October 2018

Roberta is embroidering routes on a printed map after her visit to Oxford to see the Tolkien exhibition 

       We forget that Tolkien painted water colours as well as writing

Elise - hand embroidered hearts in progress for part of an exhibition at Wightwick Manor 

Dawn is working on a lovely dyed felt in a selection of hand embroidered stitches including couching

Elaine's Christmas project - embroidered dolls

Pat P continues to design using her collection of French windows and doors 

Clare's hanging for the project at Boundary way. Snippets left by the artists at boundary way including paper and a teabag

Close up of Clare's little landscape in the centre

Janet L - looks like Halloween 

Janet L lending a hand in the decision making for the Colour scheme of Annie's print

Sylvia preparing for Christmas with her hand embroidery 

Dina enjoying her colour book

Ruth working on her LARGE quilt with enthusiasm 

Janet C block printing birds on fabric and card today

Lillian painting in her colour book and... 

Stitching... A lovely book cover 

Lorraine in the early stages of painting her fabric... 

So, our next project to be worked is "on a roll".

We will be painting, dyeing, printing, embellishing and sewing a metre or two of narrow fabric which will roll around a wooden cotton reel. Ruth is modelling one she made earlier for Wightwick Manor exhibition based on 1918

Lorraine's example of using a pearl button and a strap to secure the end of the roll when finished

Jay is working on her roll by using "friendship" and Fred her dog as the source

Fred

Lorraine at the end of the day... Looking beautiful Lorraine 

We can now begin our spool project by choosing any topic, in any colour scheme, bearing in mind the fabulous work that has gone on in the last year for design and the use of colour. 

Jude