Our next stitch club will be on Saturday 16th May at the Thomas Garrett Building, Heighington. Running from 10:00 – 15:00.
Jacqui will be taking us through creating a piece of traditional needle lace which you can use to create a motif for some clothing, or if wire is added, a 3-D piece.
Usually needle lace is quite fine, but for this piece we’re going slightly heavier so you can more easily learn and use the stitches. If you haven’t got Perle cotton, a thicker crochet cotton will suffice, like a 40, 50 or even a 60.
Requirements List
· A strip of calico 18” x 6”
· Either some sticky backed plastic, or thick tracing
paper 6” x 6”
· The actual design
· Perle 8 or 12 cotton in your own choice of colour (you
can use variegated if you like)
· Matching sewing cotton
· A sewing needle
· A tapestry or ballpoint needle that will take the
thickness of your perle cotton.
· Paper scissors and embroidery scissors
· *OPTIONAL* - Fine florist’s wire if you’re thinking of
something 3-D
As usual, the cost is £5.00 for members
and £7.50 for non-members. Please let
Judith or Jacqui know if you are coming so we know how many instruction sheets
to print off.
You will need to provide yourself with a packed lunch. Alternatively, there is a shop in the village that does food. Tea, coffee, biscuits will be provided.
