Shibden Hall and Bankfield Museum Halifax
September 2018: The Stamford Bridge Tapestry Project
On Saturday September 8th 2018, we were delighted to welcome some of the ladies involved in the Stamford Bridge Tapestry Project.Heather gave a wonderful entertaining and informative talk on the place of the Stamford Bridge Battle in the history of England.
If Harold Godwinson had not had to march north to fight two battles in order to defend his claim to the English throne he may have beaten William at the Battle of Hastings.
Shirley then talked about the inspiration behind commemorating the Battle of Stamford Bridge in the style of the Bayeux Tapestry.
She gave us a wonderful insight into the groundwork of preparing the drawings and transferring these onto the linen for stitching. The colour palette is as close to the Bayeux as possible with the addition of red and purple. The pictures are stitched with an outline stitch infilled with the Bayeux stitch. 20 ladies meet regularly taking turns to stitch each panel and each panel follows the style of the Bayeux tapestry with writing above the scene and the banner below has a symbol unique to each stitcher.
The expectation is that the whole work will be completed in the next few years and ultimately a hoped for permanent display in Stamford Bridge.
Thank you to the ladies for sharing your expertise and enthusiasm for this project and we look forward to following its progress and the opportunity to see the finished work.
Memory Quilt
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Memory Quilt now on display in the Oncology Unit Castle Hill Hospital.
Each heart individually designed and stitched by EYES members in memory of a loved one.
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EYES Exhibition in Beverley Minster 3rd – 10th May 2019
Chairman’s Challenge
The Chair and Vice Chair challenge you to make a 3D item on the theme of ‘My pot of gold’ This could be a bag, box or container or free standing 3D object. Prizes will be awarded at the Judge’s discretion.
Entry forms and further information will be available at EYES meetings from October 2018
2017/2018 Guest Speakers
Saturday May 12th
Lindsay Roberts
Shibori learnt in India
Above, cotton and merino mix , indigo dyed. Batik.
The Border Tart-Tart’s Textiles Travels
On Saturday May 12th we were taken on a journey, starting in the Scottish Borders travelling to Gujarat in India and back to Scotland.
Lindsay shared with us her textile travels, learning first hand, techniques of dyeing, weaving and printing. It was in Gujarat that Lindsay developed her interest in Islamic pattern after visiting some of the area’s historical sites. She travelled to two different areas within Gujarat spending some time with local weavers and dyers. On her return to Scotland Lindsay trialled some of the methods she had seen .
Above. A boy’s dress hand embroidered with traditional patterns from the Kachchh area of Gujarat. Although much of the symbolism of these traditional patterns may be lost the young women still use them in their work.
A very enjoyable and interesting afternoon sharing Lindsay’s travels.
Catherine Lawes 14th April 2018
From Here to There and Back Again
Catherine drew a pattern of her life and influences through the many and varied textile pieces she brought to our society. Born in New Zealand,the child of emigrants, she returned to England aged 18, but New Zealand and it’s culture have remained her muse.
Her own journey in textiles started out with kits and then developed into individual works ranging from wall hangings and quilts to coats and jackets. Many of the pieces having been specifically designed as commissions for Knitting and Stitching Shows.
One particular aspect of Catherine’s textile art is landscapes inspired by favourite views especially New Zealand. To this end Catherine shared her expertise and skills with us the next day in her Layered Landscapes workshop.
The, partial, results, of this day school can be seen on our workshop page. We look forward to seeing the completed pieces in May.
Another fantastic speaker inspiring us all with her on journey into textiles.
Julia Soares-McCormick March 10th 2018
Queen of Fashion
What Marie Antoinette wore to The Revolution
Julia’s talk about Mari Antoinette was a wonderful insight into the 18th Century French Aristocracy and women’s styles of the time.
Her attention to detail, historical accuracy and enthusiasm for the subject was contagious. Members were encouraged to view the garments and ask further questions following Julia’s talk.
