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Embroiderers Guild this Saturday
Saturday 28th January
10am - 12pm
15 Queen Street, CO1 2PH
The Embroiderers’ Guild host monthly workshops here every Saturday morning from 10am - 12pm. £5 per session, you get the chance to experment with a wide range of craft materials (not just embroiderery) without the worry of shelling out on a start up kit and realising you don’t like the medium.
This month the theme for the workshop is hearts and kisses. We don’t know much more than that but can guarantee you’ll have a great time with a friendly open group. Plus there’s always strong coffee and lots of tea to keep you going. There’s no better way to start the day!
The mornings are for anybody who is interested in textile art, either novice or pros.
For more information on the Embroiderers’ Guild ring Linda Watts on 01206 392348 or Lesley Sams on 01206 367738.
Goldwork with the Embroiderers Guild this Saturday
Saturday 3rd December
10am - 12 noon
15 Queen Street, CO1 2PH
£5 per class
The Embroiderers’ Guild are hosting a new goldwork workshop here on Saturday. These workshops will be bi monthly, a great new addition to their experimental workshops every last Saturday of the month. A real crafty takeover!
Open to everyone they offer a fantastic chance to try out new crafts (not just embroiderery), meet new people, and a great way to start your morning.
This workshop is all that glitters - Goldwork. If you have admired goldwork and longed to know the techniques then today you can learn some of the basics to start your goldwork experience.
The Embroiderers’ Guild has over 25,000 Members and subscribers throughout the UK, 238 Branches and 95 Young Embroiderers Groups. As the UK’s leading crafts association and educational charity, the Guild offers a comprehensive programme of contemporary exhibitions, workshops, City & Guilds courses, lectures and tours.
For more information on the Embroiderers Guild ring Linda Watts on 01206 392348 or Lesley Sams on 01206 367738.
Embroiderers Guild @ Layer Marney Tower
We went along to the end of exhibition celebration for the Embroiderers Guild at Layer Marney Tower.
They have been based in two rooms of the tower throughout August showcasing the best needle work, gold work and embroidery the guild has produced. Some were inspired by their visit to the tower earlier in the year, the rest, their own self instructed craft. Here are a few photos, but it was quite hard to capture the pure brilliance of the pieces due to lacking a steady hand and the harshness of flash.
A fabric wall housing some beautiful embroidery of colourful geometric shapes. 
Who doesn’t love Henry the 8th?
We were blown away by this structured embroidered chimney, inspired by the Layer Marney Tower. It’s hard to see but it had padding underneath the work so it had an amazing relief effect coming right out of the frame. Smoking.
Sadly the exhibition is now over but we wanted to post this blog entry to highlight the great work the Embroiderers Guild do. We would like to shout out a well done to Lesley Sams, Linda Watts and all the other crafty ladies involved for a fantastic exhibition.
The Embroiderers Guild run monthly morning meetings here at 15 Queen Street every last Saturday of the month. Join us for workshops on all sorts of crafts (not just embroidery) from silk work, gold work, to using foils and metalic fabrics. They are open to everyone and we recommend you come along to be introduced to a new craft or skill.
The next workshop will be Saturday 24th September 10am - 12pm, more info here. Hope to see you at 15 Queen Street getting crafty!
