Can Holmes - "Stitch Stories"

Cas Holmes is well known to many makers and stitchers through her popular books, The Found Object in Textile Art, Connected Cloth (co-authored with Anne Kelly) and more recently, Stitch Stories.
We are fortunate in being able to welcome Cas on Friday 3rd June to give us a talk entitled (of course!) "Stitch Stories".

Cas trained in fine arts and enhanced her understanding of paper and related media through study in Japan.  She continues to develop her techniques, and drawing and use of colour remain the foundation of all her work.  Cas explores the relationship between the urban world and nature, decay and renewal, and the natural cycle of growth.  Fragments of salvaged materials are layered and re-assembled, marking the passage of time, and her pieces draw their inspiration from 'hidden' or 'overlooked' observations of daily life.  "Everything has a connection", she says.

Visitors are always welcome to come along to talks.  

For details of times and venue, please see 'About our Branch ... How to find us' .

CB300 Private view.

Our exhibition of work was hung in the Orangery at Charlecote Park on Wednesday, 25th. May by a group of volunteers from the branch. On Thursday, 26th. approximately 35 people turned up for the private view of the embroideries.

Our guests included the Deputy Mayor of Warwick, Cllr Stephen Cross and his consort, Liz Manning. Also present was Helen Hoggarth, Chair of Charlecote Village Hall Committee.

The exhibition looks very impressive and everyone present praised the work. The pieces clearly represent Charlecote and the work done by Capability Brown.

One piece has been left by the Solihull Branch and it will remain for the rest of the time. This is a very interesting piece of mixed media work by the Chairman of the Solihull Branch.

Sally Pinfold created a piece of work about our branch which demonstrates all the things we do.

I thought you might like to see all the pieces on display, so here they are.

 

 

The canapés and drinks were well received and the evening ended with a presentation to Sue Cooke who has been the driving force behind the work we have done and given freely of her time to members. Thank you very much Sue.

The Embroiderers' Guild and Capability Brown

Leamington and District branch of the Embroiderers' Guild are very proud to be partnered with Charlecote Park to mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown.  We will be exhibiting from Wednesday 25^th May to Wednesday 10^th August. During this period there will be ‘Drop in’ Days: on Friday 10^th June, Tuesday 28^th June, Monday 4^th July and Saturday 6^th August (which is also National Stitch Day), all from 11am - 3 pm. These drop in days are an opportunity for visitors to see a demonstration, to sit and stitch for a while, or to participate in stitching a ‘Charlecote Bayeux’ by adding a few stitches to an image of Charlecote. At the end of the "Landscapes of Capability Brown" exhibition, the ‘Charlecote Bayeux’ will be on display in the Education Room at Charlecote Park. 

Our Junior Embroiderers have a display in the summer house, and they will hold an Open Day on Saturday 11^th June, 11am – 3pm. 

Please note that normal National Trust admission fees apply.

As a charity, we aim to promote and encourage the art of embroidery and related crafts. No longer just the domain of fabric and thread, textile art now embraces the world of mixed media, dyeing, print and videos. We aim to nurture an enjoyment of embroidery and enable anyone to participate, whether a young person learning to stitch, someone building on their skills, a professional artist wanting to challenge and extend the boundaries of textile art, or someone who simply appreciates fabric and thread. We believe textiles are as relevant today as they have ever been, and there is a place for traditional hand stitching alongside bold and contemporary machine work.

Leamington & District Embroiderers' Guild and the Junior Embroiderers’ Group meet once a month, if you would like to know more, please email: jennyarcher401@gmail.com or 01926 338987 or talk to one of the Embroiderers’ Guild stewards at the exhibition.