Douglas Valley Creative Stitchers: August 2022

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Programme for 2022/2023

Douglas Valley Creative Stitchers 2022-2023 (membership £35.00 pa)

Monthly meetings 2.00pm for 2.15pm start & 4.00pm (£3/£4 entry)
10^th Sept 2022- AGM/Renewal of annual membership) Show & Tell
8^th Oct 2022- Mini Workshop ‘Cover Up’ Mono & Gelli printing – Tracey & Sue
12^th Nov 2022- Talk ‘Making a Book Block’ – Mary Seaman
10^th Dec 2022- extended Christmas Festivities- starts at 12.00noon
14^th Jan 2023- Zoom talk ‘Pholkaris: Folk Embroidery from the Punjab’- Saima Kaur
11^th Feb 2023-Talk ‘Medieval Dyeing, Weaving and Spinning’- Julia & Gillian
11^th Mar 2023- Mini Workshop ‘Shape Up’ Stencils – Tracey & Sue
15^th Apr 2023- Talk ‘Expression through Needlefelt’ – Carole Reed
13^th May 2023- Mini Workshop ‘Press Up’ Stamps & Print Blocks- Tracey & Sue
10^th June 2023- Talk ‘Bobbin Lace’- Christina Mutch
8^th July 2023 – Parbold Festival
12^th Aug 2023- Sit and stitch- UFO (Unfinished work)

Day Workshops- 10.00am to 4.00pm (fees vary)
24^th Sept 2022- ‘Stars & Flowers’- Simple Goldwork with Golden Hinde
4^th Mar 2023- ‘Passementarie Style Tassels’- Monica Selway
20^th May 2023- ‘Embroidered Lichens’ – Ann Pocklington
1^st July 2023- ‘Felt Vessels’- Gill Ferguson

Contact Sue Chisnall-Sumner for more details at douglasvalleycs@gmail.com

Sept 10th Meeting- AGM and Show & Tell with Andrea Gaskell & Tracey Ramsay

We will be holding a short AGM in which we will be giving a Chair & financial report, along with election of Officers etc.

Following this Andrea and Tracey will be showing us aspects of their work and telling us about their techniques and inspiration.

Our colour raffle for September is Red and the theme is astronomy. Please remember to bring your donations for this.

We would also like you to start bringing in general craft items for our bumper raffle at the

December meeting -please pass them to Donna.

We hope you come along and support us, as it is important that you know what we have been doing and have a say in our future plans as a group.

We still have a few places on our next day workshop on 24th September 2022 10.00am to 4.00pm 'Stars & Flowers' goldwork with Sarah Rakestraw from Golden Hinde- suitable for beginners and the more experienced.

£25.00 for DVCS members and £28.00 for visitors- there is also an optional project pack of wires and threads for £10.00.

Please contact Sue Chisnall-Sumner on douglasvalleycs@gmail.com to book your place and for more information

Thursday, August 18, 2022

'Stars & Flowers' day workshop Sat 24th Sept with Sarah Rakestraw from Golden Hinde

We still have a few places left on this workshop which is suitable for all levels of experience- We will be given the choice of a star or flower in which to learn gold work stitches.

‘Stars and Flowers’

with Sarah Rakestraw-

from Golden Hinde

Sat 24^th September

10.00am to 4.00pm

Parbold Village Hall, The Green,

Parbold WN8 7DN

£25.00 members/£28.00 visitors

+ £10.00 materials pack available

Contact douglasvalleycs@gmail.com

to book your place.

August 13th meeting -UFO's

Hi despite the heatwave our August meeting was pretty well attended and those attending were extremely pleased to find the Air Con was on in the hall- Bliss!!! no one wanted to leave!

We all brought pieces of work to either finish or not! Tracey made the tea and brought cake and biscuits so what's not to like?

We presented Mary with a thank you card and gift voucher for her help & support over the years as a member and Group Secretary- she is taking a well earnt rest from being on the committee, but knowing Mary she will continue to be an active member of the group.

As you can see from the photos below what a lovely happy group of ladies we are-