Saturday 27th May 2023

 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.

Just a couple from two of our other projects we have done.

Saturday 22nd April

 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.

Here are some of the pieces people were stitching this week

Glynis is doing this lovely bird

Mavis has chosen this traditional design from tiles

Lis has finished her Medieval work and is doing this lovely hedgehog

Geraldine has made this fantastic cushion using non recyclable bags.  The reverse of the cushion is the reverse of the bags and it is stuffed with empty crisp packets.  How amazing is that!

Tuesday 21st March

 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.

These lovely vase covers made by Moyra change a boring glass vase into something special

Helen's stunning goldwork is part of her work for Medieval

Ann's steampunk clock parts make a fantastic book cover.

Monday 20th February

 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.

Roma has been stitching this fine gentleman

Jean is working on this felt image of a ruined castle

Karen has been very inventive, recycling curtain blind strips to produce this fascinating Aztec calendar

Susan has made these lovely little felt pots

Friday 20th January

 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.

Cath has been working on this for a while but it is now finished and framed and looks stunning.

Ann couldn't come to our workshop with Jessica Gray so she has done this piece herself using the same technique.  It is called 'Fireworks'.

A friend sent Lesley this card which happened to be a photograph of a piece of work done by Lis. Lesley didn't realise this until she had finished the felted piece and brought it in. What a coincidence.

Friday 18th November, 2022

 Almost a full house present today and quite a buzz with everyone busy working away and chatting.  It was good to hear especially as the weather was atrocious.  Ann was doing a short demo for Anne on how to paint bondaweb and the different effects you get with different paints.  This sort of help for people is really good and helps to pass on individuals knowledge and to keep stitch alive. 

Several of us going to the Knitting and Stitching Show this weekend. After running a coach for 25 years I have given up this year.  Can't cope with the new way of ticketing for group bookings.

Some lovely work being done within the group.

A few more finished pieces from the Jessica Grady workshop

Anne has been trying wet felting for the first time and attaching this interesting medieval dog

Karen has made this wonderful rag rug using an image from the Aztecs

Roma's lovely piece from Whitby Abbey using paint and machine embroidery

Friday 21st October

 A good meeting yesterday, several missing with colds and covid but enough of us to make an enjoyable group.  Several members had been to see the Stamford Bridge Tapestry a couple of weeks ago and we all commented on how enjoyable it was. If you can get a group together it is work while because you get a talk about the battle as well as how the tapestry began and was stitched.

Plans are afoot for our Christmas lunch which is always an enjoyable get together.  Increases in the room rental starting in January means that after ten years we now have to increase our subscription to the meeting.

A few people brought in their pieces from the Jessica Grady workshop last month and they really look lovely.  Several members were surprised how much they enjoyed the workshop when they hadn't been too sure about it to start with.

These are Mavis's Four Seasons pieces

Moyra has turned hers into a Christmas theme

Anne has framed hers into a hanging

Remember, all these are made from non recyclable bits and pieces.

Meanwhile......

Ann has made these three medieval reliquaries.