July 2015

 Our July meeting brought five members and one visitor on our day. There was also our usual show and tell.

  First up there was Susan's "Sunshine and Shadows", an improvised canvas embroidery in yellows and mauves. The work is a mixture of wools, cottons, plain and variegated yarns in a number of different canvas work stitches.

Wendy was continuing on with her cretan stitch "Lines In The Landscape".

Donna was continuing to work on her apples and running stitch. The first one above features appliqué and running stitch, while the second one  features fly stitch and running stitch. Donna had also joined TAST, an ongoing stitch project being run by Sharon Boggon of Pintangle.

Jenny had made a scarf using leftover donated fabric and matching thread from her stash. The fabric is embroidered cotton voile, which has been hemmed, edged with a simple crochet edge, then fringed with crochet flowers, joined on with a chain stitch.

Susan's "Micrographia" is an explanation of the graphic qualities of stitch. It uses cross, long tailed chain, and fly stitches on Aida cloth.

Robyn was continuing on with her walkabout bag panel which she is hoping to finish this month.

Jenny was knitting Lupin Lace socks, a pattern purchased from The Wool Inn.  The socks were being knitted  in Schoppel Wolle Crazy Zauberball 4ply, a 75% wool 25% nylon yarn from Germany.

Wendy was joining knitted squares for a Lifehouse rug.

Susan had finished a small bag, a scarf, and a solid granny square, all in crochet. The bag is worked in the round in single crochet, with flowers for decoration, while the scarf has been made by mixing yarns together.

Our next meeting will be in August. I wonder what gorgeous show and tell will be on offer.