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.

Friday 16th September

 You can tell September is here as the mornings are getting cooler but the days are still sunny. 

Yesterday we had a super workshop with Jessica Grady. We had to use anything that was waste, not recyclable or something we were re-using. We had to start without a plan and just go for it.  It was amazing the number of different pieces of work that was produced, not one even resembled another.  We were all exhausted by the end of the day,

Here are the photos I took as we all displayed our work at the end of the day,

Sorry about this, I still haven't got the nack of uploading photographs from my phone to laptop.  Need to spend some serious time with this.

Saturday 20th August

 Today I went out to see if the brambles were ready and they have already been well picked over.  I managed to get enough to do a couple of crumbles, so that was good.  We had a good meeting and a decision was made to visit the Stamford Bridge Tapestry project in October.  They offer a good deal for groups to visit - refreshments followed by a talk then time to look round the tapestry, all for £5 each.  I will not be running a coach to the Knitting and Stitching Show this year.  I hope to have an operation on my foot around that time so need to keep it free but I was already in doubt as their ticketing options for group bookings seems to be impractical if you are booking a coach and want to sell tickets up to the day before departure. 

Lots of work being done towards the exhibition next year - a date has been set for the 20th and 21st of May 2023.

Apologies for these not been in a proper order but I am grappling with a new computer and how to upload my photographs.

A lovely piece of cyanotype by Susan, these are the reject pieces she has put together to make this lovely panel

This talk looks interesting if anyone would like to go.

Another piece by Susan, this time felting with added beads

Sorry I have forgotten whose this piece is but it is definitely for the Medieval exhibition

Lesley has made this lovely cover for a glass jar that will now hold a candle inside and reflect through the pattern.

Sunday 24th July

 A few people missing this week but we had a lovely day stitching together.  Several of us had been on a weekend summer school recently and brought the work we had done to show and tell everyone.  We had a sales table with lots of goodies on it and donations went to the local community library and the local hospice.  A few more finished pieces from  the workshop last month have come in and they all make quite a good display for the exhibition next year.

Two new medieval pieces

Mavis is working on a knight on horseback

This beautiful piece is being done by Helen

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Ann is working this saint

Diane has switched to this piece of whitework

Friday 17th June

 A lovely sunny day and it was a shame to be inside but we all enjoyed the stitching and everyone got something done.  There were only four finished pieces from Nikki Parmenter's workshop last month although some had forgotten to bring theirs in, but what we had looked really good.

Moyra photographed her's at home, all finished and framed

Christina's, Anne's, Anita's and Liz's pieces. Unicorns are not quite finished yet but soon will be.

This piece by Susan was done on one of the machine embroidery days that some of the members went on

Helen is working on this piece which is probably heading towards our exhibition next year

Moyra was finishing off this felt bag that will be exhibited in a local show.