dry felted birds with Robyn Smith Saturday 21st January 2023

The birds are all wool, Robyn says -

I can bring a core wool with me and all the other wool in case people don`t have them. I will bring needle, sponge to work on and wire for legs and if anyone wants to put the birds on a base they can bring one with them or ill bring some log slices as well. If people want to make an obscure bird then let me know so I can bring additional colours if needed and images to copy from.

Here are two examples of Robyn's work

Christmas activites with Judith 19th Nov 2022

please send in photos of your finished pieces 

Christmas trees and other items with Judith 19th November 2022

Christmas tree, flower, robin and decorative hanging

Requirements

• Paper and paper scissors
• Felt – green, red, white or any colour you fancy
• Threads in colours you would like
• Thin wadding
• Sewing kit (needles, pins, small and large fabric scissors)
• Beads for each project (look at photos)
• Wire for star on tree
• Judith to provide tree base and trunk

additionally 

stuffing for the robin and two beads for eyes and ribbon if you wish to hang it on the tree. You will also need sewing thread red and green for the poinsettia.

Handstitched fowers and landscapes inspired by Katrina Witten - Kathy Paton stitch club Oct 22nd 2022

 We all had a very enjoyable day at Kathy's stitch club, and here are the fruits of our labour!!!

Handstitched fowers and landscapes inspired by Katrina Witten - Kathy Paton stitch club Oct 22nd 2022

What do I need?

Organza or other sheer fabric or ribbons out of your stash

[I will have some available so don’t buy especially]

Basic sewing kit

Embroidery threads

White/ cream cotton backing fabric, I will have some available.

Variety of small beads [optional]

I will have a variety of reference photos available from simple to complex from my own collection. While we are inspired by Katrina Witten please bring your own ideas and photos to work with.

What can I make?

A picture, using backing fabric as a base. This something that could be framed or made to fit an aperture card. 

Gift tags, I will have some small plain tags available, but bring in larger ones if you have them.

Hair slide/grip; I have these available.

You can work directly onto canvas if you have strong needles. Bring own canvas.

A small hoop makes a good picture frame. Bring own hoop.

This is the book by Katrina Witten, full of wonderful ideas

Here are some pieces created by Kathy

Slow stitch meditation - Andrea 24th Sept 2022

Dear Lincoln Stitchers,

Here are a few words about slow stitch meditation.

Slow Stitch Meditation is a relaxing, yet very creative process.

It is a bit like colouring in or doodling in your sketchbook, but think of it more as doodling or colouring in with thread.

Stitch Meditation doesn't have a real purpose to achieve some outcomes nor the deadline.

We only use crayon rubbing of natural leaves or other materials as a loose guidance which we may choose to follow.

It's not necessary to use any guidance at all... just stitching, a slowmeditative process to help us rid ourselves of daily stress and other hindrances accumulated over our lifetime. Empty our minds for the time being, concentrating on our hands, fabric and needle & thread. It could be 5 minutes or 5 hours, it's your call.

We may use our final product to embellish something purposeful, if we choose to, but that's not the intention of the slow stitch meditation.

Slow stitch meditation evolves itself, it doesn't need to be perfect nor pretty. It serves only us, The Stitchers aka Stitching Beings, to bring our mind in peace.

I personally found that relaxing with Stitch Meditation over the 30 days in January is the best time to free my mind of all duties, expectations and pressures of Christmas time and New Year's festivities. It's also my time to detox from social media. I usually start on the 2nd of January and carry on throughout the month. It's a liberating process bringing a real quality of focus and concentration on my own being. I hope you will find this purposeless process equally beneficial.

 

With love, Andrea

@Lincoln 24/09/2022

Results - Andrea's stitch club 24th September 2022

 please send photos of any finished work

Here is a poster for a free art workshop open to all

location below

October stitch club to be run by Kathy Paton Sat 22nd Oct

 This is taking place on Saturday 22nd October (as suggested by Julie and Judith), despite my muddling with other dates.

Kathy will let us have topic and requirements ASAP

all the best, Kate 

Change of topic and tutor for Sept this year - Crayon rubbing and stitch with Andrea - stitch club for 24th Sept 2022

 Free hand meditation stitching/embroidery of crayon rubbings 

 Materials: 

·  Different sizes and shapes of  leaves (maple, oak, fern, eucalyptus, camelia, mahonia - any leafs from trees or plants)

please harvest in your garden, woodland, etc so we have a variety to choose from

·  Alternatively, you can use stamps or doily crayon rubbings if you prefer something symmetrical but please bring those yourself. Another idea is textured wallpaper

·  Calico fabric (bring your own if you have. If not I'll have spare squares/rectangles)

·  Crayons (will be provided)

·  Iron (will be provided)

·  Baking paper (will be provided)

