What a wonderful festive evening. We enjoyed delicious savoury snack and treats before settling down to a talk from Marion Plumb which introduced us to the history and world of the Geisha which is complex and fascinating. They have been described as living works of art and Marion’s presentation brought that to life, including the beautiful and very valuable robes they wear. She also provided a reading list for those who wanted to know more including a Japanese Classic The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon, written 1,000 years ago and a book Marion described as authoritative about the current lifestyle and history of the Geisha written Geisha by Liza Dolby.
Marion is also running a workshop for BETA ‘Little Japanese drawstring bags’ next year on 29th March 2025 and brought examples of what we might produce at the workshop which you can see below.
We also enjoyed an exhibition of member’s work during the evening that had been inspired or supported by our much missed member Margaret Richards. Members generously donated an impressive number of gift bags for Anawim which we have been doing each Christmas for several years in a tradition led by Margaret. The bags have been delivered and were gratefully received by the lovely staff at the project who also have very happy memories of Margaret.
This months Gold raffle bags are suitably festive and beautiful and were made by Hel and Janet.
Our next meeting on 13th January 2025 is a Tale of Two Members with Rowan and Janette who will share their work and stitching journey. The raffle colour is red please bring a contribution if you can. Hope all of our members have a good Christmas and New Year break.
Birmingham Embroidery and Textile Art 
thanks for sharing.
i found a book ‘birds of Japan’ recently.
Birds are another passion of mine,
jAPAN seems to be a popular subject for many people
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