AND THERE'S MORE

A few more from our Travelling Books

Woven Tree  -  Lynda Jamieson

Anne Asprey

Snowdrops  -  Joyce Basham

Suffolk Puff Tudor Rose  -  Marion Calvert

MORE WELL TRAVELLED PAGES

Some more of the lovely pages made by members for our Travelling Books

Gill Garrod

Sheila Whittaker

Frances Cruden

GIBSIDE VISIT

Barbara (Schorah) visited Gibside on the 16th January.  It was very cold but lovely and because the trees were  bare you could see all the open areas around you.

The ruin

The Orangery

The Banqueting Hall

The Chapel

Thank you for the photos Barbara.

Annabel Rainbow's sketchbook challenge...

Plots and Spangles

I visited the Plots and Spangles exhibition at Auckland Castle. It is a show of the vestments embroidered by Helena Wintour. She was the daughter of a member of the Gunpowder Plot, hence the 'plot' in the title. The embroidered part is amazing. It is all goldwork and stumpwork. The quantity is unbelievable especially when worked by one person. The quality is so fine, and a lot would have been worked by candlelight and with needles that wouldn't have been as fine as modern ones.

 Auckland Castle is interesting in its own right and has a cosy tearoom in the library.

There is a leaflet with more detail and illustrations on the Guild noticeboard.

Monday Workshop 11th January 2016

We will be starting our Travelling Books on a new journey at our Monday Workshop. 

We will also be discussing the Capability Brown project.

Members are free to bring along their own work or possibly begin a new piece for  a Travelling Book.

Please come along and join us.

MONTHLY MEETING SATURDAY 2ND JANUARY 2016

We held our first meeting of the New Year today.
Our January meeting is in house these days as due to bad weather in the past we have had to cancel speakers at the last minute.  It saves a certain amount of hassle.

This year was Travelling Books and Folios.  Members brought in a really good selection of books with some beautiful and varied work.  It was a pleasure to look at them and there was plenty of admiration for the embroideries.

There were also a good selection of the Embroiderers' Guild folios for us to enjoy.  Lots of updated ones but also some of the original samples.  An opportunity to handle some beautiful and fine work including beading and shadowwork.  Thank you for organizing it all Diane.

This was a real favourite with the drawing on the left and the lovely sample on the right.

Brigid Lowe stitched this really quirky cat.  We all want one.

This piece is by Anne Asprey after a workshop with Maggie Smith - Get Plastered/

 

  

                                                                 This one is Midnight Snow by Diane Jones.