Working at home May to June 2020

Bron Williams started this piece during our Blackwork stitch club, run by Jaqui Armatge

Violets with leaves stitched by Mary Paulger

brooches with Harris Tweed by Kate Steane, inspired by Alex McQuade's work  at the NCCD, Sleaford in 2011.

Please send me photos of your work to put on the blog, thanks

Working at home March to April 2020

Mary Paulger and her latest crewel work

I love bats by Kate Steane

Felted pictures by Kathy Paton, now framed

Mary Paulger's crewel work, just off the hoop

Mary Paulger's crewel work - ran out of the colours she needs

8 by 5 inches, tapestry weaving by Kate Steane

send me photos of your work too for the blog

Facebook stitch challenge from Tuesday 24th March 2020

Starting Tuesday 24th March 2020, every week (for at least five weeks) a different artist will deliver a burst of inspiration in the form of a short video. So we are now into the third week.

TextileArtists.org are hosting a community stitch challenge on Facebook and their own website. Starting Tuesday 24th March 2020, every week (for at least five weeks) a different artist will deliver a burst of inspiration in the form of a short video.

It began with Sue Stone and Cas Holmes; Richard McVetis and Emily Tull are also involved.

'Royal School of Needlework (RSN) Postcard from Home' challenge

Both Jacqui and Sheila have suggested this project. It is open to everyone from around the world, and will make us feel connected through the precious RSN bond and our universal love of hand embroidery!  And, while we know the RSN is recognised for technical excellence, this project is not about that, but rather about everyone sharing in the project regardless of your technical level of stitch.

'Home Sweet Home'

The RSN is encouraging you to create a piece of hand embroidered art in the form of a ‘Postcard’, to mark this globally impactful event affecting all of us.  We want the ‘RSN Postcard from Home’ project to go viral worldwide, so please share with everyone you know, and let’s get trending and keep connected with the hashtag #rsnpostcardfromhome.

The best part of the project is that everyone can take part, whether you are an experienced hand embroiderer, have never picked up a needle and thread in your life, an adult or a child.  It is the perfect project to get your creativity flowing and to allow your mind to focus whilst stitching a piece of historical art.

Many of us are now based at home where we have had time to reflect on what is the true meaning of ‘home’ and the energy it gives us, and you will have happy memories of fun and crazy times with family and friends at home.

For more information -
https://mailchi.mp/21e4960cd28e/launch-of-rsn-postcard-from-home-embroidery-challenge-889395?e=a7cd76ce2a

Working at home March to April 2020

Julie writes

Hope everyone is managing to keep safe.  It's a funny little world out here at the moment.  I have been trying to keep busy and I hope everyone is managing to cope in there own way.  I have just finished the shawl that I was crocheting and I have finished my tuffet.  Currently I have fallen out with my lace as I have broken my worker thread.  So I am crocheting another shawl. 

Here is the tuffet

please send me photos of your work too

Cancellation of Stitch Clubs March to July 2020 due to virus

Hi Stitchers

It is with great regret that we are cancelling the rest of this year's stitch clubs. We hope to resume in the autumn, when current members with receive half price membership 2020 to 2021.

Do send me photos of things you are working on, or have completed and I will put them on the blog. Let me have any thoughts and comments and these can go on the blog too. all the best, Kate

Replies

Hi Kate

That is a shame, but very sensible. It’s probable that all or most of us are in the highest risk categories, and/or have friends in them. I’m managing to do a bit more stitching at the moment, since I’m largely working from home, so it will be fun to show some off!
Love, Anne Goodall

Thanks Kate. A shame, but sensible.

Take care

Love Sheila 

Hi Kate 

Thank you very much for your email and all the work you have put into making the stitch club a success. I shall miss the meetings and seeing everyone but hopefully it will not be too long before we can reconvene. Speak to you soon.

Love Judith

Thanks for letting me know, I was expecting this. I totally understand, where your coming from in light of the circumstances, and have had this discussion with a neighbour who works in Media and Journalism. Stay safe everyone. 

Jules the witch S.N.H.S.(Herb)

Julie telling us about inkjet printing on fabric at Horncastle

I am not sure if this will be of any interest to members of the stitch club, but a lady in Horncastle, (Facebook page All Sewn up Debs) is doing a little demo on Wednesday 25^th March at 11am showing you how to print on fabric with an inkjet printer.

I am hoping to go but we have changes in the husbands working pattern to come soon so we kind of don’t know where we are at the moment.

This shop is if you face the market square with boots behind you she is down a little ally known as the stables. 

There are also two other shops that might be of interest in Horncastle, one is to the left of the market square if your back is facing boots past farm foods.  She has lots of quilting fabrics etc.  And the other is more difficult to explain. 

If your driving its the main cross roads, head onto North Street, heading as you go to louth, and look out for the second turn signposted with a car park sign if you know where to look.  She is on the corner, its a strange packed shop of allsorts, but worth a visit.  This would be the car park to use, you double back on yourself, back of the post office or you can pay and display in Tesco’s as well.