Number Three

I gave a talk to the Romford Embroiderers Guild last Saturday - and lo and behold I remembered to take some photos. I am going to try and do that with every event I go to this year so that I have a complete record. I always take the camera but nine times out of ten am too busy rushing around to get it out!

These are a selection of the samples and finished pieces I take along with me to a talk.

After the talk I usually give a very quick demonstration and then let the audience (?) come and have a go themselves. At the moment I am demonstrating the Lutradur and Xpandaprint technique which I love. These are some of the ladies of the EG having a go.

While I was downloading these photos I found some still on the card which I had taken at an ArtVanGo workshop last October. It was called  'Fragments to Artefacts' which will also be repeated April 10-11 this year.

We  made 'memory shrines/keepers':

Postcards from fragments:

And a fabric covered canvas either to hang a sample inside like this one:

Or to 'float' a sample on the surface like these:

The pieces for the shrines were hung on an airing horse to dry after the first coat:

And again after the colour had been added:

Don't they look wonderful?