The speaker at this month's meeting was Cluny Chapman - textile artist, York Minster broderer, owner of Highfield Textiles and member of our branch.
Her talk 'Generations - a family history of textiles' linked the history of embroidery over the past 150 years with her own family's involvement with textiles over this time...
from the sampler stitched by her great great aunt...
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| Sampler dating from 1879 |
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| Design including the caption 'Lampshade' ! |
...leading on to her mother's work including a major commission for the Guildhall of the Glazier's Company in London...
...and Cluny's own work including her exquisitely embroidered wedding dress...
...and showing how she is now passing on her skills to her own children.
Many of the textiles which featured in Cluny's talk have now been passed down to her and she was able to bring a wide selection of garments including dresses, Christening gowns, and some exquisite embroidery for us to ooh and aah over after the talk. A really interesting and enjoyable afternoon.
Other things:
The morning Stitch Club next month will include more developments of ATCs and Josie will be showing how to make raised work faces.
Gina Smith announced her exhibition 'Journeys with a Needle' is now at Helmsley Arts Centre having previously been at Dales Countryside Museum
Bookings for Ruth Brown's Cyanotype Printing workshop on 8th March will open at the February meeting.
