Embroiderers’ Guild – Bolton Branch September 2017
Welcome to the first
meeting of our 2017/18 year. Tonight we
have our AGM, Molly’s cup competition
and a practical
activity while we chat and catch up. We
have a varied programme to look forward to and
there are extra
copies of the programme for you to take and give to any friends who might like
to join us.
There are also posters, please take one if you
know a shop, etc that could display one.
Our next workshop is on 18 November with Nikki
Parmenter. Please give your name and
deposit to
Clare if you wish to come. Our next Stitch Day at Bank top is 21
October.
Competitions
Our branch
Christmas
competition this year is “A Christmas Gift Bag” decorated in a technique of
your
Choice.
The Members’ challenge for
2017/18 is “Underfoot”. The closing
date for entries is 28 February
2018 and details are on the EG website.
News
On 5 August, a group of members gathered at
Middlebrook to celebrate National Day of Stitch and promote our EG branch. Visitors weren’t as numerous as we had hoped
for but we enjoyed stitching our butterflies.
The NW Regional AGM is on 21 October at
Garstang Country Hotel & Golf Club.
If you wish to
attend, please let
Sheelagh know tonight or by 8 October. If you have any questions for the
regional committee or nominations for committee
members, please submit them to
Details of the
regional Summer school are on the
notice board. The two tutors are Julia
Triston who
came to our regional
day at Haigh Hall and Valerie Wartelle who came to our June meeting.
Exhibitions/Events
The Harrogate Knitting and Stitching Show
takes place from 23 – 26 November.
Reduced tickets at £11 are again available for group purchases of 10
tickets or more. As last year members of
the group do not need to travel together.
Tyrer’s are running a coach trip to Harrogate on Sat, 25 November. Cost £16.50.
Names to Sheelagh by the October meeting.
Manchester EG are having an exhibition at the Parsonage,
Didsbury M20 2RQ under the title
“Reuse, Recycle, Reclaim” from 1 to 22 October. Open daily.
There are two exhibitions in the area with an Indian theme: Kantab – Quilting Stories from India at the
Manchester Craft and Design Centre, Oak St, M4 5JD from 14 Sept to 12
November. Also, a display of Indian
Kantha Textiles at the Arc Centre, Reddish SK5 7BR 11 Sept to 17 November.
“Shaped by Time”, Textile
21 group are exhibiting at Ordsall Hall from 1 Oct – 4 Feb 2018.
The Northwest blog address is
www.info@nwregionembroiderers.org
Our blog: begstitchers.blogspot.com
We now have Facebook pages for Bolton and NW Region. Please ‘like us’ to help
publicise the Guild and our activities.
