Monday, March 30, 2015

Textile and Fibre Arts AGM


Notice to Member Group/Guilds re Textile and Fibre Arts Network AGM

Rosemary McLeod will be guest speaker at the Textile and Fibre Arts AGM.  Here is the notice from the network.

 

This is to advise that the Textile and Fibre Arts Network AGM will be held on Saturday 23 May 2015, 1.00 pm, Christchurch Bridge Club, Nova Place, (a small street off Barbadoes St. Barbadoes St is one way, so enter from Bealey Ave end. Nova Place is on the left just after you cross Salisbury St.

 

Each Guild and group can have up to two delegates on the Network Committee (this includes us at Southern Felters) . Delegates serve on the Network committee. It is the role of the member Group or Guild to appoint their delegate(s) to the Network and for that delegate to represent their Guild or Group.

 

Please advise any nominations for delegate in writing to secretary Ros McCarthy at ros.mccarthy@gmail.com by 17 May 2015.  Nominations for delegate are not taken at the AGM, but come through the member Guild or Group.  Afiliate (supporter) membership status is also available on application to the Network (by email is fine).  Afiliate members can vote at the AGM but do not vote on behalf of a group or Guild. Afiliate members can attend committee meetings and be office holders, but only have voting rights if they are on the Committee.

 

Rosemary McLeod will be our guest speaker at our AGM,

Known to many for her newspaper columns, Rosemary has also been a collector of   home textile items of the 1930’s-1950’s.  A travelling exhibition of her collection was curated at the Tauranga Museum and will move to Auckland later this year.  Rosemary has written two books, “From Thrift to Fantasy” in 2006, that won the Montana book award, followed by “With Bold Needle and Thread” in 2013.  Rosemary will bring a selection of items with her. While Rosemary will talk about her collection, her topic will be “The Secret life of Aprons”.  If you have a family item from that period (tea cosy, embroidery, apron, peg bag, etc,) do bring it along to the meeting.

 

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