For our June meeting we had a practical morning working on our 'Spain' postcards - to be shown at a later date. In the afternoon we had our Regional Vice-Chair, Monica Selway, to talk to us about her work.
Monica was a prizewinner in 'Riches of Stitches' with this lovely piece.
This is a sample book showing various different techniques.
A cushion made from 'manipulated velvet ...
... and this eye-catching, beautifully executed piece based on a photograph of azaleas. It is in a stitch used by people on the canal barges.
More velvet manipulation ...
Many of Monica's pieces involve folding ...
... based on origami ...
... beautifully dyed and embellished. A feast for the eyes!
A feast of a different kind was the focus of our July meeting.
We spent the morning working on our own projects but this is a photograph of our Chairman, Sue reminding us that our Horrockses dresses were coming along nicely.
Then it was time for our 'Jacob's Join' lunch ...
... with the highlight being our Strawberry Cream 'tea'.
A lovely way to end our year!
