Wednesday 24 July 2013

July 2013

The July meeting of our group brought six of us in attendance and 3 apologies. Show and Tell was the order of the day.


Susan had finished "Summer After Summer". It is her  interpretation of time passing, and the change over the seasons, years, colours and textures of summer. The riotous colour at the height of summer, drought and the aftermath, bushfires and the new growth in a new summer. The piece is worked totally in stem stitch in a variety of threads. Above is the finished piece while below is a small close-up view.


 Annette had started a sampler of reticella in a class with Margaret Stephens earlier this month. A wonderful class , great learning experience, and with more to do.





Jenny had attended a fabulous workshop with Alison Snepp - "Hussif Using Linen Stitches" . The finished piece is supposed to be a hussif, but Jenny is going to make hers into a needlecase.



The Embroidered letter project is gaining momentum with Sheila stitching up these mini quilts .

 



 
 

 Annette had stitched her letters on the train. A good way to make the journey go faster as well as helping in the Guild Project.



Gerri had been playing with buttons and beads to form her letters.









Mararenelle returned for another day and had also taken on the letter challenge. Each letter had been used as an opportunity to experiment with different fabric and threads to see how they work together.