SUNDAY 12TH FEBRUARY ZHEN XIAN BAO

 ZHEN XIAN BAO or Chinese Embroidery Thread Wallets.
We had an extremely interesting and very different dayschool with one of our members, Jennifer Creek.
Jennifer had made us kits which must have taken her such a long time to mark and cut out so when our dayschool started we were able to begin putting the wallets together straight away.

 It was very pleasant to all be able to sit around one big table and work along together.  We worked at a nice steady pace and gradually put our wallets together.  Most unusual for us all to have finished on the day; there is normally plenty to finish off at home.  Jennifer also brought along a couple of books on Chinese local costumes and embroidery and one on wallets/books in all shapes and sizes.  A thoroughly enjoyable and successful day for everyone.

MONDAY 9TH JANUARY 2017 STUMPWORK PANSY

 Lynda started a workshop with us on Monday 9th January.  Our first workshop in the New Year.  Several of us haven't tried this technique before so it was definitely a morning of concentration.
It certainly makes you practice buttonhole stitch.  The next session is on Monday 13th February.

Lynda Jamieson Stumpwork Pansy

 

Samples of petals for pansy

TRAVELLING BOOKS JANUARY 2017

Sue Chipchase Beach  Spurn Point

 These are the embroideries from Sue Chipchase's travelling book.

Lorraine Brown Fastening the Cross

Brigid Lowe Weird Cat

Joyce Basham Tulip

Jane Gatenby Egyptian Skin Scraper

Frances Cruden Wren

Linda Danby Twine Flowers

Joyce Basham The Last Leaf

 Diane Jones has started her second travelling book and these are the first entries in it.

Jennifer Creek Chinese Embroidery Design

Linda Danby

SATURDAY 4TH FEBRUARY DONNA CHESHIRE STITCHING STORIES

  We had a very interesting afternoon with Donna Cheshre.  She was so informative about the whole process of producing her work and also discussing the marketing and sales aspects of her business. 
We usually only hear about the creative side of our guest speakers so it was extremely interesting to hear all aspects,  as Donna illustrated with her pie chart divided up into all the various segments.

 Donna seems to be another of those ladies who has 48 hours in the day.  It was a lovely afternoon that everyone thoroughly enjoyed.

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