Harrogate 2018

I am just back from Harrogate.  There were some fascinating exhibitions, demonstrations and lots of tempting shopping opportunities.

Suffragette Hearts

Lorraine has completed her heart.  The collection will be on show at Event City in January/February

Meeting - November 2018

On the 3 November "The Journey" started for some and continued for others, thanks to Joy and Pam. Many excellent ideas were generated in a relaxed atmosphere.  Here are some examples:-

Try this short video for a taste of autumn!

In the afternoon Jacqui Hyman gave a fascinating talk entitled Healing Stitches. Jacqui told us about her inspiration as she has worked to restore textiles (mainly from the past) worked by Soldiers, prisoners, people in hospital and others.  Sometimes we become frustrated by our work but in the main it is a great source of relaxation and a sense of achievement - as the morning session demonstrated.

New Link and 2019 Programme

Under "links" you will now find a link to North West Region. They publish details of branches in the North West and their activities.

The 2019 programme is mow available (Thank you Chris).  Some exciting plans for the coming year.

Northern Hearts

Sue was recently in the North East and had the opportunity to view a 100 Hearts exhibition. Here are some examples of the work.

Hand Stitching in Manchester

On the 15 December, Richard McVetis is running a one day course in The Art of Hand Embroidery in central Manchester.  Richard is a graduate of MMU and offers courses across the country.

October 2018 - Claire Hignett

On Saturday we held the AGM. A new Secretary and Treasurer will take their places on the committee, other members were re-elected.   
We wish them all good luck 😊.

In the afternoon the speaker was Claire Hignett, who spoke about her "Life in Stitches".  Claire talked, with honesty and thoughtfulness, about her development as an artist and her experimentation with stitching and design. She illustrated her talk with some fascinating examples of her work.