Formed in 1956 the Lincolnshire branch has been going strongly ever since and we are looking forward to our 65th anniversary in 2021. We are a friendly, active and enthusiastic group with a wide range of skills, knowledge and experience. We welcome anyone with an interest in embroidery and textiles at any level. Help and advice is always available to anyone seeking it. In our program we cater for all tastes in embroidery and textile art, from traditional stitch to contemporary work. Through our meetings, programme of talks and workshops, we aim to build awareness of stitch and textile art and to educate, encourage, inspire and promote stitch of all kinds. Meetings are very friendly with over 70 members the attendance is usually around 50 each meeting. Meetings are usually on the 2nd Saturday of the Month from 10.00am to 3.30pm September to July in The Hardy Building, Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln,LN1 3DY There is no meeting in August. Please check the programme for dates as we have to work around the venue and rooms/dates may change Chair - Jayne Hanson email: jayne.hanson@btinternet.com Secretary and YE- Carolyn Merry email: carolyn.merry48@icloud.com Treasurer - Sarah Lambkin-Smith email: sarah.lambkinsmith@outlook.com  Coach Trip to the Knitting and Stitching Show Harrogate Saturday 30th November 2019 Coach picks up outside Bishop Grosseteste University College at 8.am and leaves Harrogate at 4pm Price for trip is £30 for both members and non-members which includes travel and ticket for entry to the show. Contact Sarah on 07725807297 or sarah.lambkinsmith@outlook.com to book | Our next meeting is Saturday 12th October 2019. 10am -3.30pm We have a full day activity delivered by Marion Jackson called Hidden Sugars PLEASE NOTE THIS MEETING IS IN THE ELLIOT ROOM AT BG UNIVERSITY  This will be a paper/fabric collage workshop which will create an individual piece for each member Materials needed:- Basic Sewing Kit 12"/30cm Dark Felt Tailor Chalk to mark the boundary Sweetie Papers Snippets of glitzy fabric, ribbons, fibres etc Pritt Stick and pins Beads and embellishments LINCOLNSHIRE YOUNG EMBROIDERERS Our next Young Embroiderers' meeting is on On Saturday 14th September 2019. Please see our Young Embroiderers' page for further details |
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