The Goldwork Guild

Goldwork Guild Magazine Issue 12

2011-04-05T01:51:00.000-07:00

Issue 12 of the Goldwork Guild Magazine is now available and has the following contents:

Or Nue - by Janice Williams
Instructions for Framing Up
Medieval Inspiration
Experiment in Underside Couching - by Brenda Sparrow
Stitching Patterns Built Up From a Circle or Spot
Couching Across Card
Making a Brooch
Using Purl as a Setting for a Jewel
Experiment: Combination Couching
In Response to a Letter
Using #1 Metallic Thread
What's Happening

Visit to Westminster Cathedral

2011-04-05T01:44:00.000-07:00

The Goldwork Guild is planning a visit to Westminster Cathedral on Wednesday 8th June. Numbers are limited, so if you are interested, please complete the Planned Visit Form on the Goldwork Guild Events website page .

Whitminster - 3rd April 2011

2011-04-05T01:32:00.000-07:00

A fantastic time was had by all those who attended the latest Goldwork Guild meeting at Whitminster on Sunday 3rd April 2011 [yes, it WAS Mother's Day!] This meeting had Anne Weston showing us how to use a half cone stick [also known as a shoe] to create 3-D foxgloves using metallic threads, although as beginners, we practiced on normal thread first, so we could get the hang of it:

Some finished examples of our foxglove trumpets:

It was an extremely enjoyable day, and we learnt to use a new tool and another ancient craft to manipulate metallic threads.

Many thanks to Anne, and we're all looking forward to the next Goldwork Guild meeting in October.

Issue 10 of Goldwork Guild Magazine Now Available

2010-11-25T01:59:00.000-08:00

The latest edition of the Goldwork Guild Magazine is now available. Contents include:

Or Nue -what is it?
Hobson & Sons Ltd - by Janice Williams
York Minster
Or Nue -In The Round
Visit To Berrington Hall - by Ann Lamb
Fibonacci
Judging To Find The Best - by Janice Williams
Ideas For Using Purl
What's Happening

Articles by members are welcome. If you are interested, please contact Miranda Clarke.

Don't forget to visit our website!

Goldwork Embroidery Workshop 27th November 2010

2010-11-25T01:51:00.000-08:00

Janice will be attending the Lincoln Bailgate Embroiderer's Guild Branch on Friday 26th November to give a talk to the members. Non-member guests are welcome for a small donation, but please let Jacqui Armitage know if you are coming.

On Saturday, Janice is running a Goldwork Embroidery Workshop where we will be embroidering a butterfly. Cost to non-members is £25 for the day. Again, please let Jacqui know if you are interested. There are only a couple of places left.

Tea/coffee will be available throughout the Saturday, you just need to bring a packed lunch and any goldwork supplies you may have, along with your sewing kit. You will be able to purchase supplies if required.

Both events are taking place at the Bailgate Methodist Church Hall, on Bailgate, Lincoln. Start times as follows:

Friday: Starts 19:00, finishes 21:00
Saturday: Starts 10:00, finishes 16:00.

Goldwork Guild Magazine Issue 9

2010-08-26T08:45:00.000-07:00

The latest issue of the Goldwork Guild magazine is now available. Contents include articles on: Learning Embroidery; Timeless Design; Cope Hood; Chinese Linear Design; Book Review; Knots; Couching - clues from the scrap bag; Redundant Embroidery - a Response by Prue King; Redundant Embroidery - Another Take by Jacqui Armitage; Ecclesiastical Embroidery, Church Soft Furnishings, when are they renwed? by Janice Williams; Couching String; and finally, details of what's happening.

The issue also includes details of the latest Goldwork Guild meeting which will be held on Sunday 3rd October 2010 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, at Whitminster Village Hall, Gloucestershire. The morning will consist of a goldwork-related enjoyable activity; and the actual meeting will start at 2:00 pm. Refreshments provided, but if you're coming for both the morning and afternoon, you may want to bring a packed lunch, or you can eat in the local pub or nursery which are both close by.

