A teeny tiny bag for my teeny tiny books!
A huge thankyou to Zoe Phillips (Dekle and Hide), for the most fabulous leather workshop she came to give our GTAG members. This was a completely new area of stitching for our group, and Zoe with her wonderfully infectious positive attitude, coached us through a very action-packed day! Her passion for the arts, arts education and accessibility to the arts was certainly very evident. Her "can do" attitude and person-centred approach was certainly at the heart of her workshop.
After
5 hours of concentration and industrious stitching, we all came out smiling and
thrilled with our finished leather bag.
We really appreciated how much time Zoe had spent in the
preparation of the huge kit which includes specialist tools required for each
participant. She is a dynamic, friendly, patient and very knowledgeable teacher
and it is a superb workshop.
What a wonderful surprise to find that Zoe had not even
forgotten the lucky penny for each of the finished bags, even better it was
chocolate!
I have just had this machine mended and serviced at Paul Thomasons of Clitheroe. I am thrilled with the result. The sewing machine service and repair at Clitheroe has been a family firm since 1948. Paul services all types of machines, gave a free estimate and can even arrange collection. A local name to put in your address book for when required.!
Our last meeting of 2024 will be action packed!
Barbara Brown will be giving a talk about her dress making journey.
There will be a Christmas Card exchange for those who have had time to be creative.
GTAG wishes all textile artists a Happy Christmas and for those wanting to venture into something new in 2025, we look forward to welcoming you into our group and sharing our skills and programme.