The monthly Knit & Stitch craft meetings are re-starting on the 3rd Monday of the month, Monday 20th April, 2pm at the village hall. Due to the refurbishment of the village hall, it’s been a while since our last get together. I have missed the chatter and friendly faces, not to mention the tea and …
Category Archive: Knit & Stitch
Nov 26
Knit & Stitch – November
What an interesting afternoon our November meeting was, with lots of different pieces of work being shared. Our regular ‘Show and Tell’, gave an opportunity to see work undertaken by members on craft courses. This included a beautiful mosaic plate made at the W.I.’s Denman College and some foiled glasswork with a Xmas theme, including …
Oct 09
Knit & Stitch – September
It was good to meet up again after the August break and to see and hear what people had been up to over the summer. The workshop on ‘Dorset Buttons’ was well received and some lovely buttons were made by members of the group. Time didn’t allow ‘Dorset posies’ to be made although we did …
Aug 30
Knit & Stitch - August
The Knit & Stitch Craft Group will restart its monthly meetings at 2pm on Monday 15th September. It will be good to meet up after the short summer break and to share ideas for the Autumn and Winter sessions. Please do bring along whatever project you are working on. It’s good to share and to …
May 25
Knit & Stitch - June
Now for something completely different…….! What fun we had at our May meeting trying our hands at Decopatch, the modern equivalent of the Victorian art of Decoupage. Pebbles were transformed into beautiful paperweights, boxes were made into works of art and even lampshades were given a new lease of life using the special Decopatch papers …
Apr 29
Knit & Stich - May
There were lots of lovely Easter chicks and bunnies in evidence at the April Knit & Stitch craft group meeting, with members finishing off their little egg covers. An amazing hand quilted spread, the result of many years of patient stitching, was shown by Chris whilst Marilyn collected a few knitted teddies from the group …
Apr 09
Knit & Stitch - March
The February meeting was a lovely afternoon with lots of ideas for Easter projects being shared. Daffodils were brightening up the Easter crafts display board. These were made from fabric, yarn and felt and were either knitted or stitched. Together with the bright yellow and green bunting they gave a nice Spring feeling to the …
Mar 09
Knit & Stitch - Feb
Pom-poms were much in evidence at the February meeting with members having fun trying out new, quick ways of making them. There was much to see and talk about with completed projects and ideas being shared including knitted fairies, bobble hat, cross-stitched birthday card and a wonderful Valentine heart quilt hanging. Barbara’s embroidered scissor and …
Feb 02
Knit & Stitch - 17 Feb
The next meeting of the group is on Monday 17th February 2-4pm at the village hall when there will be a workshop on making buttons and Pom-Poms, which I’m sure will be a fun event. The main materials will be supplied but do bring along any resources you have which you would like to use …
Dec 09
Knit & Stich
The November meeting offered an assortment of things to create, with some Xmas bunting being the favourite. A look at tapestry work got some people thinking about possible future projects. There is quite a spread of interests and expertise within the group, from complete novices to experts skilled in a particular craft. What is so …