Message from Pam Keeling at EMREG

Dear Chairmen and IT Reps

We have received the following through 'Contact Us', perhaps you could pass this onto your members for their information.

Best wishes

Pam

Hi
We run workshops & retreats. I have Kathleen Laurel Sage to come & teach 5/6/7th May and I have spaces. Would any of your members be interested? full details here - http://www.quiltsandwich.co.uk/#!workshops/c24c2

thanks for your assistance.

Fiona

On behalf of Janet Corcoran (janet.corcoran@talk21.com)

Hi everyone, just a reminder that there is a workshop at Grantham Museum tomorrow to make a WW1 heart. Details are in the attachment.

With best wishes

Vicki

 

Just a reminder that it is our March meeting on Tuesday. It is beginning to feel like Spring I think and the extra light is especially helpful for stitching. We are making coiled pots and details and requirements are on the blog but I have attached here for you too.

If you have booked for the Goldwork workshop with Brenda Scarman on the 21st Aprilpayment (by cheque please) is due at Tuesday's meeting. Payments for kits will be direct to Brenda on the day.  She is happy to be contacted by email should you have any querybrendascarman@hotmail.com.

I have had a message from someone who is is moving house and has three embroidery frames to give away.  They are in very good condition but have not been used for some time.  One stands on the floor, another on a table, and the third is a frame without a stand. She is willing to deliver them to the meeting so if anyone is interested please let me know.

 

We are looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday

Vicki

Tuesday March 3rd 2015

10-2

Grantham Tennis Club

Coil Pots

Lorraine Appleton is  booked in to do coil pots for the March meeting.

  

She  will bring lots of examples and do a demo of the machine and hand technique.  

It's a recycling project so here is a short list of what people need to bring.This project works well if you have a colour scheme either different shades of the same colour or complementary colours

• strips of thinnish silky fabrics (sari silk strips are perfect but need to be ironed) approx 1 inch wide, minimum length 12 inch
• scrap embroidery threads in your chosen colours, perle and ordinary
• Scrap purl (optional)
• usual sewing kit

In addition you will need  3 supermarket carrier bags.

Sounds like an excellent example of a  recycling project.See you on the day.

Finding Inspiration for the Out of Africa Preparation Work Display from February 3rd 2015 meeting 

Wonderful example of planning your work

• February 3rd  2015 Meeting 

Book Covers, Travelling Books, A Stitch a Month and Sweetheart Bunting

Part 2

Completed Work/Show and Tell

Planning Projects 

• February 3rd  2015 Meeting 

Book Covers, Travelling Books, A Stitch a Month and Sweetheart Bunting

Photos by Sue Cork

Book Coverings 

Work in Progress

MORE TO COME 

 LETTER FROM THE GUILD

14 Vicarage Lane

Scopwick

Lincoln

LN4 3NT

14^th January 2015

Dear Branch Secretary,

Lincolnshire branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild is inviting you to an illustrated presentation by renowned textile artist Louise Gardiner on 11^th April 2015. To be held at Bishop Grosseteste University College in the Hardy Building, Lincoln LN1 3DY.

The venue is excellent, with modern facilities, ample car parking space and easy access to all areas. There will be a number of trade stands and demonstrations, displays, bookstall, branch sales, a quiz and a raffle.

Retail therapy will be supplied by:

Art Van Go

Coulings Sewing Machines

Sandra Beech Threads

Door to the Himalayas

Cotton Dreams

Neil Halford – Goldwork

Morning coffee and afternoon tea with cake are included in the ticket price, there is a café on site, but you may wish to bring a packed lunch.

Tickets are only £10 each and are only available in advance – not on the door – the tickets will be sent when we have received your cheque. Seating in the lecture theatre is limited to around 200 and we expect demand to be high, so we should be grateful if you could return your booking form by the end of February at the latest, when unsold tickets will be made available to other interested groups.

We hope you will encourage as many of your members as possible to attend what promises to be a great day.

Kind Regards

Bronwyn

Bronwyn Fleming

Chairman, Lincolnshire Branch.

Bronwyn@1605.net - if you have any queries.

Forms available from Bronwyn Fleming, 14 Vicarage Lane, Scopwick, Lincoln. LN4 3NT or contact Cynthia at cynthiadower@gmail.com