SATURDAY 6th AUGUST 2016 NATIONAL DAY OF STITCH

This years National Day of Stitch for our branch took place in Strikes Garden Centre in Stokesley.
We were made very welcome by the staff in Strikes and had a most enjoyable day.  At different times during the day 14 of us stitched leaves which was this years theme.  

As you can see we've already got a good selection of
leaves made by various members of the branch at
Monday workshop.

It was a very pleasant day for all of us as it's not very often we have the chance to get together and
have a pleasant days stitching.
Thanks go to Strikes staff who ensured we had everything we needed.

SATURDAY 2nd JULY BRANCH MEETING with NONA JENKINS AMERICAN QUILTS - THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY

We had a very enjoyable meeting on Saturday 2nd July.  Our
 guest speaker, Nona Jenkins gave us an extremely interesting talk on American quilts and in particular on the Underground Railway.  This was the name of the organisation that helped black slaves escape from the Southern States of America to Canada and freedom.














Nona brought along all sorts of small quilts to illustrate the ways that messages were passed along.
She also showed us some of the beautiful quilts that she had made.

Open Stitch Day

Just a reminder about Open Stitch Day. We're stitching around a table in the Craft section at Strikes in Stokesley. Everyone welcome to come along and stitch. Lynda will be there from 10.00. The theme this year is 'Leaves' but come along with whatever you are stitching at the moment.

SATURDAY 18TH JUNE OUTING TO GIBSIDE

  

 We had a most enjoyable trip to Gibside, although it was chilly at the start of the day the rain didn't appear and eventually the sun did shine.  The Walled Garden looked lovely and the "washing" that was on display was beautiful, so much thought and time had gone in to the work, quite inspiring.

 Carole Hood's poppies made a real statement with their lovely vibrant colours.











Heather Waring's Seasons gave a real sense of Gibside throughout the year.

 The display in the Chapel was beautiful and lots of members of the public were really very appreciative of the work.

Monday Workshop 13th June

We will be stitching leaves at our next workshop. It is hoped that the finished measurement will be four inches square to add to our daisy squares.

We looked at the Doodle form idea from one of the Guild Folios, this could be used as an inspiration. If this does not appeal to you perhaps you would like to choose  your own technique.

DAY SCHOOL WITH JULIA TRISTON Sunday 8th May

We had a lovely dayschool with Julia.  Exploring Identity with Cloth and Thread.
Julia had asked us to bring old denim, underwear, lace, table linen, in fact all sorts of
items that would perhaps go to the charity shop or bin.

The day started with us dismantling some of our items and then putting them back together
in an entirely different way.

Most are still works in progress but we accomplished a lot on what was an inspiringday.

MAY MEETING WITH JULIA TRISTON

Julia Triston was our guest speaker at May's meeting.  Her talk was on Identity and Intimacy.
Julia talked about her journey in textiles, identity, gender and sustainability using second-hand clothing, old linen, vintage lace and worn underwear.

These textiles are then transformed into new artworks with changed identity.
Julia certainly made us look at our clothes in a totally different way.