·  Embroidery cotton's, fancy threads etc with rest of sewing kit

·  Embroidery hoop (bring your own if you prefer using it but it's not necessary)

 

Programme for 2022 to 2023; there will be additions and changes and these will be noted here on the blog

Programme added to - 2nd Oct 2022

 

24-9-22 crayon rubbing and stitch Andrea

27-10-22 flowers in landscapes Kathy Paton 

19-11-22 Christmas trees and other items Judith

21-1-23 dry needle felted bird  Robyn

18-2-23 Yarn, fleece and ribbon  Kate

18-3-23 Tambour with Jacqui/lace with Julie

22-4-23 Hot fabric/bead brooch Joan

20-5-23 stitched trees with Monica

17-6-23 slot available

15-7-23 Laminator use you never imagined!! Vanda 

 

 

 

Lavender bottles with Ann Roberts and lavender bags with Jacqui 24th Sept 2022

Please note change of date due to Thomas Garrett availability

Materials needed for 1 lavender bottle

9 flower stems of lavender with as long a stem as possible. CUT THE LAVENDER THE EVENING BEFORE STITCH CLUB. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE STEMS HAVE NOT DRIED OUT

45” of 6mm double faced satin ribbon. 

 Sewing cotton (this is just to hold the lavender together under the ribbon)

Materials needed for 1 lavender bag (image to follow soon)

2 pieces of thin calico (10 by 10cm)

2 pieces of muslin (9 by 9cm)

mauve ribbon (2cm wide x 40cm)

shredded lavender seeds/flowers

mauve sewing cotton

mauve embroidery thread (two shades is nice so swop a bit with your neighbour)

olive green embroidery thread 

also bring scissors and sewing kit (needles, pins etc) for both projects

Smocking with Mary Paulger

 Stitch Club 16th July 2022

Today we met once again at the Thomas Garrett Buildings in Heighington to take on some smocking!  For some of us it was the first time of attempting this, and for others, the first time since leaving school.

Once again a good time was had by all.

Our next stitch club will be on 17th September 2022, subject as yet to be advised, so stay tuned.  In the meantime, have a lovely summer break!

Smocking with Mary Paulger 16th July

Requirements

• Gingham fabric, (best choice has 5mm checks. Poly cotton is fine.) Width, at least 18 in by 6 in for one practice piece. Width of fabric for second project
• Sharp needle and thread, Gutterman sew all type (needs to be quite strong)
• Embroidery needles
• Stranded cotton or cotton Perle No 8 in contrasting colours
• Embroidery scissors.
• Thimble if preferred.

A Couple of Finished Knot Gardens

 Our May meeting saw us doing embroidered knot gardens.  Here are a couple of completed ones that were presented at the June meeting:

June Stitch Club - Three Corners 25th June 2022

 A good day was had by all (8 in total), as we had a go at three different things:

• Making an origami box
• Iris folding to make a card
• Braiding

Here are some of the results....

And these are some of the uses for the braid:

Cords for cushions, straps for bags, fastening scissors to their keeper etc etc.

Why not join us in July when we shall be doing smocking, 16th July at the Thomas Garrett Buildings, Heighington.

June Stitch Club - Saturday 25th

 We have had to change the date of the June stitch club to the 25th June, still at the Thomas Garrett Building in Heighington.

Due to the unavailability of our tutor for the planned day of activities (which will be run next season), it will be run by Judith and Jacqui.  There will be a mixture of things to do:

JUDITH

Pencil Storage Container Requirements List

• Paper needs to be firm (100gsm +)  You can use 6" squre paper or larger.
• Whatever your chosen size, ou will need 6 pieces, plus another 2 for the base.
• 1 piece of card for the base (Cereal box will do)
• PVA glue or a glue gun
• Paper clips to hold the paper whilst the glue sets
• Ruler
• Scissors for cutting paper.

Iris Folded Card

• Wrapping paper - to cut into strips, in four colours that compliment each other
• Judith has gold, silver and bronze colours
• Scissors or guillotine
• Narrow double sided tape
• Piece of card of mat to fasten the design down
• Card mounts (these will be available on the dayu)

JACQUI

Braiding

Will we be trying a variety of different braids using Kumihimo, and beaded jewellery with a form of macrame.  Requirements list:

• Threads of differents kinds and thicknesses, ribbon, goldfingering, stranded cotton, Perle cotton, novelty threads etc.
• Large beads as centre pieces for jewellery
• Jacqui will have some jewellery findings with her and also some very strong glue

If there are any further requirements, this post will be amended so stay tuned and hope to see you next month!!

Embroidered Knot Gardens

 Today, Jacqui took us through creating our own embroidered knot gardens, where we were encouraged to use a wide variety of threads to build up a textured 3-D imitation of a stately home's ornamental garden.

Here are some of the results.  I think a good day was had by all!  And as usual, Jacqui left the group with some homework!!!