Embroider for Pleasure


Tunbridge Wells Embroiderer's Guild Program 2011 - 2012


 

DATE


 

MEETINGS 2011 -2012

November 5th


Photos to Stitch - Let's Experiment with Hazel Credland

Hazel has worked combining digital imagery and embroidery since the early 1990’s. This talk opens a raft of ideas for using those 'inspirational photographs' embroiderers love to collect.

www.learningathome.me.uk

December 3rd


Our Christmas meeting with mince pies.

What to wear on Mid Summer Night – a Fairy Wardrobe with Anna Nowicki

Drawing on inspiration from A Mid Summer Night’s Dream these seven, art to wear costumes are created for the fairies.

www.pumpkin1.fsnet.co.uk

January 7th


OPEN MEETING

February 4th


Inspired to Stitch with Libby Smith

Libby has been working in the field of embroidery since 1998 using inspiration as diverse as the poetry of Robert Herrick to the Warner Collection.

http://www.easttextile.co.uk/Libbypage1.html

March 3rd


OPEN MEETING

April meeting **

March 31st


The Royal School of Needlework Apprentice - a Dying Breed with Shelly Cox.

Shelly will give us insight into the training and development of a professional embroiderer at the RSN, and her work as an apprentice.

http://www.royal-needlework.org.uk/courses/tutor_details/25

May 5th


Mary Crabb brings her Crabb baskets

Mary’s baskets are amazing, a talk that should leave us buzzing with ideas.

http://www.crabbbaskets.co.uk

June 2nd


OPEN MEETING

July 7th


 Lee Brown gives us A Little Chat About This & That

Lee is an internationally known patchwork & quilter who has taught City and Guilds in Tonbridge for several years.

http://www.leebrowndesigns.co.uk

August


NO MEETING

September 1st


Traditional Indian Textiles Today with Joanna Hall of Bazaar

Joanna, a Textile and Fashion Designer from Hildenborough in Kent has been working alongside crafts people in India for more than 19 years. She works mainly in Rajasthan with weavers, block printers, tailors, jewellers and women who do embroidery, beading and fringing.

http://www.bazaarshop.co.uk

October 6th 

AGM    The venue to be announced later