This month saw eight members attending, & Donna reporting on the
Fine Devonshire Tea & Talk. Donna's hard work in organizing the event resulted in over $700 being donated to the building fund.
Last month Robyn issued a challenge to us all to find & work "Afghanistan Reverse Stitch". The above pic is Robyn's sample showing both sides of the working.
Robyn had finished her bag for the Post Box Challenge. Crazy pieced using her own hand dyed fabrics with commercial ones, the bag features surface stitching, including fly, buttonhole, running and couching stitches.
Donna had been seduced by a bargain transfer of vintage stitchery patterns. The patterns included an apple, a mushroom, and the above pears.
Sheila had been to a course with Kirsten Ingemar, producing the above beautiful hand dyed pieces of silk.
From the top:-
1. Pinoak dyed in iron water.
2. Green silk clamped & dyed in Sydney red gum & copper.
3. Gum leaves dyed in iron water
4. Orange colour is air moss dyed in iron & water
5 & 6. Stringy gum bark calligraphic marks dyed in iron & water.
I wonder what exciting things will happen over the next month. Please come backin May to see what we have been up to.
