We have a great new programme for 2019. 

New speakers - New Workshops 

January 8th - Este Macleod

February 12th  A activity  evening using Este Macleod 's challenge as inspiration.

February brings our challenge for 2019.  Led by Jan Beaney & Jean Littlejohn who will be presenting how we might use last months inspirational talk by  Este Macleod.  A professional artist and designer, Este has developed a programme called "Creative Leap" where writing and the letters of the Roman alphabet are used as a source of inspiration.  Come and find your creative side. Demonstrations on embellishing machine,  transfer dyes, sitching a motif.

Your will need to bring large needle, piece of fabric, frame & threads, pencil, paint brush.

                                                                                                                                                                                                              March 12th -Anne Griffiths

                                                                          Stories in Stitch

                                                                          March Saturday Day School                                                                                                  Experiments in Felt - Lesley Bossine

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Wendy LLoyd  was our speaker  on

9th October 2018 - 

Wendy is a mixed media artist and teacher working in Newbury, West Berkshire. Although I spent most of my working life in retail buying, I have been involved in art and textiles from childhood and over the last few years this has become an all-absorbing obsession.

I use a wide range of mixed media and textile techniques including print, collage, painting, stitch, distressing and feltmaking. My work is inspired by the landscapes of the Middle East, West Berkshire where I live and the Lake District where I was born. Recent work has focused on sources as various as trees, life drawings of hands and abstracted views from above including water, earth from space and pavements.

Carol Waddle - Art on the Rocks 

10th July Meeting   7:30 to 9.00pm

I love landscapes and mountainous regions and having hiked extensively in the UK and the National Parks of SW America and discovered the Rock Art and artefacts of the people who once inhabited the canyons, I have a wealth of imagery upon which to draw for my work. Photography is usually my starting point, then drawing from which to develop ideas for my work which ranges from felted hangings, experimental tapestry weaving, hand/machine stitching to beading and wire-work.  I often combine different techniques/media to create sculptural 3D pieces or as a textural base to stitch into. 

Also we have our 2nd Hand stitch workshop from 6:15 to 7:15pm  see our home page for details.

June 12th

Caroline Bell -   Eco Printing 

Caroline is a Textile Artist whose work focuces on sustainability, often using locally sourced, second hand and upcycled fabrics. She is inspired by the natural world and where possible uses natural dyes, mordants and mark making materials.  

Caroline studied Stitched Textiles at Eastleigh College and is a licentiate member of the Society of Designer Craftsmen.

Your First visit FREE (quote wmeg)

Meeting at 7:30 Soltau  Centre , St James the Less, Henley Road  Stubbings SL6 6QW