Sunday 5 September 2021

2021 Week 35

 This has felt like a 'normal week - largely because Chertsey Museum was back for the first time in 18 months!!!  Woohoo!!!!

Limited numbers and only 2 to a table, but we were back . . .  and with three new ladies!


We were doing something based on what Jo Avery calls Modern Crewel (check out her book due out in November, no affiliation, just a big fan!).  I described it as colouring with thread!  My samples were the feather and this tote bag



A number of ladies started on the feathers (but I forgot to take photos!).  I also brought some funky fabric and some ladies did some colouring in modern crewel on this too.  There was a LOT of talking, so they've all gone home with their fabric, hoops and thread to bring something for show and tell next month!



I took myself out of my comfort zone and did some different colouring in - watercolours this time.  Inspired by 'the other Tara' I found Iris's box of watercolour pencils and painting this giraffe that she had helped me draw at Crafty Church in August

A friend's grand son starts 'big' school next week and she was feeling daunted by all the labels she's offered to sew on so I did them

He's a little dot but with a long name so I had to sew a lot of them on folded or he never would get his head through the neck hole!



I also made him a Ginger wearing the same school uniform!


A few posts ago (week 32) I showed you some fabric that the awesome Sharon got me in South Africa a few years ago.  The fabric is called Shwe shwe and it feel like a slightly waxed cotton.  I made myself a cross body bag (not actually finished yet - doh)

and with the strips I cut off to straighten the fabric, and a packet of sash rope (which did not work for the rope baskets but I've kept for the last half dozen years just in case!!!) I have made myself  matching necklace


There was also a  need for more Gingers!  I have been doing gingers based on my own take on Craftivism: they have been based on national days (blood donation, smear awareness, drowning prevention, chess, Samaritans etc): the latest ones have been for Teaching Assistant Day

And beach / world clean up day

And I'm all prepared for National Talk Like A Pirate Day!!!

And this chap is for a local pub

I have started sewing together some hexi flowers from a swap group ( flimsy pic to follow)


And Lisa's b/f Jim wanted cactuses (cacti?) for his birthday so I got him some seeds, a potted cactus, and (of course) a Ginger holding a cactus.
I didn't know he was going to repot the one I bought - I'd have bought one with fewer prickles if I'd known!  Here's the full WhatsApp post from Lisa


4 comments:

  1. I love Lisa’s story 😂 I hope Jim’s fingers have recovered. Fab Gingers. I like your bag too. You have been very productive x

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  2. Busy, busy! Lovely to hear that you are back at the Museum, and what lovely results from the Modern Crewel! Well done to all.
    Love your gingers and your bag / neckalace, of course.
    Love the story about the cacti too! I have found in the past that using a band of folded newspaper or even cereal box card can be a useful tool to help hold and place them (and others report that chopsticks can also help!). Great result though - that cacti display looks excellent! xx

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  3. Agree with Plum about the folded paper lassoed around the cacti! Poor guy, those teeny spines will hurt for a while. Lovely to have your group back in action too. Xx

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  4. I'm glad you are getting back to normal. The crewel work looks great and those new gingers are fun. I hope those cacti grow slowly so they won't need re-potting any time soon :)

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