We were all looking forward to the meeting in March, when Tanya Elliott was coming to talk to us and show us her recreation of Mary Tudor's Wedding Dress. Many non-members had seen the publicity about it in the local press, so we were expecting a good turnout.
It was a huge disappointment therefore when I got a phone call at 9.30 am on the morning of the meeting to say that Tanya was ill with food poisoning and would be unable to attend.
I had arranged for a small group of Textile Expressions members to visit Haslemere Museum that morning. The curator was going to give us exclusive access to some of the Eastern European Folk Costumes that they have in their collection. When I shared the bad news with these other ladies, they were as upset as I was.
We had a wonderful morning at the Museum, where Julia was full of enthusiasm and helpfulness. As well as the costumes, embroidered towels, shawls, etc, the museum also has on display a wonderful Art Nouveau panel by Margaret Macbeth. This depicts Saint Cecilia and bands (literally!) of angels playing various instruments.
I took dozens of photos, then we set off home in almost blizzard conditions!
A dozen or so phone calls that afternoon netted a small group of members who were willing to step into the breach to 'show and tell' about the creative work they do.
By 10 o'clock that evening, we were still going strong. What a wealth of talent and interesting techniques we have in our group!
It was a huge disappointment therefore when I got a phone call at 9.30 am on the morning of the meeting to say that Tanya was ill with food poisoning and would be unable to attend.
I had arranged for a small group of Textile Expressions members to visit Haslemere Museum that morning. The curator was going to give us exclusive access to some of the Eastern European Folk Costumes that they have in their collection. When I shared the bad news with these other ladies, they were as upset as I was.
We had a wonderful morning at the Museum, where Julia was full of enthusiasm and helpfulness. As well as the costumes, embroidered towels, shawls, etc, the museum also has on display a wonderful Art Nouveau panel by Margaret Macbeth. This depicts Saint Cecilia and bands (literally!) of angels playing various instruments.
I took dozens of photos, then we set off home in almost blizzard conditions!
A dozen or so phone calls that afternoon netted a small group of members who were willing to step into the breach to 'show and tell' about the creative work they do.
By 10 o'clock that evening, we were still going strong. What a wealth of talent and interesting techniques we have in our group!
