Leamington Member to decorate Pump Rooms Gallery

Well done, Fiona!

The poster below says it all - do go and have a browse :)  

Compton Verney Textile Fair

What a fabulous day we had at Compton Verney's annual Textile Fair on Saturday!

It was a perfect late Autumn day, and we had a prime location in the beautiful, recently-renovated Palladian-style Chapel.  Sunlight streaming through the tall windows showed off our work to its best advantage.

This event has become increasingly popular and attracts a huge number of interested visitors.  We were kept on our toes answering questions, and comments in our visitors' book filled several pages.

Here are some photos of the work we had on display.

Looking down from the balcony

 

Making an embroidered appliqué robin with Delia Cecil

Our recent workshop with Delia Cecil was enjoyable and very absorbing.  Delia's technique of  using freezer paper to make the intricate pattern pieces for this delightful robin was new to most of us, and we were impressed by how effective it is - once you get the hang of what you are doing!

This is a photo of Delia's robin hanging, to show what we were aiming for.



Using Delia's and our own eco-dyed fabrics to make the robin helped to make it more realistic.

We all managed to complete the assembly of the robin, but most of us found it pretty time-consuming, which meant that we didn't get far into free machine stitching the feathers to add texture.  We knew that stitching the background and finishing the hanging wouldn't be possible in the day - something to look forward to doing at home.
  

Here's a clutch of robins waiting to fly away home to be completed .....

'Winter heads' and junior member's success

The JETS had a fabulous session this month making 'Winter heads'! They made little scarves and hats to decorate polystyrene balls mounted on kebab sticks, and attached beads and sequins with pins for eyes and noses.

    

  

These cute characters can be added to flowers or a table decoration for Christmas.

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While we are still with JETS, here's a picture of Regional competition winner, Harry, that missed the last blog post.  Harry is shown with Alex Messenger, the Guild's Artistic Director for JETS (left) and Anne Prior, Branch Chairman.  Alex presented Harry with a certificate for his winning entry (shown in more detail on the previous post) at the Branch's recent exhibition, On My Doorstep.

'On My Doorstep' and JETS winner

There are a few days left to catch our exhibition at All Saints (Parish) Church in Leamington, which continues until Sunday 4th November.

It's great to be able to report that Harry, one of our Junior Embroiderers who only joined the group in March, won the West Midlands Regional Day junior competition.  

Harry's winning entry is a jar with a stitched lid featuring a seahorse, and comes with a matching seahorse pin.  It is on display during the exhibition.

We were also delighted that Alex Messenger, the Guild's Artistic Director for JETS, was able attend the exhibition private view evening to present Harry with his certificate.  Alex came with Guild CEO, Terry Murphy, and joined a number of local dignitaries, among whom were Leamington Mayor, Heather Calver, Mike Hitchins, Mayor of Kenilworth, and Stephen Cross, Warwick District Council Chairman, who were all very complimentary about the branch's skills and creativity.

Exhibition opening times are shown below. Do come and have a look if you can.