Jacobs Feast Jan 16

Today was our annual Jacobs feast. Sadly I had to send my apologies. Had a back problem in India, necessitating a couple of days in a wheelchair and injections in an Indian hospital. Certainly a different experience. I  still loved Kerela though. Ann again took a couple of photos of our activity, using skeleton leaves. She said that the food and company was great and that they played several games of bingo. Numbers have declined over the years so do put the date in your diary. I really missed being there.

January meeting

Laura Rosenzweig was invited to our first meeting of the new year. Her talk was called Woven fabrics from her travels. again I had to send apologies but Ann was there to report and take some photos, She says that it was an interesting travelling talk , based in India. This was an irony as at that time I was travelling around Kerela and also collecting some fabrics.
I will try to attach the newsletter and then some of Anns photos.....

News and Competitions

The Rose Bowl competition title is "Under the Sea", for our Regional Day in April next year, hope you’re working on it! There is no restriction on size as long as it was produced within the last 2 years. This will be voted for by members on the day.

Also the Coates Anchor award for Excellence in Embroidery, the design for which is your personal choice but must primarily involve hand or machine embroidery or a combination of both. You should involve Coates Anchor threads in your piece of work.

We must all make an effort to enter the Journal Cover competition- the North West Broderers’ Cup- which must be a suitable design for printing on a single colour background in A5 format. This is only open to the Bolton Branch! This will also be voted for by members on the North West Regional Day.

Exhibitions and Events

4-6 February : The Stitching Sewing and Hobbycrafts Show is at Events City, Manchester M178AS. Adults £8.00, Seniors £7.00.


NEC Fashion & Embroidery- Hobbycrafts- Sewing for Pleasure and Cake international from 17-20 March. See notice board.


• Details about Summer School at Widdow Hall, Clitheroe on 3-5 June, on the notice board. Booking suechisnall@btinternet.com


International Patchwork Exhibition -16 Jan -17 Feb 2016 at Fairfield Mill, Sedburgh, Cumbria. Open Daily 10.30- 4.30. Adult £3.50, concessionary £3.00, Students free. Tel 01539 620489.


• Now & Then : 60^th Anniversary of the Manchester Branch. 14^th Feb- 22^nd May. Exhibitions and workshops see Salford’s What’s On booklet, www.salfordcommunityleisure.co.uk/culture/ordsall-hall. Workshops must be booked through Ordsall Hall.


• Planted and Picked a celebration of the garden border through stitch by Carole Dawber, 1 Feb- 12 March 2016 at Martin Mere. Daily 9.30-4.30 Tel 01704895181.


• The Threadmill Textile Group have an exhibition at the parsonage, Stenner lane, Didsbury. sat 13 Feb- 13 March 2016. Preview Sunday 14 February.


• Are you looking for a workshop? Check out this website- www.creativeworkshops.co.uk Contact linda@creativethreadworkshops.co.uk.

Advance Notice

Saturday 23^rd – Jacob’s Feast. This Saturday!

Ann needs more handmade birthday cards for sending to members if you have any to spare please pass them on. Raffle prizes are always welcome. Please see Barbara Ryall if you have anything. If there are any library books you think would be suitable for us, please tell Sheelagh Madden. (An ISBN would be helpful)

If you hear of any interesting exhibitions or events that you think may be of interest, please let Brenda Brown know and details can go on the newsletter; brownhovis33@yahoo.co.uk

Don’t forget our blog address for Bolton EG is http://begstitchers.blogspot.com/ . Also just a reminder that the Guild web address is www.embroiderersguild.com

The Northwest blog address is http:/www.info@nwregionembroiderers.org

Ordsall Hall

The Radcliffe bedspread project has been completed. Thank you to all those of you who volunteered to stitch the names. I believe that you all received invitations to the unveiling on Jan 11th. I was so sorry to have to send my apologies but know that Ann and Barbara were going to attend. I understand that it was a lovely occasion. Liz has sent me some photos .She also tells me that there is talk of cushions…. I must visit as soon as possible. There is a newspaper link .http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/ordsall-hall-quilt-names-stitched-10715766
and Caroline was also interviewed for the radio.

newsletter

Embroiderers’ Guild – Bolton Branch

Newsletter – December 2015

News and Competitions  The Rose Bowl competition title is “Under the Sea”, for our Regional Day in April next year, hope you’re thinking about it!

