Exhibitions

There are many potentially exciting exhibitions this Autumn. Here are a few to start with:-

British Textile Biennial, 3 Oct- 3 Nov.  There are exhibitions and workshops all over North Lancashire including Queen Street Mill, Gawthorpe Hall, Blackburn Cathedral (great Café) and Accrington Market Hall. Check out the web site via the 'current exhibitions' area of the blog.

Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, 10 Oct- 13 Oct.  Outstanding ( and pricey!)  crafts of all kinds.

Glossop Branch Open Day, 12 October.  Entitled "Tempting Textiles" and taking place at Lymefield Garden Centre in Broadbottom, Hyde. Embroidery AND a Garden Centre, What's not to love!!

Nikki Parmenter on the Wirral

Our speaker at the June meeting was the excellent Nikki Parmenter. You can see more of Nikki's marvellous work when Nikki has her own exhibition at the Williamson Art Gallery on the Wirral from 5 October - 22 December.

September Meeting 2019 - Bella May Leonard

Sue has written a short piece about the meeting and taken some excellent photos.

Bella aims for her work to be thoughtful as well as playful and was very generous in passing her work round for members to handle. She was an excellent speaker, telling us about her time at University - embroidery degree at MMU - and her use of man-made materials. Bella has had residencies at Gawthorpe Hall and The Whitworth and has given workshops at Ruthin.  Bella has worked on commissions, including in Berlin, and loves spreading the word about stitching, especially to young people.  Bella spoke of her love for 3D work and installation, as demonstrated in her photos of work based on the Silentnight mattress factory in Blackburn and her work in Berlin. She brought out the contrasts between stitching in a consumerist society and that in more 'disadvantaged' ones with insights into her time in Mexico

Craft Socials

Salford Museum is offering Craft Socials on Wednesday s (5.30-7pm). 
11 September is Silk Painting and 9 October is Pumpkin Sewing.
Booking is required