Exhibitions
Barring global events we try to hold an exhibition every 3 years. We held exhibitions in 2013, 2016 and 2021 and you can view members work by visiting our archive website https://bordertextilegroup.wordpress.com using the button link at the bottom of this page.​
Our next exhibition of members work will be held at Foulden Village Hall between 10am and 4pm on the 8th and 9th June 2024. It will feature works inspired by guest speakers, articles produced during group workshops as well as three years worth of Challenge entries. There will be fund raising tables where visitors will have the opportunity to buy unique works of textile art, haberdashery and gifts. Monies raised will be split between Berwick Cancer Cars and RNLI and light refreshments will be provided by Northern Soul Kitchen, a local food charity.
The Challenge theme of the 2024 exhibition is "Borders in Stitch".
If you would like to submit work or can help at the event please contact Vanessa Priest. You can also download one of the attached forms by clicking the appropriate button opposite and email your completed documents (or picture of) to vp.bordertexilegroup@gmail.com
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If you were not able to make the May meeting then click on the Exhibition Plan button opposite to go to the planning document. The Key dates to remember are that we need to know what you will be submitting to the exhibition by Friday 17th May. Letting us know what you will be exhibiting and their sizes are really important for the team planning hall layout and resources.
Your work must be delivered to Foulden between 9am and 11am on 7th June. If you can't get to Foulden please contact Vanessa before 3rd June.
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Finally all work must be collected from Foulden by 5.30pm on 9th June.
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Our last exhibition, held at Fenham Farm in November 2021, had the theme "Make, Do and Mend". The event attracted more than 200 visitors and everyone remarked on our venue, the Granary at Fenham Farm, which is in a spectacular location overlooking Holy Island. Huge thanks to member Gill Curry, her husband Wattie and daughter Becky who generously allowed us the use of space within their very successful five-star B&B business​
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Organiser Annie Robinson said:
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”The event was a great success and I would like to say a big thank you to all those who supported it and also to all the members who made it possible with their work behind the scenes.
“It is brilliant that we finally got to go ahead after problems with a venue then Covid-19 restrictions affected our original plans for 2019 and 2020.”
Below are the images chosen for the 2021 exhibition calendar
A special calendar was produced from a 2020 Challenge theme "20cmx20cm". A vote was held to choose 12 works. The contributing members were: Gill Curry, Shirley Forster, Kay Gardiner, Sue Handoll, Enid Peutherer, Vanessa Priest, Faith Robertson, Annie Robinson, June Russell, Rineke Sangster, Wendy Skinner and Theresa Wilkinson. The calendar flew off the shelf and along with commissions made on members work sold. A magnificent £1,200 was raised at the exhibition. This was split so that £600 went to our charities, the Great North Air Ambulance and the Margaret Kerr Fund, supporting the palliative care facility at Borders General Hospital.
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The organising sub committee included Lesley Abernethy, Kate Allport, Diane Chalmers, Ingeborg Crabbie, Gill Curry, Felicity Hay, Caroline Morrell, Annie Robinson (chair), June Russell and Betty Snow.