BRANCH PROGRAMME 2013 - 14

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THIS YEAR OUR BRANCH CHALLENGE IS TO PRODUCE A SERIES OF LUGGAGE TAGS BASED ON THE THEMES OF OUR MEETINGS

TAG 1 - AUTUMN THEME

TAG 2 - IN RESPONSE TO BRANCH OUTING TO THE SILK MUSEUM / LADY LEVER GALLERY

FRIDAY 1st NOVEMBER 2013

SPEAKER - RUBINA PORTER

A LOOK AT RUBINA'S INSPIRATIONAL CHARITY WORK IN BANGLADESH

TAG 3 - INFLUENCED BY THIS EVENING'S TALK

FRIDAY 6th DECEMBER

CHRISTMAS MEETING - QUIZ, DECORATION, 

GIFT SWAP

FAITH SUPPER -  (A-M:SAVOURY   N-Z:SWEET)

TAG 4 - GLITZY / GOLDWORK

FRIDAY 3rd JANUARY 2014

SPEAKER - ANNA GREENBANK

ANNA HAS COMPLETED A DEGREE IN FASHION AND IS GOING TO SHARE HER DESIGN WORK WITH US

TAG 5 - WINTER COLOURS, OR A RESPONSE TO ANNA'S WORK

FRIDAY 7th FEBRUARY

SPEAKER - SARAH RUAUX - GOLDEN BOOTS

+ SHOW AND TELL - EMBROIDERED TABLE CLOTHS, SERVIETTES, TRAY CLOTHS ETC

TAG 6 - HEARTS

FRIDAY 7TH MARCH 

SPEAKER - HARRIET LAWTON

EMBROIDERY GRADUATE

TAG 7 - SPRING FESTIVALS

FRIDAY 4th APRIL

SPEAKER - JUDY TADMAN - ROPE SCULPTURE

OUR OWN TALENTED MEMBER JUDY TALKS ABOUT HER IMPRESSIVE ROPE SCULPTURES

TAG 8 - COUCHED STRING

FRIDAY 2nd MAY

SPEAKER - WYN INGHAM - ELEANOR AND THE FOUR KINGS

OUR OWN TALENTED MEMBER WYN TAKES AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE

TAG 9 - MEDIAEVAL DESIGN

FRIDAY 6TH JUNE 

SPEAKER - ELIZABETH SHORROCK - HEIRLOOM BOOKS

TAG 10 - TO INCLUDE A FRAGMENT OF A MAP

FRIDAY 4TH JULY

DAVINA'S MYSTERY NIGHT - WHO KNOWS? IT'S A MYSTERY TO US TOO!

+ FAITH SUPPER - (A-M SWEET, N-Z SAVOURY)

TAG 11 - FLOWERS, OR A RESPONSE TO DAVINA'S MYSTERIOUS PLAN

FRIDAY 1st AUGUST

PRACTICAL NIGHT USING SOME OF YOUR STASH OF FABRIC!

BEACH HUTS, BUNTING AND WINDMILLS

TAG 12 - BEACH THEME

A Happy Day Out

Apologies for the lack of activity lately - building work at home means no wi-fi as we are staying elsewhere to avoid the muck and mayhem! 

We had a lovely Branch day out last Saturday (if I do say so myself). Around 20 of us set off from Halifax at 9 and our first port of call was the Silk Museum at Macclesfield. None of us had ever visited before and we were all impressed by this small and friendly museum. It is actually spread over 4 sites, but we concentrated on the Park Street mill where it was the last day of the Embroiderers' Guild Travelling Stitches exhibition. Both were well worth seeing - we all want to go back to see the silk weaving machines in action! The threads were almost unbelievably fine, even the width of a ribbon took a huge loom to weave.

The EG exhibition had examples of all types of embroidery, both vintage and modern, and it was inspiring to see all the skilful stitching, before refreshing ourselves with tea and home-made cakes. 

After we had had a quick look round the town and foraged for lunch, we travelled on to the Lady Lever Art Gallery at Port Sunlight - a lovely place to visit with an inspiring collection of Pre-Raphaelite paintings in a beautiful building. The cafe and home-made cakes again featured in our plans before we set off again, for the Voirrey Embroidery Centre at Brimstage, only a few minutes down the road. The centre is situated in a courtyard with several other interesting shops (and a cafe...) where we all managed to spend a little or a lot before returning to Halifax for about 6. We all agreed that we would like to make our outing an annual event and are busy thinking where we can go next year.