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WEST COUNTRY EMBROIDERERS
CHERITON BISHOP GROUP
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Programme 2023
Classes start at 12.00 unless stated
2nd January - Doug Anderson - Colour transfer
14th February - Wendy Major - Stump work 10.00-4PM
7th March - Stitch circus
29th March - DAY SCHOOL _ CAT ROWE - SLOW STITCH
4th April - visit to Stef Francis threads near Torquay
2nd May - Crewel work with Judith Richards
6th June - AGM, PAT testing and demonstration - unravelling patchwork with JO Kingdom
8th JUNE - DAY SCHOOL - MARGARET BEALE - FABRIC FUSING 10.00 - 4PM
4th July - felting masterclass with Jenny and Laura
1sdt August - garden visit
5th September - Calico gardens with Lyn Bennett
3rd October - Long and short stitch with Gwen Applegate
7th November - Red work work Annette Bolton - 10.00-4pm Free day school for Cheriton members
12th December - Christmas gathering
Programme 2022
Classes start at 12.00 unless otherwise stated
4th January - The life of Jessie Brown, a nurse from Tiverton who created the Yateley foundation
1st February - Machine embroidery with Alan Dilly
1st March - Stitched Scrolls with Laura Wood (10am start)
5th April
Magic Roundabout - choose one of 3 skills to explore
3rd May - AGM 12.00 followed by Heather Everitt - 3D butterflies
12th May - DAY SCHOOL - Jan Tillett - Medieval tiles
7th June - Fair Preparation and presentation by Anne and Mary -'Bears'
11th/12th JUNE - SUMMER TEXTILE EXHIBITION AND FAIR
5th July - Calico Gardens with Lyn Bennett
6th September - Fabric bowls with Barbara Johns
4th October - Beetroot to Beach huts - Jo Kingdom (10am start)
1st November - Painting and embellishing on denim - Jackie Wills
13th December - Christmas party and charity presentation
Programme 2021
Due to Covid 19, all INDOOR meetings are cancelled until SEPTEMBER.
April 6th - Jo Kingdom - embroidered initials -Postponed until September
4th May - TBC
12th May - DAY SCHOOL Annette Bolton - Red Work - CANCELLED
1st June - Heather Everitt - 3D butterflies Talk and dem - CANCELLED
16th June - DAY SCHOOL - Beppy Berlin - Heirloom pincushions - CANCELLED
26th-27th June SUMMER TEXTILES EXHIBITION AND FAIR - CANCELLED
6th July - Tiggy Rawlings - iPad/book/phone cover - postponed
3rd August Visit to Lewins gardens, Hittisleigh - meet at 2pm at gardens
7th September - Jo Kingdom - embroidered initials - Sale of Steff Francis threads
28th September - DAY SCHOOL -Gwen Applegate - Etui Boxes
5th October - AGM and practical activity
19th October - DAY SCHOOL - Cat Rowe - Textile landscapes - from conception to realisation
2nd November - Louise Nichols Christmas wreath / tea lights - 12 o'clock start
14th December - Christmas gathering and charity talk
2020 Programme
January 7th - Mary Needham - lino blocks and transferring design to print. (12.00 start)
February 4th - Embellishing
March 3rd - Felting 'Circus' led by Laura Wood and Jenny Bone
March 11th - DAY SCHOOL - Alison Whateley - 'Seed heads, grasses and flowers'
April 7th - Preparation for our Spring Fair - CANCELLED
April 18th-19th - SPRING FAIR - Cheriton Bishop Village POSTPONED
May 5th - Jo Kingdom - Embroidered Initials POSTPONED
May 12th - THE JAN POSTUMUS DAY SCHOOL - Annette Bolton - red work POSTPONED
June 2nd - heather Everitt - 3 D butterflies - talk and demonstration POSTPONED
June 17th -DAY SCHOOL - Beppy Berlin - Heirloom Pincushions POSTPONED
July 7th - AGM and Inktense blocks and pencils POSTPONED
August 4th - Summer Outing -14.00-16.00 - Alan's garden, North Tawton POSTPONED
September 1st - Visit to the American Museum - Bath - Day Trip POSTPONED
October 6th - Louise Nichols - Christmas or Autumn wreaths POSTPONED
October 13th - DAY SCHOOL - Gwen Applegate - ETUI SEWING BOXES POSTPONED
November 3rd - Cat Rowe - Applique jugs POSTPONED
December 8th - Christmas celebrations with 'special' workshop 😢😢POSTPONED 😢😢
PROGRAMME 2019
January 5th - Getting started with a Sketch Book with Alan Dilly
February 5th Designing a book cover for your sketch book with Marlene Chaffey
February 14th-15th, 16th - Craft for Crafters at Westpoint, Exeter
March 5th Getting work ready for showing with Jenny Bone, Alan Dilly and others
March 20th ( Wednesday) 10am - 4pm - DAY SCHOOL Print, Collage and Stitch with Doug Anderson.
March 23rd - 24th CHERITON BISHOP WCE SPRING EMBROIDERY FAIR
April 2nd Things to finish … things to start - a session to prepare exhibition work or get advice on projects
May 7th Stump work with Wendy Major
June 4th Our AGM plus felted beads with Jenny Bone
July 2nd Crewel lavender bags with Gwen Applegate
Summer trip Buckfast Abbey to learn about monastic design and images - Date to be confirmed
August 6th Stitch Circus
September 3rd Creating flowers from Devon wool tops with Pam Martin
September 18th - DAY SCHOOL ONE - LINO CUTS with Louise Nichols
September 25th DAY SCHOOL TWO - EMBROIDERING YOUR LINO CUT BACKGROUNDS with Louise Nichols
September 26th - 29th - Creative Crafts, Westpoint, Exeter
October 1st Ideas and Inspirations- Hooking and Design with Rebecca Holley
November 5th Shadow Quilting with Sue Chapman
December 10th A time to stitch with Shelley Tobin costume curator at Killerton House and the Royal Albert
Museum in Exeter. followed by our Christmas lunch
2018 Programme
January 9th Charlotte Treadwin, lace maker extraordinaire with Carol McFadzean
February 6th Textile tour to India with Elaine Clark and colleagues
March 6th The Vagaries of Vilene with Tracy Curtis
April 3rd Getting ready for the Spring Fair
APRIL 14th-15th CHERITON BISHOP SPRING EMBROIDERY FAIR
May 1st Free machine embroidery, making a thread bowl with Pam Martin
MAY 16th DAY SCHOOL - embroidery stitch circus with Janet Grist and friends
June 5th AGM, PAT Testing
June 20th DAY SCHOOL - Embroidery techniques round robin - Janet Grist and friends
July 3rd Heat Transfer printing with Douglas Anderson
August 7th Visit to Exeter Tapisers
Sept 4th Keepsake samples with Jo Kingdom
October 2nd BRING & BUY , CHAT & SEW
October 10th DAY SCHOOL - Silk Screen printing with Louisa Townsend
Nov 6th Spindle Spinning with Jenny Arnold
Nov 21st DAY SCHOOL - Christmas Beading with Jal Heartlander
Dec 11th Christmas Party
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