Julie has everything you will need so don’t panic. Bring along these if you have them:
We will start by winding the bobbins, then move on to a basic practise piece. It’s a bit like weaving threads from one side to the other.
Once
your more confident with the bobbins we can move onto Flowers, leaves, flames
or a fish.
I have been approached by Paola who lives in Stamford. They have an upcoming project that they hope will shortly get funding. Here is some information about it, and I hope some of you will be interested enough to take part, providing the funding comes through.
Dear Jaqui and Ladies of the Lincoln Stitch Club
We are currently waiting for a decision on funding from
Lincolnshire County Council which will enable to us to fund this programme. A
response is expected in early March. In preparation, we are looking to gauge
interest and potential participation in this project - hope that some of your
ladies may be interested in taking part.
Here’s some fairly comprehensive information on the project. I want to provide you with as much as I can, so the ladies can think about whether they would like to join us.
What is this project about?
Project Rushnyk is a combined film and community arts
project involving British and Ukrainian embroiderers across the whole of
Lincolnshire.
The theme is ‘Ukrainian Integration’ and 'British Support’.
This is a bold, ambitious and exciting idea, which we hope will be creative and
inspiring as a collaborative endeavour between British women and women from the
Ukrainian diaspora. Our aim is to bring our British and Ukrainian communities
closer together through mutual interest in the creative art of embroidery.
What is a Rushnyk?
A Rushnyk is a long embroidered cloth (1.8 - 2 metres long,
similar to a table runner). The embroidery has one design which is mirrored at
both ends of the cloth. It has an important historical and symbolic
presence in Ukrainian culture and is a fascinating genre of embroidery. From a
purely creative perspective, this offers everyone interested in stitching, a
wonderful opportunity to learn something about the rich and varied tradition of
Ukrainian Vyshevka (embroidery). For more information on the Rushnyk tradition,
please have a look a the presentation, below.
Additional information:
Based
in Stamford, the film will centre around a collaborative effort between
Ukrainian and UK women in the making of a full sized Rushnyk (see presentation
below). We have 2 local British ladies (Jane and Enid) weaving the cloth
and 6 Ukrainian women and daughters of mixed ages involved in creating the
embroidery. The idea is that their stories and experiences, as they relate them
through interview and spoken interactions, are 'woven' into the highly symbolic
Rushnyk. They will use traditional motifs to illustrate the areas they come
from, their journeys and reactions to the war. We will document their responses
in the film which is scheduled for completion end of July 2023.
Thank you, for your time and attention. I do hope that some of you will join us on this extraordinary journey.
Partners for Project Rushnyk:
Lincoln University Faculty of Film, Media and Journalism
Stamford Diversity CIC
Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain
