Saturday 1st July ANNE MENARY FABRIC OF THE UNIVERSE

On Saturday our speaker was Anne Menary who showed us a very surprising amount of hand stitched work.   One set of four with 13 pieces in each section were done one a week over one year.  Some of them are shown below.

 All of these pieces were stitched together with herringbone stitch.  They were not padded but were quite supple so they would fold easily for storage.

These are just a selection of the work that Anne brought with her.

SATURDAY 3RD JUNE OUTING

 On Saturday 3rd June we had a branch outing to Ripon Cathedral to begin the day.  This was to view the Needle Points North panels which were on display for the first time in a number of years and also the exhibition "Perspectives".   
The Needle Points North panel (photo below) was the one made by members of Guisborough Branch in 1996 for the Year of the Arts.

Guisborough Panel

Piece by Carole Hood for the Contrasts competition

Piece by Heather Waring for the Contrasts competition.

After viewing the exhibition we went on to have lunch at Thirsk Garden Centre.  A beautiful sunny day and lots of members had lunch outside.
Our next stop was Mount Grace Priory to view the Lace exhibiton.  The pieces were inspired by their settings in the Priory.
We then enjoyed a leisurely walk around the Priory with a very knowledgeable guide which was a lovely end to a very pleasant day out.

Saturday's meeting

Our speaker this Saturday, 1st July, is Anne Menary, a textile artist from Derbyshire. Her talk is "Fabric of the Universe". The Sunday Dayschool she is leading is full, which is very satisfactory. The raffle colour this month is blue, so any odds and ends would be appreciated.

Meeting 6th May

Our speaker on 6th May is Gaynor Devaney talking about 'Sunbeams and Suitcases'.  Gaynor is a mixed media artist living and working in Cullercoats. I hope she can bring some sunshine with her!

The colour for our raffle is pink. Any pink bits and pieces would be very welcome.

See you a week on Saturday

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We had a most unusual meeting with Angela Sandwith on Saturday.  Lots of her work was using recycled or unusual fabrics.  (Plastic carrier bags, crisp packets, garden fleece, a real mixture of items you wouldn't think to use).  She was so enthusiastic about her work and engaging others in it.  There was a real buzz at the end of her talk and she said herself there were loads of people going to talk to her which was lovely.

Postcard size pieces machine stitched on her children's outgrown denim clothes.  Angela has made these over many years as reminders of family holidays and other events.

A sketchbook pages of an apron she used for one of her outdoor projects.