Our first meeting of the New Year was led by Lynn Wright, one of our own members, on Shibori Ribbon Jewellery. We would be using beautifully dyed, pleated, shibori ribbon in a whole variety of colours that changed according to the way it was viewed. The beautiful samples below were made by Lynn to inspire us.
We each picked a piece of ribbon from a box and were given a few minutes to play with it, regarding movement, colour and stretchiness.
We then drew a simple shape on pelmet vilene and pinned the ribbon allowing for pleats and curves. When satisfied the ribbon was tacked.
Beads were sewn around the edge and across the top and bottom of the shape.
We also used beads in the middle to secure the pleats.
We then cut out another piece of vilene for the backing, which could be either over-sewn to the main piece or sewn with more beads.
It was then our decision to make it into a pendant or a brooch and one of our members already had the brooch pin attached.
The rest of us took our jewellery to finish at home.
Thank you to Lynn for showing us how to make something completely different and making it an enjoyable day.
Some finished pieces below
Happy 2020 to everyone
The raffle colour for the January Meeting is Silver Grey and Ice Blue.
Our members arrived laden down with food, sewing things, Leprechaun Leapabouts and presents for Secret Santa.
These were then placed on the appropriately decorated tables.
The Leprechaun leapabouts were beautiful and had been started the month before with Joanna.
It always amazes me that we can start with the same pattern and end with something so varied.
Bev then led the next part of the meeting and introduced us to felt owls.
Most of us had decided to use these as Christmas decorations and had brought appropriate colours. We could also use as a bag to put a present inside.
A few members decided to be more adventurous and make a flamingo.
By lunchtime most members had nearly finished making their owls and flamingos and would take them home to complete.
They all looked very pretty and a thank you to Bev for leading the session
Our Jacob's Join food was unwrapped and was enjoyed by everyone.
We then drew names from the hat for the Secret Santa and everyone took home a present.
It was a good meeting and despite the fact that the heating had failed we managed to have a good time.
Happy Christmas to everyone!
The Knitting and Stitching Show is not just about buying items it is also looking at and being inspired by the displays.
There was a wonderful eye-catching display of knitting and it must have been a mammoth task to join the pieces together .
The Embroiderers Guild also had an inspiring display on homes which seemed to cover every kind of home.
There was some interesting stitching advertising the E.G. online courses.
The Knitting and Stitching show is always a good day out even if you are very tired at the end of the day.
