March was a strange meeting, due to the unprecedented issues regarding the coronavirus, we saw a much reduced number of members.  In the morning 2 of the 4 planned stitch corners took place.  Hussifs and Japanese thimbles

In the afternoon we had an interesting talk from the fabulous Nigel Cheney

 In the morning we had a talk from Marianne Young who brought in her exquisite collection of textiles spanning many genres and decades.

In the afternoon we had a friendship day where members brought in any items they did not know what they were or for for identification

 In the morning there was a talk getting the best from IT where members were shown how to use the EG website, EMREG, Pinterest, Facebook @LincsEG and Instagram

In the afternoon we had a talk from Lynn Haith on her amazing piece Antethesis of Serendipity

We also had a display of the completed Christmas bunnies

In  December we had our Christmas social with bring and share lunch.  The Committee gifts all members a piece to work on during the day.  This year was a beautiful rabbit. Each member received 1 small and 1 large rabbit. Thank you to the members who designed, cut and prepared the gifts.

In the morning we had 4 stitch corners involving Casalguidi, Komebukuro, Hussifs and Stumpwork Faces.  It was a fantastic session and thank you to all the tutors for their time

  In the afternoon we had a fantastic talk from Ninya Mikhalia on the making of the Black Prince's Joupon 

We had a fabulous full day activity delivered by Marion Jackson entitled hidden sugars.  Sweet wrappers were used along with textiles and threads to create a lovely individual multi-texture piece

In the morning we held our branch AGM which was well attended with 49 members including 2 new members.

Members brought in their work to display completed during the summer

In the afternoon Judith Rowley held a talk entitled "Journey Thorough Time from historical to contemporary"

The talk was very interesting and informative with her pieces depicting the votes for women struggles.

Our July meeting is always our Mildred Higgins Memorial Day where we remember Mildred one of our longest serving Chair's and members.

At this meeting members bring in pieces they have completed for competitions during the year and show other work they have completed

Chairman's Challenge.  At the AGM in Sept 2018 Jayne set the 2018/19 chairman's challenge "Come fly with me" 

  At the AGM in Sept 2018 the 2018/19 Mildred Higgins day competition was set by Jenny Aiden Christie to be judged by her in July 2018 "Patterns in Glass"

In the morning we had a talk from Mary McIntosh - Text and Textile Art

n the afternoon we had an amazing talk from Jenny Aiden Christie - Preserving the past and creating the future.  In this she took us through her work past and present and her time at the Royal School of Needlework and embroidering the wedding dress of Kate Middleton the Duchess of Cambridge.

On the Sunday there was a workshop by Jenny Aiden Christie creating Millefori Broaches. 

 For this meeting we were at Whisby nature reserve, a beautiful location despite the rain.

In the morning we had an activity of pot luck stitches where members picked a stitch to sew

In the afternoon we had a talk from Alex Hall of the Scunthorpe Branch on her wonderful memories workbooks.  From the pages of these books memories of holidays come flooding back.

In the morning member Bronwyn Flemming extended her previous talk in January where we were "taking a line for a walk" to "developing the line" where we enhanced our drawing skills.  

In the afternoon we had a talk from Laura Marriott and EG graduate scholar on her journey and machine embroidery.

On the Sunday there was a workshop by Deborah Mullins on Palestinian Embroidery

In the afternoon the talk was led by Amanda Hislop entitled "Land Lines, Drawn lines and stitch lines" 

Amanda talked us through how she created her amazing landscape designs.

 On Sunday Amanda held a workshop showing us how to create texture in our designs using material, paper, string, cotton, leaves, paint and glue among many other things.

In March we trialled our successful friendship day.  The Committee thought it would be interesting to mix up where people sat so they could make friends with people they didn't normally sit next to.  Everyone hailed this a success getting to know people they didn't know before.

In the afternoon we had a fascinating talk from Meredith Towne entitled "Confessions of an Edwardian Shopoholic"   Meredith (in full Edwardian Costume) talked us through what an Edwardian lady would need to buy for her Wedding and married life thereafter.

In the morning we had a free stitch morning where members sew their current ongoing projects.

In the afternoon we hade a talk from Kate Wells entitled "Dip your work in Gold"  

Kate brought in some of her exquisite goldwork for us to see

In the morning we had a talk and practical session from member Bronwyn Flemming on "Taking a Line for a Walk"

We were taken on a practical exercise on drawing starting with making lines and patterns, line thickness and texture to drawing objects provided

In the afternoon we had a walk from Anthea Godfrey, Artistic Director of the Embroidery Guild

The talk entitled "Couture Embroidery" was a fascinating insight into the use of embroidery by the couture houses past and present. 

On the Sunday Anthea delivered her beaded collar workshop.  The group loved the day and produced some fantastic work although not finished on the day.

Christmas Masquerade

For our Christmas meeting we always gift our member a little present, this year it was a masquerade mask for our members to embellish.

For lunch we have a buffet, members bring in an item and we all share.  This is always a lovely social day in our calendar and an opportunity for members to relax and chat whilst sewing.

  Member Val Letts held and all day activity making boxes

In the morning we had a stitching activity

In the afternoon there was a talk from Deborah Mullins on Palestinian Costume and Bethlehem

 In September we had the branch AGM in the morning

In the afternoon was a talk from Julian Ellis on framework knitting and the Luddites

Earlier in the month there was a Kickstart workshop on fossils.