Alice Kettle

September 1st will see the opening of the Thread Bearing Exhibition at the Whitworth Art Gallery. Some of us have embroidered trees for the work that Alice Kettle has put together and this will be your chance to try find your individual tree in the forest that she has created.

The Whitworth has other excellent embroidery on show - see the Current Exhibition section for more details

September Meeting

There will be a sales table on Saturday morning.  It is your opportunity for you to have a clear out. You can bring a threads, fabric pieces, and other small items you wish to sell. Of course, it is an opportunity to buy lots of things that you are going to "need" to add to all the rest!
Tables will be cleared in time for our afternoon speaker - Tori Riley on Batik.
See you there.

100 Hearts

The hearts are ready for public showing (see earlier post) and it would be nice to see your entry.  Here is a splendid example completed by Sue:-

National Day of Stitch

Sue took some excellent photos of the Day in the gardens of the Old Parsonage. Beautiful hearts in a lovely setting. Take a look:-

Exhibition and Workshops

The Platform Gallery at Clitheroe is hosting an excellent exhibition entitled Decorum.  The exhibition features work by four women including textile artist (and MMU graduate) Priscilla Edwards.

Priscilla is offering workshops in August and September.  Take a look at her website. 

National Celebration of Stitch

The Branch will participate in the National Celebration of Stitch by meeting to sew in the gardens of the Old Parsonage in Didsbury at 11am on Saturday 4 August. The theme this year is "Hearts" and we have decided to link it with our commemoration theme, so there will be purple, green and white felt to stitch women's suffrage hearts.  Please join us. If you need inspiration then look at the exhibition in Clitheroe - Women in British History (details on the Current Exhibitions page).

100 Hearts

100 HEARTS EXHIBITIONS

“Lest we Forget” are the poignant words spoken by a generation long ago.  Those who fought in World War 1 are now fading memories to the generation who came after, and soon they too will be lost to us.  Stories of comradeship, bravery, victories and setbacks were captured in the letters sent back to relatives eagerly waiting for news or told by those who returned.  In conjunction with SSAFA, the Embroiderers’ Guild is proud to be part of the commemoration of all those who took part in World War 1.  Using cloth and thread as both a medium and metaphor, textile artists will interpret the stories as unique and sensitive images stitched onto hearts.  The pieces will illustrate to a new generation the men and the animals that accompanied them; the uniforms worn and medals won; the regiments that fought together and the family members fondly remembered; the songs that kept their spirits high and the words they wrote to those back home.  These will be unique and thoughtful exhibitions put together to fulfil the hope of a generation not to be forgotten.

Venues

100 Hearts is a different mixture of pieces at each venue.  Exhibitions have been organised at –

Knit & Stitch, Alexandra Palace, London 11-14 October

Knit & Stitch Harrogate 22-25 November

NEC, Birmingham March 2019

Norwich Cathedral November 2018

Liverpool Cathedral 10 September – 7 October

Garden Rooms at Tennants, Leyburn 26 Sept – 17 Oct

Weston Park, Shifnal, Shropshire 29 September – 30 October 2018

Bucks County Museum, Aylesbury mid Oct – January 2019

Chertsey Museum 1-20 September

Frome Museum early September – mid October

RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovil 24 October – 31 November

Old Low Lights Gallery, North Shields 1 October – 30 November

Stroud Museum in the Park 3 November – 2 December 2018

Please check the Guild and venue websites for updates and confirmation of exact exhibition dates.

email – 100hearts@embroiderersguild.com

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