Nothing much to report this month. Only ten members were stitching this morning but two more joined us for a delicious lunch at Betton Farm. We are all looking forward to the new year and a talk by Helen Birmingham at our January meeting.
Merry Christmas to all our followers.
I can't believe this is the second month I have forgotten to take any photographs at the meeting. Actually doing some sewing takes my mind off other jobs. Needless to say, there was a lot of interesting work going on and people are beginning to think about the flight project. The journals are now passing along fairly seamlessly and they are looking really interesting. Christmas lunch has been organised, Betton Farm has been booked and we all wish them well after the fire they had earlier this year.
I went to the Knitting and Stitching Show yesterday and it felt a bit better than last year although there is less and less embroidery stands and no book stand. However the exhibitors were outstanding this year. The Hand and Locke winners were amazing as were Jean Littlejohn's Moon pieces. I loved all the quotes stitched onto dusters and the Guild prize winners were really good as were their new graduates.
Going now to look over the purchases I couldn't resist.
I apologize for the lack of photographs this month, I completely forgot to take any I was so busy with other jobs.
We had a nearly full attendance this month so the hall was buzzing. Lots of finished pieces from the workshop last month as well as members passing on their knowledge from it to those who were unable to attend.
Moira supplied us with a table full of ties for us to choose from to take away and produce something with them.
The travelling journals are now beginning to take shape and we are able to see the continuation of the theme of 'Decay' and they are looking good.
A busy month, I have been to the exhibition that was at the Museum of Doncaster which was showing Henry Moore's paintings and drawings done down the coal mines during the war. It was really good to see the drawings in the notebooks and then to see some of the paintings he did from them, a really good exhibition and I hope it travels further. I have also been to Shibden Hall and the Bankfield Museum in Halifax, both of which were good. The Bankfield has a good exhibition of hats and another one of fashion.
Enough of my exploits, what about the group? Yesterday we had a super workshop with Karen Lane. We made Lutradur Leaves all of which turned out wonderfully well. A few people had not used Lutradur before and some had not done free machining so some got more than others out of the day.
Here are some of the finished leaves.
What miserable weather we have been having. Have just come back from a holiday in Shetland and Orkney where the weather was considerably better than here. Not hot but at least sunny and dry if a bit windy.
This month was the first time we passed the travelling journals round and after some confusion we have all managed to get the next one we that we should have. It is quite exiting to unwind the fabric strips and see the first piece of work there and I think the interest will grow with each month.
Here is some of the work that people have been doing this month.
A very busy meeting this month. We have finalised the arrangements for our Travelling Journal project and will start passing round the books next month. I have revealed the topic for our 2025 Exhibition and it will be 'Flight' which should offer a wide range of ideas to work on.
We had a visit from two friends who brought large quantities of fabric, books, threads and wool for us to purchase. Like having a travelling shop! We raised £146 towards the local hospice so that was a bonus.
Three members went to the Regional Summer School the week before and did some really interesting pieces of work. It is a great weekend away meeting up with people you probably only see once a year and working with excellent tutors.
Gorgeous sunny day today, not as many attending now the exhibition is over and the summer holidays have started. We started the day with the announcement that a workshop with Karen Lane has been booked for the September meeting, which everyone is now looking forward to. We are not going to do the postcard challenge any more. After seven exhibitions the number of entries for it is diminishing and those who have been doing since the beginning are getting a bit tired of it. So we are going to do something similar to a travelling journal but doing it as a stitch roll instead. A bit more complicated but I think it will prove interesting.
Work is still going on round the room so here are some photos of what people are doing.
One week after our wonderful exhibition I have just now had time to download all the photographs and to do this blog. Have been gardening ahead of the operation I had on my foot yesterday which means I shan't be able to do much for the next few weeks.
As I said, we had a brilliant exhibition, thanks to all my members for the stunning work they did both with their stitching and their help on the day. We had lots of visitors and some lovely comments from them.
Here is some of the work you missed if you didn't come to see us.
These items are from the Medieval theme that the exhibition was based on.
A busy day for me getting everyone sorted with a place on the display boards for the exhibition. I have now got most of the postcards in and attached to the strips we display them on and they are looking really good. It is always amazing to see what different inspirations people get from each card.
This is the poster for the exhibition, make a date in your diaries for a day by the coast with an exciting display of embroidery to look at.
A bit late doing the blog this month but I was very busy at the weekend. A local Cake Bake was held at the village hall on Saturday and we had a very busy and very successful day raising funds for the earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria.
A short day for TEG on Thursday as there was no heating in the hall and we were all too cold to last out to 3pm so left early. Still plenty of good work being done as the photos below demonstrates.
Another quiet session with everyone busy stitching away, getting ready for the exhibition. The postcard challenge is now finished and I have called in everyone's work so that I can put it all together ready to display. A couple of people have completed Moira's challenge to do a piece of work on a rectangle of felt that she provided. Not putting a time scale on it has slowed people down. We are ordering fabrics from Whaley's, they are so much cheaper than the shops and the quality is good.
Some pictures of the work being done.
A good start to the new year, nearly all the group were present and everyone busy with their work. We didn't meet to stitch in December as the weather wasn't too good, lots of snow on the ground and very cold. We had a lunch booked so we met at the restaurant instead by which time the sun had come out and the snow was melting.
People have been busy over the holidays and we had some lovely pieces of work on display.
