We had a great meeting in February hearing about the stitch lives of two very different members.
First Angela told us her story which began as a junior ballroom champion and remembered her first experience of sewing when she had to help string beads for the dressmaker through becoming a Graphic Designer working on major accounts and giving it all up to run away to sea (taking her sewing machine with her). After returning to land Angela looked for a new creative career and began by completing a City and Guilds level 2 in Innovative Textiles and Machine Embroidery.
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| Part of Angie's City and Guilds Portfolio |
She is now working on her 3rd article for Stitch Magazine and producing kits so that others can try to emulate her work.
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| Angie's finished samples for Stitch Magazine |
Angela told us how she plans her pieces and likes to sketch her designs. and we saw an example of this with her sketch of a motor cycle and her finished work.
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| Motor Cycle sketch and original as well as a postcard of stitched work |
Margaret Richards then spoke of her stitching journey which began as a practical sewer around the home and for her children. Margaret began her journey in textiles with a course at the MAC and told us how she loves to experiment and develop ideas she has seen - If it burns burn it! Margaret sews with a group and issues challenges to expand their skills together.
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| The cockerel challenge |
Not one to follow the rules Margaret allows her work to develop organically and used this fairy to demonstrate how she started from the shoes up!
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| Well I nearly got her shoes in the photo! |
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| From Ironbridge to Hong Kong Margaret demonstrates creating embroidered works from pictures. |
With two such contrasting members we couldn't help but be inspired to rush home and stitch.
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| Members having a close up look |
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