As the snowflakes fell outside there was a positive note to our first Zoom meeting of the New Year. When Kath. R (our host) let us in to the meeting we were met with many Happy New Years and ‘how are you?’ It was good to see some other members had decided to join us.
Kath H. chair, welcomed everyone and then a few simple rules for using zoom were suggested. When someone is talking please mute your microphone, similarly if someone comes to the door or in to the room. If you want to ask a question of the speaker wave your hand and then Kath’s or Ann will pick you out. Obviously when we come to the stitch and chat session we will be able to unmute ourselves.
Kath H. chair, welcomed everyone and then a few simple rules for using zoom were suggested. When someone is talking please mute your microphone, similarly if someone comes to the door or in to the room. If you want to ask a question of the speaker wave your hand and then Kath’s or Ann will pick you out. Obviously when we come to the stitch and chat session we will be able to unmute ourselves.
The session began with an explanation of the 2021 Monthly Challenge, which this month was a piece based around the month of January. Ann showed her book and how she had started her idea with words and phrases that sum up January to her. She had coloured her two pages and suggested a way of attaching the ‘post card’ to the book. Edwina showed her piece, which she had already started based on a photograph of a winter scene. She explained the techniques she was going to use as well.
Ann explained that next month we have a speaker from Northumberland- Joanna O’Neill who is a textile artist, author and quilting judge. Her talk entitled ’Bite sized’ is about working with small art quilts and embroidery on a friendly scale.
When all the information was finished members were asked to show and tell about the projects they were working on.
Ann explained that next month we have a speaker from Northumberland- Joanna O’Neill who is a textile artist, author and quilting judge. Her talk entitled ’Bite sized’ is about working with small art quilts and embroidery on a friendly scale.
When all the information was finished members were asked to show and tell about the projects they were working on.
These included Liz’s knitted animal finger puppets for her great nephew, Gold work samples by Barbara, Ann has stitched two Crewel work designs inspired by the designer William Morris and the photographs she has taken of flowers during lockdown. Sandie showed her textile books for collections of photographs; Janet a busy board and Stephanie showed pretty little wedding clothes for children’s toys for her daughter. Kay is hoping to make a stitch book as her monthly challenge and showed us her ‘Slate Frame’ that she was in the process of preparing. Carolynne has been busy making a table runner for her Lithuanian relative and Irene has been stitching a piece entitled ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’, which she adapted from a piece in Stitch magazine by Susan Elliot (October 2012). She changed the hat and butterfly using up lots of beads from her stash. She has also completed another piece called ‘Moth Snowstorm’. Again she adapted the piece from a project by Rebecca Mackey (Stitch Magazine September 2018). Irene said, “My moths look more like butterflies because I have used lots of bright colours.”
Edwina has been busy on her Book of Books made a couple of months ago from an old Filofax. The outer cover is made of calico layered up with used wet wipes from the Linda Monks Summer School; then bonda webbed layers of other fabrics. It is handstitched and beaded. The baubles are mini Temari balls - felted balls covered in woven Perlé which were made at mini workshop at Manchester EG.
‘It might become an entry for the competition with a very loose connection of Inspired by Authors. It is a record of books I have read recently to remind me of the authors I enjoyed or didn't'.
Edwina has been busy on her Book of Books made a couple of months ago from an old Filofax. The outer cover is made of calico layered up with used wet wipes from the Linda Monks Summer School; then bonda webbed layers of other fabrics. It is handstitched and beaded. The baubles are mini Temari balls - felted balls covered in woven Perlé which were made at mini workshop at Manchester EG.
‘It might become an entry for the competition with a very loose connection of Inspired by Authors. It is a record of books I have read recently to remind me of the authors I enjoyed or didn't'.
Three members (Kath R, Mel and Kath H) had been on the online zoom course led by Zara Day and each piece was so different using stitches to make varied textures.
Mel had also been busy learning how to make paper flowers and had made a piece using recycled papers with the Chelford branch.
Mel had also been busy learning how to make paper flowers and had made a piece using recycled papers with the Chelford branch.
Stitch and chat was a very friendly and pleasant time. We discussed the virus, vaccines and lockdown restrictions (obviously) but it wasn’t long before the topics moved on to the Celebrity Sewing Bee, the Portrait Painter competition and what we thought of the winner’s work and the fact that Pottery Throw Down was returning to the screen. We talked about family and friends, walks we have done, snow and the West Preston Distributor Road. I am sure we talked about so much more- oh yes how to get discounts when ordering materials and kits (Thanks for the hints Carolynne).
It was 4 o’clock before we knew it, and time to leave the meeting. A wave goodbye and the meeting closed. It was a lovely afternoon. A real boost to start 2021. Next month with a speaker, we hope more will join us and step into a different Embroiderers’ Guild meeting (for the immediate future anyway).
A.R.
It was 4 o’clock before we knew it, and time to leave the meeting. A wave goodbye and the meeting closed. It was a lovely afternoon. A real boost to start 2021. Next month with a speaker, we hope more will join us and step into a different Embroiderers’ Guild meeting (for the immediate future anyway).
A.R.
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