For more information contact either Miranda or Janice

Goldwork Guild Exhibition 4 -29 September 2010

2010-08-26T08:30:00.000-07:00

The Goldwork Guild will be holding its second exhibition, this time at Berrington Hall, from 4th - 29th September 2010. The theme of the exhibition is Good/Evil, Good or Evil themed.

Berrington Hall is open to the public on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesdays, Saturday and Sunday each week from11:00 am to 5:00 pm. The exhibits will be on display in the period dining room of the hall.

The address for Berrington Hall is as follows: Berrington, Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 0DW. Tel: 01568 615 721. Berrington Hall is owned by the National Trust.

Please be sure and pay it a visit if you're in the area!

Talking Threads - TV Show

2009-10-15T00:48:00.000-07:00

Talking Threads have created a series of programs currently being aired on the Country Channel (Sky 171) on all different aspects of textiles etc, which I thought might be of interest to everyone.

Below is the complete listing for the Talking Threads TV Show:

Episode 1- Wednesday 14th Oct 19:00- Jill Kennedy
Episode 2- Wednesday 21st Oct 19:00
Episode 3- Wednesday 28th Oct 19:00
Episode 4- Wednesday 4th Nov 19:00
Episode 5- Wednesday 11th Nov 19:00
Episode 6- Wednesday 18th Nov 19:00
Episode 7- Wednesday 25th Nov 19:00
Episode 8- Wednesday 2nd Dec 19:00
Episode 9- Wednesday 9th Dec 19:00
Episode 10- Wednesday 16th Dec 19:00

Each episode will be repeated on Thursday morning (05:30) and again at lunch time (12:00). It is also being shown on Sundays at 12:00.

Remember, if you don't have Sky you can still watch it for free via the Country Channel TV Website [ CountryChannel.tv website ] which works similar to the BBC iPlayer or video on demand. You can watch Talking Threads anytime, each episode will be available online from the day it goes out on Sky and will stay there indefinitely.

Thanks to Talking Threads for all the information.

Goldwork Guild Magazine Issue 5

2009-07-29T04:07:00.000-07:00

Issue 5 of the Goldwork Guild Magazine is now available and packed with lots of interesting articles and news, most noteworthy being the date for the next Goldwork Guild meeting, which is on Sunday 4th October.

After the success of the last meeting, it will again be staged in two parts. Starting at 10:00, the morning will be a goldwork-related enjoyable activity [last time we unpicked some pieces of goldwork, a couple of which were very old, to see how they had been made up. It almost felt criminal to do this to such old pieces, but it was really interesting and we all learnt a great deal].

The proper meeting will start at 14:00. If you wish to attend the whole day, the cost will be £12.00. To attend just the meeting in the afternoon, the cost is £8.00. Tea/coffee and naughty cakes will be provided. For lunch, there are venues nearby.

This will all take place at Whitminster Hall, Gloucestershire. For full details contact Janice Williams, or Miranda Clarke, or visit the Goldworkguild website at http://www.thegoldworkguild.co.uk/ .

Goldwork Guild Magazine Issue 4 Now Available

2009-04-23T04:38:00.001-07:00

The Goldwork Guild Magazine, Issue 4 is now available and I believe is the best issue yet. There is plenty in there to get you thinking and a nice centre spread of our 'experimentation' using some unusual metallic materials in alternative ways, that took place at the last Goldwork Guild meeting at Whitminster, Gloucestershire in April 2009. A question is posed at the bottom of this: Is this Goldwork? And, is there a place for this type of approach in contemporary work? Answers gratefully recieved on these questions!

There is a theme around Spanish embroidery in this edition, along with creating designs using a continuous line of gold and details of a new kit that has just become available from the Goldwork Guild.

Please let's have your comments, the Guild needs to know it's doing a good job!