MARLBOROUGH & DISTRICT EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD: CHRISTINE CHESTER – “AFTERWARDS…”

MARLBOROUGH & DISTRICT EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD 

The next meeting will be on Monday 4 June at the Kennet Valley Hall, Lockeridge. 

The speaker will be Christine Chester and her talk will be entitled “Afterwards . . . . ”

Doors open at 13.30 for a 14.00 start. 

All are welcome and if you have any queries please contact 01672 861658. 

Further details visit are on our website: http://www.marlboroughembroiderers.org

May’s speaker was Heather Everitt:

Born in Derbyshire, Heather Everitt spent a lot of her young years with her grandmother who taught her numerous practical skills. 

Heather was very lucky because she had inspirational teachers at Secondary School, during her Art Foundation course

and later at Manchester Metropolitan University where she followed a BA Hon Textile/Fashion chief study in Embroidery.  
During the final exhibition of her degree course a gentleman asked if she would be interested in making a

masonic banner and, thirty years later, she now makes on average 6 a year.  
After university Heather soon realised she could not make a living in textiles so she became a Primary School teacher on

the outskirts of Manchester and later moved to become an Arts Co-ordinator in Devon.
After 17 years full time she was encouraged by her husband to give up work and concentrate on textiles. 

She got commissions for waistcoats and ties

concentrating on nature for inspiration – fish, butterflies, moths etc. 

Heather uses Liberty fabric in her work and was exhibiting one day

when a visitor said she knew someone at Liberty’s and promised to contact them. 

As of last year Heather’s amazing butterflies are now on display in the Liberty Home department in London.