Otomi Embroidery hands-on Tuesday 7th May

Ruth and  Sally will be demonstrating how they have updated the Mexican skill of Otomi and showing us how to achieve the same effect.

You will need to bring with you your usual sewing kit and:

Tacking thread

Transfer pen (if available)

6 inch square of fabric (linen, lightweight calico or similar)

Lightweight Vilene or similar to act as a stabiliser (Ruth will bring some with her)

Six strand embroidery thread
 

Tea Rota

 Please have a look at the tea rota and let Sally know if you can fill any of the gaps.( 27th April workshop, 7th May, 4th June, 8th June workshop, 2nd July )

Christine Stanford workshop Saturday 27th April

 Details of the workshop. There are still spaces if you would like to join. If you don’t have everything on the materials list don’t worry as Christine will have everything. You can also use her sewing machine if you don’t have one.  There will be options for hand sewing too.

Christine Stanford

 Lovely meeting today with Christine Stanford giving a talk all about her work and how it developed. She also gave a demonstration of using a wax pot to create a surface on tea-bag paper that she could then work into. This is a technique she will be explaining more fully at her workshop on Saturday 27th April.

April 2nd meeting with Christine Stanford

 A Stitch Back in Time is the title of Christine Stanford talk on Tuesday 2nd April.

March talk by Marian Jazmik

 Really interesting talk with lots of work on display. We were all amazed by the number of different elements Marian used in her pieces, including hair bands, bath scrunches, and almost anything from her husband’s garage. We were in awe at the unusual techniques she described, including an open flame. A very impressive talk.

April workshop change to the published programme

 The April workshop is now on 27th April and will be “ Collection of Memories” with Christine Stanford.

You will be able to book for it at the March meeting on 5th March.

It will be held at the United Reformed Church Hall on Brookhouse Road, Alsager, ST7 2PA from 10 - 4