Embroiderers' Guild National Stitch Day

We had a very enjoyable day in Cafe Nero, Guisborough and were made very welcome by the staff.
The idea was to stitch daisies or other flowers on to 4" squares in the same style as the Rainbow Squares.
I've finally finished my piece this afternoon.
Thank you to everyone who came and supported the Branch.

 This Daisy piece was stitched by Carole Hood.
Carole took fabric and thread into a local library
and  persuaded some friends to have a go at stitching daisies. 









This is one of the daisies stitched by a friend of
Carole's in the library.

Holy Skirts....

In March 2011, fragments of 23 medieval manuscripts were discovered sewn into the hems of dresses.  These dresses were made by nuns at the Cistercian convent of Wienhausen (Northern Germany) in the late 15th century to dress up sculptures for feast days.

You can read more about the book here...  (however it is in German)

or Nora Wilkinson talks about 'Finding Manuscripts in Unusual Places' here...

Embroiderers Guild National Stitch Day

The ladies from Grove Hill library Knit and Natter Group celebrated National Stitch Day by stitching daisies. We had a discussion about the best way to make French Knots.

I would like to thank  everyone who took part it was very enjoyable .

Posted by Carole Hood

Carole took fabric and threads in to her local library and persuaded some of her friends to have a go at stitching daisies.  This is one of those pieces.

Embroiderers Guild National Stitch Day

We spent a pleasant few hours last Saturday at Cafe Nero stitching, drinking coffee, hot chocolate or tea.

Here is a picture of one our longstanding members helping a possible new recruit!

Have any other members got a photo or tale of how they spent their Stitch Day?