Click on Speakers name in orange to open website. (from inspiration, experimentation to production)  Examples of Sandra's felt brooches embellished with hand embroidery. Google search sandra jenkins textile art to view more. February 16th. Francesca Holmes 'Stitch and Heat Exploration'.  March 16th. Pam Keeling 'Rebecca Crompton Derby's Embroiderer of note'.
April 13th. An in house workshop. Create a plastic canvas-work animal or bird to carry a small bite-sized Easter egg. May 18th. Gilli Theokritoff 'Hitomezashi' Sashiko with a difference. A hand stitching afternoon. Bring along your sewing kit. June 15th. Fran Buxton 'Perfection in Imperfection'. Fran works with mixed media textiles to explore imperfection and the overlooked. Responding to her own photographs of surface pattern, she balances found treasures, textures and layers of tactile stitch. July 20th Linda Miller 'In Stitches'. Linda's talk covers her work, the joys of practising textile art, working with shops and galleries, gaining commissions, and entering work in shows and exhibitions. We will see images of her machine embroideries, whose naivite and charm will captivate. September 21st AGM October 19th Ruth Singer 'Hidden Histories' Textiles with narratives. Ruth's work includes artist' residencies and projects with museums, archives and historic buildings. She will discuss her Criminal Quilts project about Victorian and Edwardian woman criminals and the exhibitions Narrative Threads and Emotional Repair. She works with hand stitching, quilting and print techniques. November 16th Christmas Lunch to be pre-booked. Meet at 11.45 for lunch at 12.00. Activity to be announced. |
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