February ''Lids and Reels"

Our new projects have begun... Embroidered Lids on glass jars, and story rolls on wooden cotton reels

Jude's jar, spray blown and stitched using seed stitch, couching and french knots

                   Elise has made a good start

Janet's soft sculpture is nearing completion for her lid... In black

 A mixture of jars and story rolls 

The start of Jude's second jar, on felt using French knots

First steps of a beaded lid

 What a variety... 

Work in progress 

Good use of tiny pieces of fabrics, beads and patchwork 

Margaret Bi in the foreground 

Such variety including Annie's 'allotment' lid

 Story rolls

Elaine's 4 seasons story reel

Elise has added to her story reel 

Other work was in abundance 

Elise... 

                  Dawn is putting together a beautiful fabric book

The pages in between are examples of hand embroidery stitches on fabric

Joy's continues to blossom... 

Roberta... 

Annie's patchwork... 

Margaret Bos' patchwork case followed by her beginnings for an embellished applique lid

Ruth's story reel... 

Dina enjoying the drawing preparation for her lid... 

Well done ladies... A veritable feast of ideas and accomplishment once again

Jude