Programme for 2018

MANCHESTER EMBROIDERERS GUILD
Programme for 2018

Date	Morning Workshop	Afternoon Talks
6th January	Member Workshop – Lynda Edwardes – Gelli Prints and experiments
1st -3rd February	Stitching, Sewing and Hobbycrafts at Event City – Displays of our ‘Re-use, Re-cycle, and Re-claim’ pieces, mini-workshops
3rd February	Member Workshop – Hilary Kimber – Banjara with Bling Mat https://hilstitch.wordpress.com/
3rd March*	Demonstration of various Embroidery Techniques	Show and Tell (what I did on an Embroidery Course)
1st April	Easter Sunday
7th April*	Member Workshop - Goldwork – Pam West
14th April	National AGM
21st April	Regional Day – Rose Bowl Theme -Our Beautiful North West – Wellington Park, Leyland - Speaker James Fox
15th April	Antique and Vintage Textile Fair Fair – Armitage Centre, Manchester
5th May	Jennifer Collier – paper patchwork, pockets and pleats http://www.jennifercollier.co.uk/ Nicola Hulme – Stumpwork http://www.simplystitch.co.uk/
2nd June*	Inspirational Day and Planning for Commemoration of 1914/18, 1st World War, Peterloo Massacre, Suffragettes etc	Anne Brookes – from recording to stitched collage http://www.annebrooke.co.uk/
1st - 3rd June	NW Regional Summer School at Waddow Hall Tutors Valerie Wartelle – Felt Making, Julia Triston – Mixed Media
7th July	Union Chapel is unavailable. There will be an afternoon meeting (1pm - 4pm) at Parish Centre, Emmanuel Church Didsbury.
4th August	National Stitch Day –  at The Parsonage  Didsbury
1st September*	Catch up after Summer Holidays and sort out membership paperwork Sales Table	Talk - TBA
6th October	AGM	Life in Stitches – Claire Hignett http://www.clairehignett.co.uk/
3rd November*	Member Workshop -The Journey – Pam West and Joy Madden	Jacqui Hyman –  Healing Stitches – Therapeutic Handicrafts at Times of conflict
1st December	Christmas Party

* Days on which we will have a Branch and Committee Meeting