Anne James reporting on our September Meeting. [If anyone is willing to take a few photos and provide an update of our events, please contact us.] The September meeting was called 'Reaching Out', referring to our interaction with communities. Lydia Black, who is taking her A-levels this year, talked about her trip to a village and …
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Almost time to meet up again for our 2016 – 17 season.
Here's a message from our Chair, Brenda Richardson. Hi Everyone Well the summer is almost over and I noticed the other day that the nights are also drawing in. I hope you have all had a good summer and got lots of sewing done. The new Guild year starts on Saturday 3rd September in the …
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From The Grounds of Stormont to the Olympic Games, Rio 2016
An exciting announcement was made at our AGM, Joy McCormick’s grandson, Patrick Huston had just been selected to represent Team GB in Archery at Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Patrick, born in Belfast, attended Campbell College and was a founding member of the East Belfast Archery Club. He now lives in Shropshire where he coaches while training …
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Fabric Creation and Manipulation with Irene MacWilliam
Irene MacWilliam - Quilter and embroiderer - freelance lecturer and teacher - talented artist and invaluable member of the Northern Ireland Patchwork Guild, which is only one of the many groups Irene belongs and contributes to. **** Updating this post to highlight Irene's 'new' website. **** Her website showcases some of her work and talents. Irene …
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Open the box and out pops a sewing machine!
NIPG 2015–16 Season Kicks off with … Last year we opened our 2014-15 season with our very own members. Our Guild is packed with industrious and talented people and we wanted an opportunity to highlight some of our members' pieces. We left it entirely up to each speaker as to …
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