Textiles
Where: St Dunstan’s Church hall
When: 1st Thursday of the month, 10:00 -12:00
Group leader: Janet Edmonds
Email: Contact group
Telephone: 01844 761404
| Where: | St Dunstan’s Church hall |
| When: | First Thursday of the month, 10:00 – 12:00 |
| Group Leader: | Janet Edmonds |
| Email: | Contact Group |
| Telephone: | 01844 761404 |
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More about this group
The group showcases the interests and skills of the members through demonstrations and practical sessions and explores the rich heritage of the art of embroidery and textiles. We hope to visit exhibitions, enjoy talks by leading contemporary practitioners and take a general interest in all aspects of this absorbing subject.
Group News
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Textiles – book making
The textile group started to make a cloth book using cotton calico. They created signatures by cutting out pages of fabric 6 x 9 ins and folding these in half and inserting pages inside each other. The folded pages were sewn together and then the signatures were sewn...
Textiles – Decorative darning
We started the New Year with an enjoyable morning creating decorative darning samples on Thursday 2nd January
Textiles
The textile group has changed both the day and location for its meetings. The meetings will now be held on the first Thursday of the month from 10 am to 12 noon at St Dunstan's church hall in Monks Risborough. The first meeting is on Thursday 5th September. The cost...
Textiles – May meeting cancelled
Unfortunately the May meeting has been cancelled. There is no meeting in June.
Textiles
Our meeting on 6th February 2024 welcomed Sally Prendergast who showed us a selection of her ecclesiastical vestments. Sally gave a stimulating and enjoyable talk about her love of creating bespoke and unique stoles for the clergy using buttons, beads and a variety of...
Art Invitation to all members
The textile group would like to open their doors to all u3a members that have an interest in art to come along to their next session on Tuesday 6th June at 2:00 p.m. in the Cherry Baker Room at the Risborough Community Centre. We will be having a special presentation...
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