      The Capability Brown Festival is a celebration of landscape and gardens in stitch.                     See below for details.

 Exhibitions and Events

4-6 February : The Stitching Sewing and Hobbycrafts Show is at Events City, Manchester M178AS.  Adults £8.00, Seniors £7.00.

 Advance Notice

·        A beginners/slight experience embroidery and contemporary stitch class is starting on October 8^th at the Triangle Centre, Chorley Old Rd. It will be on Thursdays 10-12 noon. More information at www.facebook.com/pages/Enjoy-Learning-Bolton/141379002171999 or see Glennys Astley.

·         January Meeting’s Speaker is Laura Rosenzweig – “Woven Fabrics from her Travels” on the 19^th

·         Saturday 23^rd – Jacob’s Feast. Put it in your diary!

Capability Brown Festival

A stitched piece in any technique that reflects the essence of CB ie a landscaped garden. Piece to be  portrait or landscape mounted   onto an artist canvas, A 2 3 or 4. in size. Our venue is Gawthorpe , ready in the summer of 2016. Val is liaison officer.

 Chairman Challenge

Based on the travelling books idea, each branch is allocated 2 facing pages of an A3 pink pig book. One page to record inspirations, sketches notes postcards etc.Facing page a stitched piece/pieces. Theme for each branch to reflect their location. It could be done by one and or many members. Inspiration mounted on paper 1 cm smaller than the A3 page. Stitched , similar but mounted on fabric or paper. I will attach by double sided sellotape. The finished

books could be borrowed by any branch for exhibitions etc. Jackie will coordinate for us.

Ann needs more handmade birthday cards for sending to members if you have any to spare please pass them on. Raffle prizes are always welcome.  Please see Barbara Ryall if you have anything. If there are any library books you think would be suitable for us, please tell Sheelagh Madden. (An ISBN would be helpful)

If you hear of any interesting exhibitions or events that you think may be of interest, please let Brenda Brown know and details can go on the newsletter; brownhovis33@yahoo.co.uk

Don’t forget our blog address for Bolton EG is http://begstitchers.blogspot.com/ .

Also just a reminder that the Guild web address is www.embroiderersguild.com

The Northwest blog address is http:/www.info@nwregionembroiderers.org

Apologies, still having problems with windows 10 and written this Blog a different way , so forgot the newsletter. Have a lovely Christmas and I will see you all in February. Val

December Christmas party

Our meeting began with a show and tell. Phil displayed his recent kit, a glass bauble encrusted in jewels, very pretty.

Pauline brought along a piece that she had started at the NWR AGM. It was based on circles but finished however the embroiderer wished.She reminded everyone about what a good day it had been.

Barbara then led the meeting, handing out pre prepared packs and we were able to stitch a hedgehog. Whilst we were doing this, the committee had prepared an excellent buffet for us to share.

Our competition this year was called Snowman. There were quite a few entries. The pink boxes are used to collect how many pennies you wish to put in  for each piece.

Some of us remembered to bring along our metal workshop[ pieces.

and finally,

the pennies were counted and the winner this year was announced, my friend Barbara.

Out and about, our Museum

A couple of weeks ago, Pauline invited me to join her in a workshop held in the Museum. We were going to make a LED  Christmas decoration so it was very appealing. We arrived and invited to help ourselves to drinks and biscuits and then we got serious. The demo was simple and the instructions looked OK but I have never been so frustrated. At one point I was ready to walk out , but I persevered and completed a snowman ,with LED lights down his chest. Not my best piece of work but a new skill learned.

Out and about Pendle

Monday was a glorious day after the awful rain over the weekend. I took my godson from Canada who is staying  with me,to the train and then drove past Padiham to our new venue , and new branch name Pendle. I am delighted at the success of this branch, very friendly members and producing lovely work. Our Xmas competition was to create a book cover.and there were many to choose from , but our amazingly hard working Secretary , Joan,found the time to make a lovely piece and was presented with a small gift by Sue our Chair

We ate another very successful Jacobs Feast and then had to stitch our names onto a pre assembled badge. Thank goodness I have a short name., because we were then given a quiz to complete.Patricia sitting next to me won with 12 correct answers but I was quite pleased as I managed 11 correct and I had finished my badge too. An exchange of hand made cards and I was ready to leave. We no not meet in January so look forward to my next visit in Feb next year!!!