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2013 Exhibitions

2013 Exhibitions »
Bollington Textile & Embroidery Group, Mcclesfield April 2013

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WINTER TREES glistening after the rain by Gloria King

SEED HEADS no.1, seed heads and silk by Janice Fine

SEED HEADS no. 2, seeds and silk by Janice Fine

THE NEW GIRL, seeds and silk by Janice Fine

KANTHA WALL HANGING, by Anne Holmes

SHINE, by Anne Humberstone

BLOSSOM no.4, by Helen Dewhurst

BLOSSOM no.3, Helen Dewhurst

A GLIMPSE OF MY GARDEN, by Ann Ford

MUSEUM PIECE, by Veronica Wells

BOLLIN VALLEY, work inspired by weaving, silk and the buildings by Janet Parkinson

SILK AND OLD LACE, inspiration came from a silk block print at the Heritage Museum and was made using old lace and trims by Ursula Wainwright

ABSTRACT no.2, inspired by a design in the archives of the Silk

FROM PEAK TO PLAIN, a journey from Shutlingsloe via Macclesfield to the Cheshire Plain by Janet Parkinson

PARISH CHURCH FROM BACK WALLGATE, a modern take on Brocklehurst Whiston silk pictures using silk as a background by Dianne Crowther

THE TREACLE MARKET, inspired by the monthly market held in Macclesfield Town Centre by Barbara Cope

A PAIR OF MALLARDS, view from the canal tow path with a warbler perched on the bullruses and a pair of mallards on the canal by Barbara Cope

$SEA WALL, inspired by a sample from the Silk Museum\'s Victorian pattern book by Helen Dewhurst. Silk fabric was marbled by hand, embellished, distressed and stitched with silk thread.$

CROMER, a wonderful place to watch the sea by Gloria King

SILK RAIN, hand dyed silk tops sculpted into paper and sewed into with silk oddments, ribbon and cords by Helen Dewhurst

DUSK, travelling from Buxton to Macclesfield as the sun was setting created this illusion using various materials including sari silks by Ann Ford

MACCLESFIELD CANAL, made using space dyed silks and cottons by Hilary Yates

PHOENIX IN RED AND GOLD silk embroidery over fabric collage by Valerie Bouette

SHADES OF AUTUMN, reverse applique using silks and silk organzas by Hilary Yates

These samples were the starting point for our project. we dyed Macclesfield newspapers, then ripped them into strips before weaving them, adding more colour and texture along the way.

WATERFALL, evolved from using dyed silk hankies by Gloria King

THE MARSH WOOD, silk embroidery inspired by Edward Seago, by Valerie Bouette

WONDERFUL SUNSET, inspiration from a photo taken by Anthony Holland when out on a walk to Trig Point on the Nab, by Janet Beech

SOUTHPORT DUNES, created on silk, by Maureen Picton

SUMMER MEADOW, a birthday card from friends inspired me to hand

CHANGING SEASONS(1), hand stitched on silk by Chris Boucher

CHANGING SEASONS(2), hand stitched on silk by Chris Boucher

CHANGING SEASONS(3), hand stitched on silk by Chris Boucher

SPRING HAS ARRIVED, hand stitched on silk, by Jean Brookes

KALEIDOSCOPE, created using Sari silks and fine wire by Ann Ford

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