Next Meeting: November 6th, Rope Bowl Workshop with Judith Barlass

 What a fabulous visit we had to the Leeds Library to see "The Leeds Tapestry". 

 

The 16 panels of needlework, each 8 feet high by 4 feet wide, and each containing an aspect of Leeds life, are made up of many individual embroideries, 1500 in all, sewn in a wide variety of stitches. The photos illustrate just a tiny sample of the individual embroideries.

 It was conceived and directed by Leeds textile artist Kate Russell and provides a vision of the City of Leeds at the turn of the Millennium.

 Kate writes " One of the fundamental aims of this project was to involve people from all sectors, from all walks of life, in the whole range of creative processes: consultation, research, design, fund-raising and production. Another intention was to reveal the creative potential of a wide variety of textile techniques from the everyday to the innovative."

The work is awe inspiring. 

The friendly staff at the Library gave a very thorough and knowledgeable talk  about the panels and completed our visit with a super stitch workshop. I can certainly recommend a visit to see the Tapestry.

  

Next Meeting: October 16th, Visit to Leeds Tapestry, Talk and Workshop

 This should prove to be a very interesting day. The Leeds in Bloom Tapestry panels are found in a corridor of the Leeds Library and we will be given a talk, about an hour long, about the the creation of this wonderful Textile Art. This will be followed by a "Three Dimensional Embroidered Leaves" workshop inspired by the techniques in the panels.

The needle felted landscapes produced at our last meeting under the guidance of  Elli Sari-Neate was a new technique for many of our members. Elli was able to guide the beginners and give the more experienced members more detailed pointers with perspective and colour. Elli provided kits and materials and expert tuition and I know has inspired many to continue to develop there own ideas in the median of felting. 

The day was also busy with our annual EET (Electrical Equipment Testing), and our appliances are all safe to use for our next season.