'Christmas Delights' sessions with Zara Day

Designer Zara Day, a former Leamington & District Branch member, will be starting a series of Monday afternoon sessions making hooped 'Christmas Delights'.

Monday 4th November - 16th December.

£5 per session / block booking: £35 in advance.

The sessions will explore lettering in embroidery, using a hoop and making a Christmas door decoration/gift.

Contact: zara@rosemaryrose.co.uk

Ruth Issett: A Passion for Colour, Friday 1st November

We are delighted to be able to welcome renowned textile artist, Ruth Issett, to talk about her passion for colour.  Ruth’s illustrated talk explores the use of colour through her own work as a textile artist, designer and and embroiderer.

Ruth is one of the foremost colourists in the textile art world, and her passion for colour is evident in the vibrant combinations used in her stunning artworks.  She says she is “fascinated by how colour responds to different surfaces, such as papers, fabrics, threads and fibres, as well as printed and stitched surfaces.”

After studying at Art College for five years, working within all areas of textiles, Ruth went on to lead a textile department in Kent before moving to  Shropshire.  Here she works from her studio, concentrating on her own work with some limited teaching.

Ruth is a member of the Textile Study Group and the PRISM exhibiting group.

Anyone who is interested in exploring the use of colour in their work will definitely enjoy Ruth’s talk, and visitors are always welcome.

Chris Yates, ‘The Teabag Lady’ - Friday 4 October

Our talk this Friday will be by a textile artist who loves to work with recycled materials. Chris Yates has a long-standing love of sewing and textiles, and endeavours to keep her work fresh and contemporary with new ideas and techniques. She especially enjoys the challenge of working with recycled materials, teabags in particular.

Perhaps that’s why, after working with tea bags for several years, Chris seems to be getting a reputation as ‘The Teabag Lady’, and after her talk you will never look at a teabag the same way again!

Visitors are always welcome.