Another smaller than usual display as members are fully committed to our Minster Exhibition. Nonetheless a wonderful variety of work and talent displayed. Someone is even looking ahead to Christmas ! Check out the Father Christmas figure with its intricate embroidery.
A smaller than usual display as everyone is working on items for the May Exhibition however everything of the usual high standard. Most have an Easter theme this month.
A wide range of creative textile work on display again this month. Ranging from quilts to intricate goldwork.
Look out for Hilary’s bags created from CABLE! (craft acquisitions beyond life expectancy) I am sure we all fall into this pit.
Pineapple design , paper piecing begun at Philippa Naylor workshop, 2nd February.
Bed fit for Thumbelina.
Another wonderful display from EYES members showing the variety of skills and techniques.
An appeal from our Librarian Lyn to members to donate sanitary pads to be included in the Hull ‘Red Box’ project. The aim is to equip schools with emergency supplies for girls whose families cannot afford to provide these items themselves. Some families find the cost means their daughters do not attend school during their menstruation. This disrupts their education with the potential that they fall behind in class.
Members were also asked to sew little pouches for the pads, as per the picture above.
Lyn can furnish further details to anyone interested in making the pouches.
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Each heart individually designed and stitched by EYES members in memory of a loved one.
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This is a type of work done by the Kuna Indians of Panama and is mostly reverse applique with a small amount of simple embroidery and minimal applique. I am from a northern climate so my images reflect that – ‘Norse Runes and Yggdrasil’ (the world tree) rather than images of jungle and South American mythology which is typical of their creations.
Phillipa Naylor Workshop
November 2017 Stage Display
This month’s display had many completed items from the October Day School.
In line with November’s speaker Susan Brett brought along two embroidered pieces, the Tray Cloth and The Tree of Life, completed by her Aunt, Ethel Taylor, before WWII . Dr Kay-Williams of the RSN said that the Tree of Life was , and still is, a common theme in crewel work.
October 2017 Display
Here are a couple of examples of the many quilts which were displayed and talked about by our speaker, Greta Fitchett her imagination using reflections in glass buildings around the world, with the ability to put that imagination into her sewing was a delight to see and more latterly her husbands artistic skills in creating designs and selecting materials for Greta to convert into quilts was very interesting. We were certainly entertained by her talk.
Some examples of work brought to the June meeting. There was an incredible variety of work this month showing the skills of our members from small dolls outfits knit on size 19 needles using crochet cotton, a large doll knit in 4 ply wool and a selection of projects emphasising the incredible variety of needlework. Also a sample of the scarecrows that were made by our young Eyelets.
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