Dionne Workshop

Dionne Workshop, a set on Flickr.

Workshop with Dionne Swift May 2013

Just days after running a workshop for the guild, Dionne Swift has deservedly been selected as a finalist in the Craft and Design awards 2013.
Dionne taught us screen printing - beginning with positive and negative ideas, overprinting with a background cover using procion dyes. Hard edges were replaced by organic and naturalistic designs, with excellent teaching from Dionne.  Later in the day we experimented with 'manutex monoprinting' to create painterley liberated designs on fabric.

Everyone managed to avoid dye on the carpet! Many thanks to Dionne - an excellent day was had by all and we hope to see some stitched up samples at a guild meeting near you soon. 

Printing and painting

May 2nd Workshop - illuminated letters on fabric - run  by member Chris Commons

please bring 2x 4" squares of calico
some wipes  / 2-3 pieces of kitchen roll
couple of plastic bags for wet items
old newspaper
small paintbrush or two
small palette or saucer for mixing paint

there will be spares so don't sorry if you haven't any of the items.


At our April meeting Linda Bellinger shared a great deal of knowledge with us to create wonderful monoprints on fabirc. Linda was very generous with her time, knowledge and equipment and many members had a go on the night - see pictures to the right.

Many Thanks Linda

March 7th meeting

Gwenda Culkin, just returned from Nepal came to talk to us about the Nepalese Childrens Trust
Established in 2003  the charity was initially set up by ladies living within the East midlands region to provide a library for the Prisoners Assistance Nepal Children’s Home in Kathmandu, The Nepalese Children’s Trust has expanded its work to meet local needs as they arise.The charity is also helping Kanchha Babu Sherpa from Melamchighyang to attend university to become a doctor to enable him to return and help the local people.

Following the work done for the Prisoners’ Assistance Homes,   work extended to the school in Melamchigyang. a two day trek from Kathmandu. There is no electricity or running water in the area, and all supplies have to be carried in as there are no roads to the area.

News and events

Booking opened at this meeting for our May 10th workshop with Dionne Swift.
Dionne will take us through screen printing onto fabric. Please pay in full at time of booking

Lutterworth Enbroiderers Guild invite you to a costume presentation bt teh History Wardrobe - Agatha Christy and Art Deco. Saturday 20th April 2013 £12. contact marilyn Hemsley@btinternet.com 01455 554564

Matt Edwards from Derby City Museums came to run a mini workshop on Japanese stab binding for our Fenruary meeting, and final event at Eastwood Hall.

Matt has a Fine Art background, but discovered book binding whilst at university through RGAP originally based at Derby University.

Bookbinding is the process of fastening together the multiple pages which make up a given book, and covering the result.

Matt talked us through a little of the history and terminology of binding - Forwarders were the serwers and usually female (no surprise there) followed up by the binders (usually male..)
Traditionally, the craft of bookbinding is divided into the areas of forwarding and finishing. Forwarding consists of all the procedures leading up to the decoration of the covers. That is, folding the leaves into pages and gathering into signatures or quires, sewing them together, adding endpapers, attaching boards, and covering. In other words, the binding proper. Finishing is a specialized field involving gold (or blind) tooling, and sometimes inlay and onlay work: the artistic embellishment of the binding.

Caterpillar stitch

Here is a tutorial for a bookbinding stitch - 10 minutes - if you manage it lets see the results next meeting!

7th February Meeting 2013

Bookbinding with Matt Edwards

In this session there will be a brief introduction to both traditional and craft bookbinding techniques by looking at some examples of Matt's own work.

There will also be an opportunity to produce a simple Japanese bound notebook. This traditional binding technique is one of the earliest book forms.  It was created in Japan to resolve the problem of having to roll and re-roll long paper scrolls. This is a sewing technique that has many decorative possibilities.

 You need to bring: Scissors & Sewing needles

 Matt will supply: Paper,  Card, Threads

Some decorative off -cuts just in case we have time at the end of the session to decorate the cover.

You may have an idea in mind for your own work, if so bring it along.

Matt trained as a conservation bookbinder following a degree fine art.  While restoring books of antiquity he also creates a variety of unique artists’ bindings.

This will be the last session at Eastwood Hall and Barbara will give details out of our future venue.

 to continue the theme of BOOKBINDING:

One day workshops with Jo Owen

joowen10@hotmail.com       Tel:  0114 2303030

Accordion fold books This versatile method creates book forms using simple or complex folding techniques. Intriguing extensions, cut-outs, fold-outs and fastenings add to the overall interest.

Long stitch spine. This is a traditional method of constructing a book. Create your own personalized book with a decorative spine, using simple or complex stitching methods. A book can be completed during the workshop.  

Dates:   Wednesday March 20th    ^or Saturday June 29^th 2013

Time:    10 - 4 pm

Cost:     £40 per workshop

Venue:  Art Room, Greenways, Barlow. Chesterfield. S18 7TE

Please send £40 payment for each workshop booked to;

Jo Owen, 12 Bents Green Avenue, Sheffield. S11 7RB

RE-VAMP YOUR WARDROBE

One day workshops with Jo Owen

joowen10@hotmail.com       Tel:  0114 2303030

Up-cycle your wardrobe. Rethink and reclaim your old or second hand clothes. Bring along out of date, damaged or badly fitting clothes plus saved trimmings. You will soon be confidently cutting, manipulating, decorating and re-vitalising those unloved items.

A sewing machine is required for this workshop

Dates:   Wednesday April 17^th 2013 Saturday August 3^rd 2013     

Time:    10 - 4 pm

Cost:     £40 per workshop

Venue:  Art Room, Greenways, Barlow. Chesterfield. S18 7TE

Please send £40 payment for each workshop booked to;

Jo Owen, 12 Bents Green Avenue, Sheffield. S11 7RB