This article is deliberate in not including content of Julia’s talk as we would encourage everyone interested to visit Julia’s website to find out where she will be speaking in the future. A wonderful afternoon.
close up of Silk Damask used in the dress.
Silk trim on dress
Catherine Lawes 2018: Layered Landscapes
Laying out fabrics to create image.
Using a frame to view design.
Working on background before embellishing.
Using source picture to plan choice and colour of fabrics.
Layering strips of fabric.
Source picture from a magazine.
Personal photo as inspiration.
Postcard as source picture.
Paper adding another texture.
End of an inspirational day. Still more UFOs to add to a growing opus, target for completion May meeting ?
2018 Residential Weekend
A fantastic weekend was had by all those who attended, lots of sun, fun and laughter and a tremendous amount of work, to a high standard, was produced, thanks to the brilliant tuition from Karen (very patient and understanding). Please see below pictures of those hard at work producing these masterpieces and then the finished products. Some very brave attendees also managed to make 3d items, eg bags and a bowl. We look forward to next year.
2017-18 Members’ Work
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- Completed work from April’s Workshop; Layered Landscapes
- Above and below May’s stage display.
Articles using fabric from sales table. Denim£1 bought last month. Checked blouse made for daughter (now 36).
Dabble day crazy patchwork square put to good purpose as a cusin cover.
Layered landscape completed.
!st attempt at felting, a kit made personal with the addition of the shepherd and his dog.
A work in progress.
An experiment inspired by April’s speaker’s work.
Stage Display April 2018
Stage display March 2018
Dorothy Bell
Hugette’s Cat quilt
Hugette putting her stash to good use
Wet felting workshop. Knit 1 Stitch 1 with Louise Walker
Paula ‘sales table’ using bargain fabrics.
Fabric from our sales table.
Val Baxter tapestry hassock
Stage display February 2018
Jacky Ward-Lomax Mola work
This is a type of work done by the Kuna Indians of Panama and is mostly reverse applique with a small amount of simple embroidery and minimal applique. I am from a northern climate so my images reflect that – ‘Norse Runes and Yggdrasil’ (the world tree) rather than images of jungle and South American mythology which is typical of their creations.
Phillipa Naylor Workshop
3rd February 2018
Monthly display of members work
November 2017 Stage Display
This month’s display had many completed items from the October Day School.
In line with November’s speaker Susan Brett brought along two embroidered pieces, the Tray Cloth and The Tree of Life, completed by her Aunt, Ethel Taylor, before WWII . Dr Kay-Williams of the RSN said that the Tree of Life was , and still is, a common theme in crewel work.
October 2017 Display
Susan was stitching this piece when she discovered EYES in 1984.
Autumn, Winter and Spring featured in ‘Stitch’ magazine.
A special piece by Paula for the Coral anniversary.
EYELETS
There’ll be no crows in Cottingham now, after the EYELETS children made these scarecrows!! June 2018
Button Pictures made by the members of EYELETS February 15th 2018
Woven fabric cushions, made in the November workshop.
Recent work by the youngsters of Eyelets.
The self portraits , Fishing Game and Bunny Face bags are examples of 2017 work completed by the youngsters of Eyelets.
Self Portrait, fabric collage and applique.
Fishing Game. Fabric painting and embroidery.
Bunny Bags and Easter Cards. Felt work and stitchery.
Members work June 2018
Here are a couple of examples of the many quilts which were displayed and talked about by our speaker, Greta Fitchett her imagination using reflections in glass buildings around the world, with the ability to put that imagination into her sewing was a delight to see and more latterly her husbands artistic skills in creating designs and selecting materials for Greta to convert into quilts was very interesting. We were certainly entertained by her talk.
Some examples of work brought to the June meeting. There was an incredible variety of work this month showing the skills of our members from small dolls outfits knit on size 19 needles using crochet cotton, a large doll knit in 4 ply wool and a selection of projects emphasising the incredible variety of needlework. Also a sample of the scarecrows that were made by our young Eyelets.
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