10 SCS members have donated art /embroidery for a charity art auction for West Sussex MIND. The auction is online until 22nd August. There’s a link below; do have a look, and maybe see if there’s something you’d like to bid on.
Month: August 2025
A few SCS members are taking part in a pop-up exhibition at Findon Place this Sunday (17th) during their charity open-afternoon for the National Gardens Scheme. The entry fee to the garden (£7.00) goes to the charities that are supported by the NGS, which include Macmillan’s and Hospice UK amongst others. It will be a good day out – there are lovely gardens to see, and cream teas, and the weather forecast it good. If you’d like to come, you need to pre-book via a link on the NGS website – see below. It’s open from 2pm to 5pm. There are directions on the NGS website (it’s on the west side of the A24, the other side of the road from the village, near the Church).
Embroidery of Gujarat
In our July meeting we had a fascinating talk by Helen Sill about the embroidery and weaving of Gujarat. Helen has been leading specialist embroidery tours to many parts of the world, including many different areas of India. She touched on some of her other travels, for example to Uzbekistan, and then focussed on Gujarat. Before that, she mentioned some of her own work. There are a few examples of her sketches below, followed by photos of some of the very extensive collection of embroideries and weavings from Gujarat that she brought with her.
