Biscornu Pin Cushion

 There was a smaller group than usual for the September cross-stitch biscornu pin cushion due to holiday and illness, but we all still had a great time as you can see from the photos... and many of us went home with homework to do (looks like Judith is taking a leaf out of Jacqui's book!!)

Our next stitch club will be on Saturday 17th October at the Thomas Garrett Building, Heighington when Kathy will be taking us through doing silk painting.  A requirements list will be provided shortly, but Kathy has stated that she will have all the required materials with her which you will be able to use for a small payment.

September Stitch Club: Cross Stitch Biscornu Pin Cushion

 

Welcome to the start of the new year of stitch clubs at the Thomas Garrett Building in Heighington.

Our first stitch club for the coming year is a Cross Stitch Biscornu Pin Cushion and the session is being run by Judith (we're breaking you in gently!)

Date:   19^th September

Time:   10:00 – 15:00

Tea/Coffee/Biscuits provided.  Please bring a packed lunch (or you can visit the shop in the village)

Requirements List 

• 2 pieces of 14 count aida (11 cms x 11 cms) or 1 piece of aida and 1 piece of fabric for the back
• 4 colours of DMC threads
• Design DMC 224 Shell pink
• 730 Olive green
• 902 Garnet
• 3031 Mocha brown
• Needles suitable for cross stitch and embroidery for the joining the 2 pieces
• Backing-fusible interfacing for softer fabrics
• Buttons optional for centre
• Stuffing
• Scissors
• Ruler or tape measure

The thread from the list above that is the most needed is the garnet shade.

Don’t forget, memberships are due this month.  No increase in charge.  £15.00 for the year and £5.00 per session.

I would be grateful if you would let either Jacqui or Judith know if you are coming, so she knows how many sets of instructions to print off.

 We look forward to seeing you.

Stitch and Stamp

 We had lots of fun at the latest stitch club, with Kathy guiding us in our stitch and stamp... actually it should be be entitled stamp and stitch, because we stamped first then stitched!

Below are a collection of the stamps that were available for use and some worked samples.

We are now on our summer break, and will be back with the next stitch club in September.  As we have no one booked to take that one, we're still deciding what we're going to be doing.  As soon as we do, we'll post the details.  In the meantime, have a wonderful summer break!

Upcoming July Stitch Club - Stitch and Stamp

Our next stitch club will be on Saturday 18th July, starting at 10:00 and going through until 15:00, at the Thomas Garrett Building, Heighington.

Kathy will be guiding us through using wooden and rubber stamps to create prints which can then be embellished with embroidery stitches.  Kathy will supply ink pads and fabric paints, along with cotton gift bags @ 80p each.

You may like to create a panel for a project or a card.  Kathy will have a small amount of fabric, some aperture cards and envelopes which will be available at a nominal cost.

Requirements List

• Middle to heavyweight white cotton
• Basic needlework kit
• Embroidery threads
• Seed beads (optional)
• Double sided tape if you are planning on making a card.
• Fabric paint if you have any

Feel free to bring other items to stamp, such as tea towels, clothing, cushion covers etc.  But please be aware that rough textures won't print clearly.

It's best to print on top of a smooth foam base.  If you have a smooth kneeling pad or any newspapers or magazines, bring them along, but you don't need to purchase anything specially for the stitch club.

If purchasing anything off Kathy, please bring change and not notes.

Cost for the stitch club is £5.00 members, £7.50 non-members.  Please bring a packed lunch.  Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided.  Alternatively, there is a shop nearby where sandwiches etc can be purchased.

We look forward to seeing you there!

June Stitch Club - Chicken Scratch

 We all had a wonderful time on at the chicken scratch stitch club, and here are some of our efforts:

Our thanks to Bron for leading this stitch club.  Our next one will be on Saturday 18th July.  Details to follow.

Chicken Scratch - June Stitch Club

Our next stitch club will be on Saturday 20th June when Bron will be taking us through creating a piece of chicken scratch embroidery.

Materials List

• A piece of gingham ideally with 1/4" squares in the colour of your choice.
• Matching perle 5 cotton and usually white perle 5 although any colour can be used
• Matching perle 8 cotton and usually white perle 8 again, any colour can be used
• Sewing needle that will take the thickness of the threads
• A tapestry needle that will take the thickness of the threads
• Ideally an embroidery hoop to keep the tension of stitches even and correct
• Scissors (cutting and embroidery)
• Normal sewing kit

Below are examples but this is not what we'll be sewing:

As usual, we will be at the Thomas Garrett Building in Heighington.

Time: 10:00 - 15:00.  Please bring a packed lunch (there is also a shop in Heighington where you can purchase something to eat and drink).  Tea/coffee/biscuits/cake will be provided.

As usual, please let Judith/Jacqui know if you are coming.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Traditional Needle Lace - May Stitch Club

 There weren't too many of us today, but we all enjoyed the needle lace class.  For all, it was the first time of trying it, so full marks for wanting to try it!

Here are some of the efforts:

Well done to everyone!

Our next stitch club will be on Saturday 20th June, when Bron will be taking us through the popular Chicken Scratch.  Details will follow shortly.