Annual Meal

Tuesday was our annual meal and EGM. It was another warm and bright evening.We arrived from ^.30 and began with the EGM. This identified the officers and committee for the AGM in September. After this about thirty of us sat down for a very enjoyable 3 course meal and coffee. A lovely way to finish our "year". Below are 3 photos of those attending and also the newsletter. Next meting could be at Hobbycraft on sat

4th Aug to celebrate National stitch Day.I will not be at the Sept AGM but might remember to send in my piece for Mollys Cup. Enjoy the sunshine.

Embroiderers’ Guild – Bolton Branch      July 2018

Competitions

The theme of the Molly’s Cup competition this September 18^th will be “Re-use, Re-cycle”.  The subject is up to you but most of the materials in the work must be re-cycled.

The Christmas competition at our meeting on December 18^th will be your interpretation of  “A Christmas Carol”, any carol, not the book of that name.

The national members’ challenge for 2018/19 is “Life’s Rich Pattern”.  Details are on the member’s section of the Guild website, you will need to log in.

The National Celebration of Stitch is on Saturday 4^th August.  This year the theme is “Hearts” and we hope to be stitching and promoting the branch at the Hobbycraft store in Bolton from 10.30am.ww  Do come and visit or join in.

Craft Fair.  We will be having a stall at the Triangle Craft Fair on 17^th November.  We will also be running a workshop there.  Again, this is to promote the branch and raise funds, so we will need plenty of embroidered goods to sell. We have already started producing items and we will be making more at our September meeting.

Exhibitions

Textile 21:   “On the Edge” at the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum in Birkenhead, 8^th July to 9^th September. Open Wed – Sun, 10am-5pm. 

Merseyside EG: “Endeavour” at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral from 22-29 September. Further details:  www.megonline.co.uk.

Natural Progression Textile Group: exhibition and sale of textile art on the theme of “ freedom” at the Farmhouse Gallery, Astley Hall, Chorley PR7 1XA.  Open 12-3.30pm except Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The Creative Craft Show is at Event City, Manchester  6-8 Sept.

If you hear of any exhibitions or events that you think may be of interest to us, please tell Sheelagh 

Our Bolton 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.

Guild website:  www.embroiderersguild.com

Saturday Play Day

It was a bit of a worry on Saturday. The final of women and semi final of mens tennis at Wimbledon and a play day. Apologies I know the day has changed its name but I cant remember it. Well I promised Carol that I would attend and take along the lace lavender bags that I had been making so I arrived. It was also gloriously hot and I think many members must have felt like me. Anyhow the hardened few arrived. Barbara assembled the batik stuff and 3 members joined her, Brenda made a book cover Ann made a bag and I made another lavender bag. I had a compromise though, the bag needed filling and the lavender was at home, so I left about 2.00 arriving home in time for both matches. Most of these items are being made to sell at the Triangle in November. More are always wanted.Can i make a plea from gardeners for any spare lavender later in the year.

See you at the summer meal tomorrow,

Bags and bookcovers being ironed.