Our May meeting brought six members in attendance plus a visitor from Tasmania who joined us in the morning and for lunch.
Our exercise for the day was organized by Wendy. Using the current exhibition at Guild HQ 'Collective Stitches', we had to choose three of the pieces and write about what we liked or didn't like about a piece, concentrating on line, colour and stitch.
Discussions followed as to what pieces were chosen and why, with some surprising results being given.
Show and tell is always interesting.
Our exercise for the day was organized by Wendy. Using the current exhibition at Guild HQ 'Collective Stitches', we had to choose three of the pieces and write about what we liked or didn't like about a piece, concentrating on line, colour and stitch.
Discussions followed as to what pieces were chosen and why, with some surprising results being given.
Show and tell is always interesting.
Jenny had added some stitching to her extended square pieces from April last year. The pieces had sat on her sewing table for over twelve months waiting for something to give them a spark. All thread auditions had seemed too dull until Jenny delved into her sewing cupboard and pulled out a bag containing this blue Perle 5 thread. The thread had been earmarked for something else long forgotten. Combined with an orange Perle 8 thread, and a few other shiny, variegated, silk, and stranded threads, the piece has now emerged into life. Watch this space to see what these pieces now turn into.
This insertion sampler is one that Jenny started a few years back. Inspired by the work of Effie Mitrofanis, Jenny is now adding some other stitching to the pannels.
Sheila's
daily practice for this month is paper cutting,which is inspired by Rachel
Ashe:
Using her
painted and gelli printed papers, Sheila has created her own paper
cuttings. This exercise has developed new skills and thought processes
which have been challenging. The paper cuttings are being mounted into a
handmade book with the most difficult aspect being the application of glue and
transferring the cutting to the backing.
Sheila continues to stitch intensively on her work for the Margaret
Oppen competition at The Embroiderers' Guild of NSW. This work will be
revealed in September.
Jenny had also finished her cardigan. Using a basic cardigan pattern from the Paton's 'Classic Knits for Women - Book 1245', and a lace pattern from 'The Harmony Guide To knitting Stitches' , Jenny has created a border pattern to decorate her new cardigan. It is has been worked in 8ply cotton from Bendigo Woollen Mills . The cardigan was to be ready for Autumn, but will now have to wait for spring weather as winter is knocking on the door.
Although there were only a few of us, and some of us left early for family commitments, an enjoyable day was had by all .
Although there were only a few of us, and some of us left early for family commitments, an enjoyable day was had by all .
