Annual Members Challenge

Annual Members Challenge 2012/13

Parrots and Grapes panel

The Members' Challenge is for everyone

If you are new to embroidery or prefer to develop a piece using your imagination you may like to choose one of the three themes
or
You may decide to base your entry on one of the six categories. These invite you to explore specific aspects of the 'Parrots and Grapes' panel.

Download full information and entry form (PDF format)

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The panel was stitched in 1900. It was given to the Embroiderers' Guild by Miss Williams in 1964. The background fabric is woven satin, furnishing fabric. The design is worked in coloured floss silks. The background stitches are couched threads where long lengths of thread are laid on the fabric and held in place by diagonal straight stitches. The stems are satin stitch, where straight stitches are stitched close together. The tendrils are chain stitch. Parrots, grapes and leaves are stitched in straight stitches, using different coloured threads to create a shading effect.

The Challenge is open to all members of the Embroiderers' Guild.

Previous Years

2011 - Or nué visitors' book

Annual Members Challenge