Friday 18th August

 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.

Lis has been doing this beautifully fine work on a very old piece of linen.

Karen bought these fabrics in one of our mixed scrap packs at the exhibition and is now starting a piece of work with them.

This is a decay piece heading for someone's journal.

Judith is crocheting this stunning border for a shawl.

Mavis has made herself this amazing waistcoat using crazy patchwork.

Tuesday 25th July

 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.

This is Diane's goldwork sampler from the Summer School

A finished kit purchased at our day out at Stamford Bridge Tapestry

Lesley was working on these lovely leaf and flower pieces

Geraldine has finished her rag rug cushion cover

Saturday 18th June 2023

 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.

Carolyn is finishing this piece that was started by Barbara who passed away in 2020. It is working a variety on unusual stitch techniques on canvas.

Mavis is making this wonderful crazy patchwork waistcoat

This is one of the Stamford Bridge Tapestry kits.  I love this little fisherman sitting on the bridge fishing while the battle rages round him.

Geraldine is doing this colourful dragonfly rug. It is really stunning colours.

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