left with piles of samples and a nice workbook to keep them in.  Diane worked with Chris Gray and they produced some lovely Sashiko style pieces some of which were printed, some machine stitched and some hand stitched.  Some interesting ideas to take away.
Anita had a quiet weekend hand sewing with Kate Slaughter.  Sixteen ladies produced small landscapes and flower designs using textured thread and stitches.
As always, the food and service was excellent and the weather kept fine for us to look round the animals and the walled garden.  As weekends go, this one takes a lot of beating.

June Meeting

I managed to get here for the whole of the afternoon and be able to listen to our speaker Anne Brooke.  What a treat that was.  There was loads of lovely work to look at and her talk was just as interesting.  I didn't get chance to chat with many members as I was quite late but everyone seemed to be busy working.
Next years fees will be £83.  That will include: Guild membership to HQ, Regional subs, Branch subs and teas/coffees for each meeting next year, so there is nothing to pay when you come to the meeting.

Here are a few photographs I took of Anne's work with her permission.