IRENE, our chairman, welcomed 22 members (several are still on holiday) to the September meeting which began our new season.

She hoped we had been stitching our entries for the October competition during the summer break.

We enjoyed a humorous talk given by Rowena Lovatt on her life as a lingerie designer that also gave us an insight behind the scenes of the rag trade.

Our next meeting on Thursday, October 6, will include our annual general meeting. The guest speaker is Rubina Porter who returns to show us further examples of her various types of embroideries and will judge our members' competition items.

Anyone interested in embroidery is welcome to attend Padgate Methodist Church Hall, Tidal Lane, at 7.30pm.