MAY MEETING

It's that time again! We have a real treat in store on Monday evening. Vikki Landford will show how she creates her lovely feminine dresses and accessories. See the poster below.
Thanks to Gill, we have lots of new pictures on the Gallery for you to see.

APRIL NEWS

A bit late this month - doesn't the time fly. Hope you all had a good Easter in spite of the wet weather. The garden is still too dry so apologies if the rain prayers work. ( I did ask for overnight rain!)

There are two extra special events this month. We are delighted that Ruth Smith is returning for our evening talk this Monday 16th, to tell us more about the textiles of the Miao people of China. Perhaps those of us who made the Folded Secrets booklets at her workshop last year would like to bring them along.

On 21st Margaret is running her Fusing Fabric workshop using fine tipped soldering irons and machine embroidery. The technique, which Margaret perfected, gives amazing results unlike any other, so why not try it. Joy will be taking final payments on Monday.
Hope to see you there.
[Last minute news - Marlborough & District Branch is holding a 2-day workshop 'Drawing for the Terrified' with Richard Box on Mon 21st & Tues 22nd May. Cost £50. Booking details at the Monday meeting or contact our branch.]

MARCH NEWS

At last Spring has arrived - we've even had a couple of days of warm sunshine. Our next meeting will brighten us up some more with Jan's talk about fabrics from Ghana - full details on the poster below.

The postcards for the Olympic project looked fantastic. Thank you to all those who contributed and special thanks to Ann for assembling them. For those who missed the February meeting they will be displayed in the Gallery.

We are also looking forward to seeing the flower brooches made by members and guests at our last workshop.
Watch out for pictures of these on the Gallery page.

February Activities

Something different for our February Meeting. How about trying on some corsets to see what ladies in the past had to put up with?

After Jill showed us her work last month, she is running a workshop for us. Using the techniques she developed in her ruff making lucky members will make at least one little brooch.
Contact Joy for more details and booking: philandjoy@waitrose.com

JANUARY MEETING

Who would have thought that a fascination with Elizabethan ruffs would lead to such innovative work?

Have a look at Jill's website - www.jillflower.com - to see more of her work and don't forget her workshop on 25th February.

Happy New Year

All those preparations for Christmas and it is over in a flash! However there are lots of good things to look forward to in 2012, not least our branch's exciting programme.
To start off, at our first meeting Jill Flower, 'The Ruff Lady', will share her unusual paper and stitch technique and there will be the chance of making a brooch with Jill at our first workshop in February.

A brief look back to 2011 to congratulate Anne, Jan and the rest of the Zeronine group on their fantastic exhibition 'Threads Acoss Time' at the Andover Museum. If you didn't get there - you missed a real treat.

Christmas Social next Monday 12th

Our last meeting in 2011 is the Christmas Social. As in previous years there will be a practical project with a Christmas theme. All the materials will be provided but please bring £1 to cover these. Also a sewing kit - needles, scissors etc.
Please bring a plate of food for the refreshment table. Drinks will be available, including non-alchoholic mulled 'wine' to get us into the Christmas spirit.
If you wish to take part in the 'Secret Santa' wrap up a present costing around £3 to put in the box. You never know what lovely goody you may receive!
Hope to see you there - it's a good chatty informal evening.
Best wishes for a Happy Christmas and New Year.