Speaker Jo Dixey

Jo Dixey is a Royal School of Needlework trained embroiderer, she teaches small groups a variety of embroidery techniques, works on commissions which have included large altar cloths, university banners and work for the fashion and movie industries and  repairs old embroideries. She holds exhibitions of her embroidered pieces every few years.

In 2017 Jo published her first book 'Stitch People', which was later re-released as 'Creative Thread'. This is a 20 project journey through embroidery techniques.

Jo's work is held in private and public collections in New Zealand and overseas.

Fun with Fabric and Friends- Maree Luckman 

Maree has been quilting since 1984 and will show, and share the stories of, some of her favourite quilts. She will  fill you in on where they were made and who helped, because none of her quilts is an entirely "sole effort".  There is one quilt inner made by "Grandma Holdaway" in the 1960's - made with old woollen clothes - very old fashioned, and heavy.

Over the years Maree has been in quilt groups in California, Palmerston  North, Auckland and finally here.  Each place has brought new inspiration, and lasting friendships.

Philippa Doyle has been stitching for over 50 years and making quilts  for almost as long.  She is a past President of Wellington Quilters and has been involved with the last two Quilt Symposiums held in Wellington.  She has recently returned from a textile tour to India and will be telling us about the magic she encountered there and will show us some of her textiles that she brought home.