Little Stitched Workbook - Rachael May 2025

 

Ring of Bright Water - Raffle May 2025

 

Finished Pieces of Work

Pam has been very busy since the March meeting and has made three wonderful bags pictured below.

 The first two bags are Jewel Bags made by joining  patchwork squares together in the shape of a bag twice and then fitting them inside of each other so they are reversible

The first bag used geometric patterned fabric while the second used pretty floral fabrics, both Japanese in style. She has covered the drawstring ends with a folded tulip construction.

The third bag is a flower bag with a contrast lining and drawstring top.

All three bags are wonderful and I love how she has made a feature of the drawstrings.

Thank you Pam.

Christina has made two beautiful bags

The first is a flower bag with contrast lining which has been hand sewn as the traditional bags would have been. She has emphasised the seams by hand stitching in orange running stitch.

The second bag is a jewel bag with a lovely contrast between the pink and the darker patterned fabric.

Thank you Christina.

Joan has just finished her neat and precise  blackwork that she has made into a name badge.

She has embroidered her name and then decorated the edges with beads attaching a brooch pin to the back.

She has thought carefully about the placement of the motif, beads and name to produce a very eye-catching piece.

Thank you Joan.

Experimental Stitching on Papers - Sue Tyldesley April Meeting 2025

 Sue who is a member of our group set up a beautiful and varied display of embroidered work using a range of papers [ See Below]. As soon as we saw them we wanted to have a go at experimenting with ideas and then having a go at making a piece.

Sue talked to us about textile artists who used papers in their textile art and showed us some of their work.

She told us that first we were going to modify a range of papers using a variety of techniques and most members had also brought papers from their home stash.

She had set up work stations for painting, inking with walnut ink, stamping, waxing and she had a pile of papers that we could further modify.

We could modify the papers flat or  crease and screw up to produce a ruffled soft surface.

Members set to work with gusto modifying papers trying to remember to stick to a colour scheme as advised by Sue.

Once the papers started to dry we were able to start to build our "pictures" by overlapping, cutting and tearing, trying out colours and thinking about stitches we might use.

By the end of the afternoon most members had reached the point where they were ready to stitch. They took home their paper piece to machine and hand stitch and we wait until next month to see a variety of landscapes, bags and abstract pictures.

A big thank you to Sue for giving us lots of ideas for what to do with modified papers and inspiring us with her own work.

Thanks Sue!