Sue Anderson wrote this for The Polden Post - you can read it here if you don't get it where you live.
AVALON STITCHERS
During the late summer, members of the group are going to be busily preparing for their bi-annual exhibition which will take place from Saturday 14 October to Saturday 21 October at the museum on Cathedral Green in Wells (10 - 4; closed Sunday and Monday). Amongst the exhibits will be three group projects - almost every member of the group will have contributed at least one small embroidery on a given theme to at least one of these. Additionally, projects started during one of the group’s regular workshop sessions will be on display. The latest of these was led by Wendy Hermalin who taught us a range of techniques as we made textile collaged, machine and hand-stitched landscapes and seascapes. They fit perfectly within the scope of the exhibition’s topic, which is “Out and About”.
The September meeting will see us working with the national renowned textile artist Anne Kelly on themes from her latest book “Textile Travels”. In October a more local tutor, Angela Knapp, who recently exhibited her work at ACE Arts in Somerton, will help us to create machine embroidered birds. There is no obligation to take part in workshop sessions as there are usually a dozen or so of our members who just come along to meetings to progress their own projects, browse our extensive library of stitch and textile related books and share ideas with like-minded people in a very relaxed atmosphere. So if you are interested in what we do please come along to the exhibition, look at our website (www.avalonstitchers.org) or drop in to one of our sessions which are normally held at Ashcott Village Hall on the fourth Saturday of the month.
AVALON STITCHERS
During the late summer, members of the group are going to be busily preparing for their bi-annual exhibition which will take place from Saturday 14 October to Saturday 21 October at the museum on Cathedral Green in Wells (10 - 4; closed Sunday and Monday). Amongst the exhibits will be three group projects - almost every member of the group will have contributed at least one small embroidery on a given theme to at least one of these. Additionally, projects started during one of the group’s regular workshop sessions will be on display. The latest of these was led by Wendy Hermalin who taught us a range of techniques as we made textile collaged, machine and hand-stitched landscapes and seascapes. They fit perfectly within the scope of the exhibition’s topic, which is “Out and About”.
The September meeting will see us working with the national renowned textile artist Anne Kelly on themes from her latest book “Textile Travels”. In October a more local tutor, Angela Knapp, who recently exhibited her work at ACE Arts in Somerton, will help us to create machine embroidered birds. There is no obligation to take part in workshop sessions as there are usually a dozen or so of our members who just come along to meetings to progress their own projects, browse our extensive library of stitch and textile related books and share ideas with like-minded people in a very relaxed atmosphere. So if you are interested in what we do please come along to the exhibition, look at our website (www.avalonstitchers.org) or drop in to one of our sessions which are normally held at Ashcott Village Hall on the fourth Saturday of the month.
Exhibition
Avalon Stitchers will be holding an exhibition in Wells Museum from 14th - 21st October 2023.
The theme will be "Out and About", including some new group projects.
We will be selling inspiration packs at the exhibition - thanks to Sue and her team for putting them together.
Avalon Stitchers will be holding an exhibition in Wells Museum from 14th - 21st October 2023.
The theme will be "Out and About", including some new group projects.
We will be selling inspiration packs at the exhibition - thanks to Sue and her team for putting them together.
Travelling Books continue to be a popular way of extending our stitching repertoire and making new friends.
Pauline is our Travelling Books co-ordinator so please see her if you would like to take part in the next journey which will start in September 2023.
Please visit our Travelling Books gallery page for lots of amazing pieces of stitching.
Pauline is our Travelling Books co-ordinator so please see her if you would like to take part in the next journey which will start in September 2023.
Please visit our Travelling Books gallery page for lots of amazing pieces of stitching.
