Paper Roses

We had a great morning making paper roses with member Sally H. Sally's samples of various roses, daisies, lilies and wild flowers were absolutely stunning. Our efforts weren't that bad either! They're made from crepe paper and look so realistic. We were really inspired, so much so that we have persuaded her to run a daisy workshop next AGM day. Thanks to Sally for a brilliant workshop.

It was the AGM and we are pleased to welcome Marjorie R and Sally H to the committee. Officer's roles are the same. We also made Yarndale preparations; we have the Skipton Castle project on display; a workshop making hearts and a rag sale - everything a pound - we have destashed so we can add to yours!

Sally's gorgeous flowers.

Our roses; we stretched, tweaked and curled; wrapped, fanned and glued and produced a lovely bunch of roses.  

The Finished Piece

 Well, here it is! The Skipton Castle project is finished and ready for display. We will have it with us at Yarndale and then it will be at the Castle. Come along and have a look next weekend 23rd/24th September. All the squares came together without too much of an argument. All contributors are named on the back and the construction team was Gail, Claire, Carolyn, Sally, Sue and Jill. Well done everyone!

Claire will be giving a talk on Sunday at Yarndale about our big projects - come along around 12.30 I believe.

Collage Boxes with Anne Brooke

We've had a great day today making collage boxes with Anne Brooke!               Anne brought loads of examples to inspire us and her stash of wallpaper and bit and pieces.

First job was laying out our collages and then stitching the sides together to make the box net. Then some free machine embroidery; Carolyn did a brilliant job at her first attempt - her darning foot was still in the plastic bag! I think we have a convert.

Then Some had stitch and finally turning it into a box with a handmade cord. We didn't all get finished but everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. 

Here's todays efforts in various stages of completeness. Thanks Anne.

Deb Cooper Workshop

Wow, what a day we've had! Deb Cooper came and ran a workshop for us: Lines and Edges with some dyeing with rust and tea thrown in for good measure. Deb brought us some really lovely samples to inspire us and lots of bits and bobs to include in our strips. Scraps of fabric were applied to a backing strip and stitched with various fabrics and papers with a selection of stitches. We used neutral colours ready to dye later. As we were stitching Deb produced a lucky dip of little pieces of paper each with an instruction of something to include as we stitched - a new stitch, a named stitch, lace, a different fabric etc - just to keep us on our toes! We also used lolly sticks and bobbins. 

Deb's work:

And ours in progress:

Some of our strips or bundles of scraps were tea and rust dyed - tightly rolled to make 'spring rolls' and 'dimsum' - now their official name. We are waiting for our chinese starters to sit for a week and then dry before we see the results.