Saturday's meeting

Just a reminder that our speaker on Saturday 3rd February is Donna Cheshire a textile artist specialising in applique and freestyle machine embroidery inspired by the coast and landscape of Great Britain. donnacheshiretextiles.com

DECEMBER 2016 TRAVELLING BOOK

Frances Cruden Spring Blossom

Jennifer Creek  Paisley

Betty Ditcher Daisy

Anne Asprey  Yorkshire Moors

Judith Clarke Ammonite

Joyce Basham Autumn Leaf

Linda Danby Olives

Lynda Jamieson By the garden wall

Jane Gatenby Going round in circles

Programme 2017

Meetings first Saturday monthly at 1.45 for 2.00pm at Sunnyfield House Guisborough


7 Jan   Folios and Well Travelled Books

4 Feb  Donna Cheshire
           Stitching Stories

4 Mar  Brigid Lowe
            Oriental Embroidery

1 Apr  Angela Sandwith
           Using Recycled and Unusual Materials

6 May  Gaynor Devaney
            Sunbeam and Suitcases

June  No meeting Outing to be arranged

1 July  Anne Menary
            Fabric of the Universe

August  Holiday

2 Sept  Valerie Wartelle
             Branching Out

7 Oct  AGM

4 Nov  Maggie Smith
           The Joys of Hand Stitching

2 Dec  Christmas Celebrations


Day Schools 2017

Venue  Sleights Court Guisborough  10am to 4pm

12 Feb  Jennifer Creek
             'Zhen Xian Bao' Chinese Embroidery Thread Wallets

2 July  Anne Menary
           Hand Stitched Seascapes

3 Sep  Valerie Wartelle
           Felted Landscapes

5 Nov  Maggie Smith
            Get Stitched Up


Workshops

Sunnyfield House Guisborough
10am to 12am, second Monday of each month

Christmas Tree Festival

Didn't we do well! Prize to be enjoyed on 7th January.

FOLLOW UP TO ANNE BROOK DAYSCHOOL

Jane Gatenby  Urban Landscape

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Heather Waring

Jane Gatenby  

Lynda Jamieson

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS CONTINUED

On Saturday 3rd December we had our branch
Christmas party.
We had a lovely afternoon; lots of fun and laughter and plenty of time to talk to each other.
Some of us had brought our travelling books to swop and there were plenty of appreciative comments about the really nice pieces that members had produced.

We had a delicious afternoon tea provided by the
members.
Followed by an absolutely hilarious game of bingo
very kindly organised by Lynda and a raffle.
All in all a very pleasant Christmas party.

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS

On Wednesday (30th November) four of us went along to St. Nicholas' church in Guisborough to set up our branch Christmas tree as part of the Christmas Tree Festival.
About 25 trees are decorated by local organisations in Guisborugh.  They will be in the church all week and will be well worth going to see.  It was a nice start to the Christmas festivities.  We also enjoyed the nice hot chocolate in one of the local cafes afterwards.

It was a little difficult to take photos because of the light from the stained glass windows and then the darker shadows from the stone below but we managed.   Our tree is lovely and colourful with some very pretty decorations.  Thank you to everyone who loaned us their baubles.