Christmas party 9th December

 We had a really great meeting and a good attendance, considering the rather blustery & wet weather. However at least we did not have to cancel it this time. Last year snow & ice which is not a good combination for some of our older members.

We had a good array of food for our Jacobs Join, and although some of the quizzes were challenging I know the ladies enjoyed themselves.

We even had a visit from Santa who handed out some lovely presents-

The bumper raffle was very exciting and a huge thanks to Donna for sorting out three lovely bags of goodies- I didn't win anything - however that's a blessing as I am trying to get rid of my enormous stash!!!

The colour raffle- brown & Gold was beautiful and I think won by our new member Jackie.

The stitch project went down well, and the members produced some lovely snowmen - some were not quite finished but I'm sure they will be at home.

Paula Madill  won first prize with her lovely complete Santa Snowman, and as one member pointed out this was only possible if you did not make the food your priority- its a good job I didn't attempt to make one!!! 

As you can see below we had a huge selection of rather diverse snowmen- wonderful!

Talk with Liz Almond 'Sacred Geometry' Sat 11th November photos

 Brilliant talk from Liz with a huge amount of samples of her work and examples of Sacred Geometry in readiness for her workshop Nov 2024.

She gave us an insight into her inspiration for the subject which included travel to far flung countries and included descriptions of mosque interiors which brought it to light.

Here are a few of my photos taken on the day with Liz's permission.

Dec 9th meeting- Christmas Party

 We will be meeting earlier than usual - 12.00 as we have a full programme today, with a Jacob's Join, colour raffle, bumper raffle, quizzes, games and a fun stitch project.

In addition we will still have a sales table.

NB I will be advertising our Jan 13th Zoom meeting, and I will post the details later.

Please remember to bring the basic requirements, along with your Jacobs Join food, any further donations for the bumper raffle & colour raffle- Browns & Golds (see Donna)

Requirement list for 9^th Dec meeting (start 12.00 noon)

             General sewing kit incl fabric scissors/ embroidery scissors/paper scissors

                    Embroidery threads eg stranded/ perle

                    Pencil/pen or similar to mark coloured felt eg tailors chalk or fabric marker

                    Tracing paper or baking parchment

                    Small scraps of felt (preferably wool mix not acrylic) *

                    Beads/buttons/sequins *

                    Small embellishments eg lace, ribbons etc*

We will provide you with patterns, instructions, white felt, toy stuffing etc.

Sue will also have items * so please do not go out and buy anything.

 

Dec colour raffle

Workshop 'Crewel work & Beading' with Mel Charters 21st October 2023

 We had a brilliant time with Mel showing us how to stitch designs using thread and beads. This was based on  traditional crewel work techniques but with a contemporary twist.

Here are a few of the pieces of work from our members- most of them were not yet complete - spot the finished ones!!!

Talk with Liz Almond 'Sacred Geometry' Sat 11th November

 We are having a talk by Liz Almond on 'Sacred Geometry' and she will be bringing a huge amount of samples to show us (4 tables worth!!!)

We will also be having our group shop again, and I have a short list of requirements for our special Fun December meeting. 

The colour raffle is BLUE and please remember to bring your donations for that and also any items for Dec bumper raffle- pass them to Donna.

If you have not yet renewed your annual membership £35.00 please see Nicky and pass your details & emergency contact sheet to Carrie.

We are not charging an entrance fee for members (£4.00 for visitors) but you must tick yourself in to comply with Fire & Safety Regulations- please see Nicky 

I will be taking bookings for the Jan 13th zoom talk 'For the Love of Stitch' with Anne Brooke at the December meeting and I will also send out details via email at the start of December. 

Meeting October 14th -'Take Three Stitches'

 Amended meeting -

We will be doing a stitch session - please bring the following

Take 3 Stitches (based on a Jan Beaney/Jean Littlejohn class)

Requirements

• an embroidery hoop 
• plain fabic(s) any colour and type (cotton, felt, hessian etc) that will fit your hoop
• a range of threads and yarns in a range of colours you like (wools, silks, standed cottons, narow ribbons etc)
• a variety of needles including chenille needles if you have them
• scissors

We will play around with three different stitches to create different textures and effects. Diagrams of how to do the basic stitches will be provided and the rest is up to us and what we do with them.

 Colour Raffle-  please bring goodies in those colours 

Please remember to bring your donations of textile goodies eg fabric, threads etc for our bumper general raffle in December.

Amended programme 2023/2024

 

Douglas Valley Creative Stitchers Amended Programme 2023/2024

             9th September 2023-          AGM & Show & Tell with Nicky & Kay

            14th October 2023-            'Take Three Stitches' stitch session 

            11th November 2023-        Talk 'Sacred Geometry' with Liz Almond

            9th December 2023-           Christmas Do (12.00 to 4.00pm) Fun, Jacobs Join etc

            13th January 2024-             Zoom Talk 'For the Love of Stitch' with Anne Brooke

          *10th February 2024-           Talk 'Celtic Design' with Margaret

             9th March 2024-                Talk 'Wax Lyrical' with Joy Kilpatrick

             13th April 2024-                 Mini Workshop 'Celtic Connections' Margaret & Sue 

             11th May 2024-                  Talk 'A Good Way to Unwind' with Janet Gleave

             8th June 2024-                    Mini Workshop 'Celtic Colours with Margaret & Sue

             13th July 2024-                   Parbold Festival  

             10th August 2024-              Mini Workshop 'Celtic Completion with Margaret & Sue

            

NB * From February we have an additional hour starting at 12.45 until 13.45 for a stitch session for a trial period

             Full Day Workshops 2023/2024 - 10.00am to 4.00pm

             Booking fee ranges from £20.00pp

             21st October 2023-            'Crewel Work and Beading' with Mel Charters

             24th February 2024-          'Tyvek Flowers' with Kath Roberts

             18th May 2024-                 'Fantastic Fans' with Nikki Parmenter

              27th July 2024-                 'A Taster in Batik and Embellishments' with Joy                              Kilpatrick

  Contact- douglasvalleycs@gmail.com