July meeting

Wow! Today was one of our busiest meetings that I can remember...EVER!! The room was filled with enthusiastic members and the air buzzed

 The day just seemed to whizz by and I never picked up my own needle until 2pm, but it was "such fun"

 The concentration and the hard work is so evident - it was all going on.

Pat is modelling our new purchases today. Brooches, which are little ceramic rusted designs in support of a project for Uganda

 Here is Clare working on a mammoth quilt from a painting she did (and sold). Nice one Clare - by the way when you read this Clare, sipping your cocktail in Turkey...think of us

Here is a close-up of Clare. The colours are so pretty and the design so bold

 Pat is working on her "multi-colour swop-shop." See how it shimmers

 Fresh from their hospital ordeals and working harder than ever, Di and Dina, arriving and departing today via Ruth's Ring and Ride service

 Welcome welcome to two fresh faces at Connect in Threads, Kay and Cheryl. Familiar to all of us from the Embroiderers' Guild

 Ruth is working on her "Looking Through" piece of a stained glass window. A difficult task but some stunning samples are coming together

Cheryl's lady of the lake pictured on top of her bag as Cheryl was leaving - "Looking Through" and looking beautiful Cheryl

 

Where there is felt you will find Debbie. All part of Debbie's "Looking Through" wreath

The end of a lovely day - thank you girls for the wonderful inspiring way you work together and brighten one another's day

 

PLEASE WATCH YOUR EMAILS FOR CONFIRMATION OF OUR GARDEN PARTY IN AUGUST - CHANGE OF VENUE

JUNE MEETING

What a wonderful sunny day to be revelling in the camaraderie with friends!

Once again we worked on our own projects, helping one another as we created, learned and enjoyed the pleasures of our artful days

 

I love all of my ladies but I have to say that this piece is my favourite.

 It belongs to Ruth and is executed totally in herringbone stitch with some areas padded...I love it! While you admire it, can you please see if it is worked on your background fabric of green circles and triangles please

 

Continuing our A5, multi-coloured swop shop group project, here is Clare's work

There is an array of threads, in a wealth of textures and weights, threaded through the open weave compulsory fabric provided by Ice.

 

We also need to identify the maker of this background, stitched by Ice which is nearing completion in a very striking colour scheme.

 Loving the silver thread work Ice

Elaine's chain stitch work (below) with hand made paper beads is stunning as always. Elaine has used the back of the compulsory fabric so the pattern and texture is visible but not the colours. Another good idea!

 

Janet L., has used cross stitch  to wonderful effect and appliqued to give this lovely patchwork effect. I love the "snowflakes" and the tiny cross stitches around the edges of the applique pieces

 Pat W., has added a few beads and some running stitches in the sky area since our last meeting, to complete her piece on this brightly coloured marbled piece

Debbie's garden scene is completely covered in fly stitch. Do you recognise the block printed background of blue leaf sprigs as belonging to you? Loving the hidden fence and garden gate in this magical garden

 

Luggage labels are to be completed to finish this project for the exhibition - I will announce this over the next week with instructions and a template to work from

 

OUR NEXT PROJECT

This was discussed at length today and we believe we have come to a group decision working in the style of the Artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser

We will each make the façade of a house on pelmet vylene, in the "loose" free style of Hundertwasser. Bearing in mind the strong, bold use of colour and shapes, we will individually stitch, print, felt and embellish in the techniques of our own choice. Strictly NO RULERS are allowed - draw it all freehand as Hundertwasser dictates. Establish fluid lines, even at the base of your house. We may display the row of houses with an undulating fabric in front of them.

You may include a Hundertwasser tree or shrub if it helps your design

Your house may be any width but no smaller in height than the longest side of A5 and no taller than the longest side of A3. Here are some visuals of Hundertwasser houses, to whet your appetite

 

 

Ready made fabrics and beads - a textile Artist's dream

"Happy Stitching ladies"

 

 

May meeting 2014

All of our meetings are special but today was Very Special

 "Happy Birthday Dina"

 

 

 ...and thank you to Di for a wonderful cake

 We all enjoyed it!!

There was more to celebrate...our work

Jude's "multi-coloured swop-shop" is finished

 Close-up of Jude's piece in french knots

 Shows the "Ice" fabric which has been appliqued

 This is Di's piece of a garden/vegetable plot on Jude's printed background. Ingenious!

 Ice is making great headway with buttonhole stitch on a block printed background. Such a lovely colour scheme

 Dina's work made a lot of progress today...and on her special day too...

 

Janet L. has used two of her "lucky dip" fabrics. One is being cut up and stitched and then appliqued in pieces onto the second background fabric

Clare is now well into the swing of the project...

...enjoying weaving techniques through the Ice fabric

 

Elaine's piece with wonderful hand made beads

Joy has used a lot of different techniques including a chiffon piece appliqued over cross stitched cords. A lot of texture is very evident 

Margaret B has the most wonderful colour palette



Pat P has mastered the Herringbone stitch to great effect

Lillian's French knots make a very pretty garden of flowers

The Ice fabric has become a trellis for the flowers

 

Other work continued
and the concentration

and the decision making

 

...from Lillian's book cover

to Pat W's soluble "Looking Through"

 Our next meeting is June 12th - hope you can make it

 

Ladies, please remember that you are all invited to the AGM

Friday 23rd May at 7.00pm.

There will be refreshments of wine, soft drinks and nibbles with a display from all of the groups who use the facilities at Bradmore Community Centre.

All are Welcome