June Meeting

Almost a full house this week, only one person missing.  We had a very active day with the two newcomers settling in.  Jackie and Cath made some felt as Cath had never done it before.  Ann was creating her biosphere (!) to cover her plants for Under the Canopy.  Liz was trying out her new sewing machine creating a lovely panel for her Under the Canopy.  Moira was painting papers and Colleen was experimenting with her embellisher.  Everyone else was sewing, drawing and working away like busy bees.

The exhibition at St James' Church went very well really although not very well attended, most of the people who came had not heard of us before so we are slowly reaching a new audience.  We will have to think about advertising in new places next time.

Our book covers that we made in our first year are now on display as a childrens area in the Bankfield Museum all this summer.  We have lent them out to the Embroiderers' Guild for their exhibition there.  Our First World War embroideries will be on display at Scalby parish church from the 1st to the 3rd July along with some of the other work.

Christina found this piece of embellising in the cupboard and has decided to stitch into it.

Christine is doing leaves trapped in ice for her Under the Canopy.

Colleen using her embellishing machine.

Moira's painted paper.

Maureen is making this lovely piece of canvas into a bag.

Pam is illustrating a poem about Autumn leaves.

St. James Church Exhibition

I was away for the May meeting having a wonderful time stitching in the Yorkshire Dales.  There seemed to have been a good number of members at the meeting and I am welcoming two new members Mavis and Fran.

We are set up now at St. James Church in their gallery which is a lovely space to hang embroideries and all other art work.  Unfortunately it is not on a road with a good foot fall but hopefully we will get a few people in.  Here is how we have displayed the work.

Lots of work to be proud of.