Newsletter — July 2019

It seems as though we are hibernation this month.  There are no workshops, and some of our members have escaped the cold and gone somewhere warmer.  However, Ighali work has gone on apace, and some of the beautiful creations are depicted at the end of this letter.

Here are some quotations about sewing that you might find amusing – there isn’t a lot about embroidery, so I have chosen some about sewing as well.  Enjoy them!

Comparing science and religion isn’t like comparing apples and oranges – it’s more like apples and sewing machines. Jack Horner
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When I write sad songs, I feel like I’m sewing up a scar in me, and the outcome always feels so much better than when I write happy ones. Sam Smith
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/search_results?q=sewing

I love taking prints, embroidery, appliques – precious things that seem to be from another time – and using them to create a contemporary, new story. Alessandro Michele
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Keep warm, keep embroidering, and enjoy the pictures!

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