Connect In Threads

The sun is shining and things are improving finally. Some of you have been taking advantage of having extra time to work. Thank you Debbie for your lovely photographs.  The three pieces consi...

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It's been a traumatic year for the country, indeed for the world, and it's impact upon us all is immeasurable.  It's very hard in these difficult days, to be creative for some of us but some h...

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I never thought I would say these words... "closed until further notice." However, in the words of dancer Twyla Tharp... "Art is the only way to run away Without leaving home." Be safe ...

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The weather outside may be frightful and the conditions may be hazardous to our health, but for 12 of us 'Connect in Threads' led us here as usual...like the Windmill; we never close Progre...

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 Jude introduced the new group project - preserving our individual hand prints in textiles. We will all tackle the idea in our own style of work.  Sylvia's playing with design ideas ...

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Christmas is over and the planning begins today for our new year - 2020. We have made decisions regarding individual work and a group project. We will design, stitch, weave and print for starters...

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 Preparation for Christmas is bubbling... ... on Pat's story roll  On Lorraine's partridge in a pear tree and Elaine's reindeer. Our Leaf project continues...  Di worked on colo...

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Our design work is progressing on the theme of leaves and twigs Possibilities were flowing on the page today... Lovely delicate washes... Bold colour work,  textures a...

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 Commencing with our last drawing session, we continued to add colour and tone to our leaves and twigs composition   Lillian   Margaret McQ  Lillian  Margaret ...

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The pictures tell the story... Bathed in sunshine... In wonderful surroundings... With inspiration in abundance... In the company of dear, talented friends... We talked and sketc...

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After the success in our insect design work, we moved on to our next design in nature, leaves and twigs We considered our starting point and the rule of thirds.      Dina is...

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After a very busy start today, we examined some of our results in our Colour books examining 'Layout' with insects Elise - 2 pieces Elaine  Elise took the same concept with anoth...

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Our Colour Books are heaving with new ideas, techniques, developments and images which just bring us joy for whatever reason. Today we added a new page...or at least we began a new page, the resu...

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The sun is shining and already we find that we have sprung into Spring A wedding is imminent for Jude so embroidered slippers for the day Lillian's embroidered nuno felt Lillian s...

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Play time and experiment with printing blocks, texture rubbings and expandaprint/puff paint By using expandaprint through a butterfly stencil on a printed background Expandaprint throu...

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There's no easy way to break the sad news about the death of a cherished friend. I am so sorry to tell you that our member and dearest friend Pat, has died.  As a committee member of the Embr...

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Our new projects have begun... Embroidered Lids on glass jars, and story rolls on wooden cotton reels Jude's jar, spray blown and stitched using seed stitch, couching and french knots �...

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We begin the new year with vigour on our new adventures Messages and memories on a cotton reel, or Snippet Roll Here is Debbie's work Here is Pat D's Ruth's Sylvia's on the...

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We complete another year of creativity amongst friends who love to create and share Water colours  Discussion Close up of Margaret's knitted blanket requiring no sewing!  Sh...

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We begin our spool project with a free choice of subject matter.  Margaret (Bi)  Lorraine - embroidery is rolled up onto the spool and fastened with a little buckle Ruth layi...

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Roberta is embroidering routes on a printed map after her visit to Oxford to see the Tolkien exhibition         We forget that Tolkien painted water colours as well as writing ...

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The start of a new academic year, so we kicked off on the development of our design in the Colour Books   Jude discussed and illustrated; spacing*changing direction*layering motifs*changing...

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 Adding the written word to a page or a fabric can transform a piece of work or add a new direction Margaret Bos. Lettering projects for her daughters            Lorraine's wonde...

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We began our mission to free up our stash of printed papers and fabrics by making handmade books Janet using found objects to experiment with mark making Margaret's Gelli plate prints ...

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 Individuality is everywhere... New baby due in Jude's family so a new patchwork quilt is the order of the day  Lillian and Pat continued with their work begun with Stevie Walker ...

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