Textile Collage Stitch Club

 For the March stitch club, Kate took up through making a textile collage.  I believe everyone had a very enjoyable time.  Here are some of the results:

Because of Easter, our next stitch club will be on Saturday 26th April.

March Stitch Club - Textile Collage

 Our next stitch club will be on Saturday 15th March when we will be doing Textile Collage with Kate.  As usual it runs from 10:00 - 15:00 at the Thomas Garrett Rooms, Heighington.

Kate will bring:

• ·     a little iron and towel to iron on; water spray
• ·         lots of fabric pieces and a bag of felt bits
• ·         some fine felt tip pens
• ·         staple gun
• ·         collection of narrow ribbons

You will need

• ·        Ideas for your image – landscape, decorative abstract or maybe you will be inspired by photos you have taken or images in magazines.
• ·         Maybe buy a picture frame from a charity shop. This then gives you the size of your image. Alternatively your worked fabric can be attached (with a staple gun or drawing pins) after completion to a canvas over a frame (sold in art departments such as in the Range).
• ·         Backing fabric, larger than the size of your finished work. Calico is a good strong base to work on.
• ·         Fabrics of your choice to suit your image
• ·         Scissors
• ·         glue – Pritt stick style is OK for thin fabric and uhu type for thicker fabric
• ·         If you are adding stitch, then bring your embroidery threads and the rest of your kit
• ·         Beads and ribbons if you like

The three examples above are all glued textiles

 

Cost of the class is £5.00 for members and £7.50 to non-members.

If you are planning on attending, please let Judith or Jacqui know.  Thank you.  we look forward to seeing you there.

February Stitch Club

 A good day was had by all at the goldwork stitch club in February... here are some of the examples that were done:

Our next stitch club will be on March 15th when Kate will be taking us through Textile Collage.  Hope to see  you there!

February Stitch Club - Goldwork Embroidery

 Our next stitch club will be on Saturday 15th February 2025 at the Thomas Garrett Rooms at Heighington, where Jacqui will be taking us through creating an Easter egg in goldwork in a design of your own choosing.

Requirements List

• Any goldwork supplies you may have e.g.
• 3-ply twist (can be colours of your choice)
• Smooth purl
• Check purl
• Rough Purl
• Rococco
• Jap
• Whatever else you have
• Silk material or any other suitable backing for the goldwork 8” square
• Backing fabric for the silk 8” square
• Seed beads of your choice of colour, probably size 10 or smaller depending on size of your design
• Sequins of your choice of colour
• Beading thread
• Beeswax
• Matching coloured thread
• Sewing kit and scissors
• 5" or 6" embroidery hoop
• Sewing needle and beading needle

We’ll be creating embroidered easter eggs that could be used in a card or be a decoration.  The actual design is up to the embroiderer so we see a great variety of results.

If anyone doesn’t have any goldwork supplies, please let us know.  Jacqui will be bringing her supplies with her, just in case.  Please let us know if you are coming as well.  Thank you.

Please bring a packed lunch, coffee/tea/biscuits provided.  See you there!!!!

January Stitch Club

 There was a good group of us at the January stitch club where Robyn took us through how to make a needle felt bumble bee and mushroom.  Everyone had a great time and the results were impressive:

Our next stitch club will be on Saturday 15th February, when we will be doing goldwork embroidery with Jacqui.

January Stitch Club - Needle Felting

 Happy New Year everyone, hope  you all had a good Christmas.

Our next stitch club is on Saturday 18th January at the Thomas Garrett Building, Heighington, as usual.  Starting at 10:00, going on until 15:00.  Bring a packed lunch, tea/coffee and biscuits provided.

For our first stitch club of 2025, Robyne will be getting us to needlefelt either a bee or mushrooms.

Requirements list as follows:

• Wool tops
• Needle felting needles 
• a sponge
• wire for the bee
• black beads for eyes
• black wire for legs I will bring some 
• Glue
• Scissors

Robyn will bring enough wings for everyone.

A small flower pot or small votive or cup for your toadstools and/or bee to be displayed in.

Robyn will also bring all the materials with me as usual but in case anyone has some wool or other bits they want to use.

We look forward to seeing you on the 18th.

November Stitch Club

 A good day was held by all at the November stitch club, where we made some textile cards as below:

Our next stitch club will be on January 18th 2025 when we will be doing needle felting with Robyn, making a bee and/or mushroom as illustrated below:

As usual, Robyn will come well equipped.  We will put a reminder post up at the beginning of 2025.