Merseyside Embroiderers' Guild

On 26th April 2012 the ’08 Tapestry went on public display at the Liverpool Life Museum,Pier Head,Liverpool Waterfront,Liverpool,L3 1DG. The Tapestry was created by more than150 Liverpool people to celebrate the City’s Capital Of Culture year 2008. 

The Liverpool Tapestry: People, Places and Passions is on view in the museum’s Skylight Gallery until 16th September 2012. The tapestry is sponsored by HomeBargains, and each of the 338 individual tapestry panels which make up the triptych was hand-stitched, and the artwork is more than 18ft ( 6m ) long. The panels feature Superlambananas, the City’s historic buildings and aspects of Liverpool, which together form a snapshot of the city in 2008.  new photos of the Launch party are on EXHIBITION PAGE also new photos of installing the ’08 Tapestry in Liverpool Life Museum  

Why not click on the link to Re-View Textile network in Stitchers Links? Janet Wilkinson is working with other textile artists to produce artwork in the Baltic Triangle for the Liverpool Bienniel in Sept 2012. This is a new exciting venture.. so take a look…….

The Colour Competition 2012 was won today by Gill Roberts. Congratulations Gill

Gill Roberts- winner of Colour Competition 2012

Pictures of Merseyside Embroiderers’ Guild stand at the recent Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts Show in Aintree are on the EXHIBITION PAGE………

Photos of Wirral EG exhibition, which is on at the moment in Birkenhead Park, are on GALLERY page. Check it out…………

Something else to catch your eye…… Check out MEMBERS ARCHIVE ….. there are 70 photos of our magnificent NW Regional Day 2008 held at Liverpool Town Hall

Some members went to the recent exhibition in Ness Gardens held by the Computer Textile Design Group. there are photos on EXHIBITIONS page……..

“The world’s favorite season is the spring.

All things seem possible in May.” -  Edwin Way Teale

 Time to get stitching everyone! We stil need your embroideries to help make our Guild exhibition a great success. Hanging Day is 1st June in the Anglican Cathedral, so, if you are still working on a piece, early morning on that day is your last chance to deliver your work.

The Merseyside Embroiderers’ Guild embroidery exhibition in Liverpool Anglican Cathedral will run from 2nd – 17th June, with a Talk on “Dolls With Attitude” by Kathryn Thompson on Sat 9th June at 3pm. Entrance to the exhibition is free and tickets to the Talk are £5 each – available from chairman@megonline.co.uk

The next meeting of Merseyside Embroiderers’ Guild will be the WORKSHOP on Sat 16th June. It is titled ”Soluble & Stretchy” with Rachel Davies. She will lead us in an exploration of materials, using the sewing machine to stitch and alter. There are still 3 places available on this Workshop. Contact coursebooking@megonline.co.uk to reserve a space. Course costs £18 and runs from 10am – 4pm. Visitors welcome 

Talks and Workshops are held in All Hallows Church Hall, Greenhill Road,Liverpool, L18 6JJ