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RSN Last-minute Day Classes

There are a few last-minute places available on day-school classes at the Royal School of Needlework in February and March – see below.

Intermediate Metal Thread Work: ‘Silver Snowdrop’
25 February
Hampton Court Palace

Funky Felt for Appliqué
4 March
Hampton Court Palace

Crewelwork Lady, Inspired by a 17th Century Petticoat
25 February
Bristol

Introduction to Blackwork: ‘Tulip’
4 March
Bristol

Silk Shading & Goldwork
Only 3 spaces left!
3 & 4 March
Hampton Court Palace

Intermediate Goldwork & Silk Panel
17 & 18 March
Hampton Court Palace

Is anyone else planning to take part in the Embroiderers Guild 100 Hearts project? The plan is for members to stitch hearts in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. The guild will exhibit them across the country in groups of 100, and I think they’ll be at Ally Pally too.

I’m planning to make one, in memory of two great-uncles who died in the First World War, one on a troopship and one in the battlefield in Flanders. If anyone else from Worthing Tuesday is doing one, it would be good to photograph them together before they go off.

Little Miss Muffet

The monthly workshop group had a good day this month learning how to make tuffets. These were made over a ‘former’, with a padded top, and can have little button-legs added. Photos by Sue Bush.

If anyone was wondering who Miss Muffet actually was, Mr Google tells us that she was the daughter of Dr Thomas Muffet, a famous 16th-century scientist who studied insects. Apparently Daddy’s work wasn’t such a great hit with his daughter!

Kaffe Fassett’s Colour at Mottisfont

On Thursday 11th January a group of EG members went to see the Kaffe Fassett exhibition at Mottisfont Abbey. Kaffe Fassett is reported to be delighted with the way his work was exhibited at Mottisfont. Unlike most exhibition galleries, the normal white walls were replaced with colours that either complemented or toned with the work on display. EG member Daphne Dedman wrote: ‘Seven of us went, and everyone thought it was worth the trip. The first room was painted blue, and had alot of blue and white items. As we progressed round the rooms, the walls were painted in complementary colours and the items got brighter’. Scroll down through the images below for a taste of the exhibition (photos by Daphne).

Findon Christmas Tree Festival

We took part in the Findon Christmas Tree Festival this year for the first time. This is a fund-raising event when the wonderful old Church of St John the Baptist is filled with Christmas trees decorated by local groups and societies. They ranged from children’s groups to a ‘Men in Sheds’ group. It was a lovely sight. Unfortunately the low lighting made it difficult to photograph, so only a few of the close-ups came out. Apologies for the lack of focus!

Here are some of the decorations after they were taken off the tree, so you can see more detail.

Findon Christmas Tree Festival Decoration

Christmas Meeting

The Christmas meeting was a chance to relax and chat, stitch in company, and eat some naughty cakes and sweets. A successful raffle raised a good donation for the Sussex Air Ambulance. Happy Christmas everyone.

Hello world!

Welcome to the Worthing Tuesday Embroiderers Guild website. We hope this will give members a space to check what’s on and what we’ve all been up to. We hope it will also give prospective new members some idea of what we do.

Contributions for the gallery of members’ work will be gratefully received. We see glimpses of the wonderful work that people do when we have a ‘show and tell’ session, ranging from traditional hand-stitching, machine embroidery, to ‘slash and burn’. It would be lovely to put more of them here for people to see the finished thing.