March 2011

What a great meeting we had this month with 7 of us in attendance . To begin, Jenny lead the group in some simple fun exercises involving lines, which resulted in some great discussion about the use of lines in design & how they could be interpreted into textiles & embroidery.

Later in the morning Wendy got our brains thinking with a list of questions about how we view a piece of textile work. As a group we discussed why some pieces of embroidery work and others don't, and what we could do to make them better.

Show & tell came after lunch & included the following:-

Jenny had been playing with some creative drawn thread work on her own hand dyed linen.

There was also some play with Wessex Stitching

Robyn had been to Oberon attending a Thracian Embroidery workshop with Alison Snepp. This gorgeous stitching will eventually be a work roll cover.
Susan was finishing this cuddly hand crocheted shawl. It consists of two different 100% wool yarns, one a hand dyed thick yarn for the treble crochet main section, & the other an 8 ply merino yarn for the edging. Just in time for the cooler months ahead.
Susan had also made this bag by crocheting in hand dyed yarn & then felting it, giving it great texture.
Although Donna was away for the weekend, there was still this piece of canvas work.

Anne had been making silk paper using teased out silk tops between layers of tulle. Coated with textile medium, the tulle is peeled off when dry.
Next meeting we are planning a discussion on shape.