This week we once again met at the Mill Street rooms owned by C&G Partnership. This was an informal week with everyone bringing their own projects to work on, as well as books that might be of interest to other crafters, including Hook, Loop and Lock by Theresa Pulido and Quilt yourself Gorgeous by Mandy Shaw, both available through Amazon. We were also treated to news on the latest funky yarns for knitting scarves etc.
We also talked about the Knitting and Sewing Show due to be held at Harrogate from 25th November, we could look into making it a group trip by sharing cars or hiring a minibus depending on interest. Please let me know if you are interested in going to Harrogate, and if so which day, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday. More details will be available nearer the time.
Time flew as it always does when you are enjoying yourself, and it was soon time to say goodbye until next week.
PLEASE NOTE we should be at The Church Room next week but I heard today that it will not be available, please check on here for further details regarding next week's venue.
Bye for now
Bee.
Thursday 28 October 2010
Tuesday 26 October 2010
Last Week at The Hub Craft Club.
So sorry everyone for not posting before now, life just seems to get busier and busier.
Last week at the Hub Craft Club, we met at the Mill Street Rooms owned by C&G Partnership, and I had the pleasure of introducing those present to more papercraft projects using paper punches, we also made name badges using a Cuttlebug Machine to die cut letters.
The paper projects were 3D flowers and leaves starting with punched shapes, it is amazing what can be done with the addition of a little ink or water and a brad or glue. A leaf, a rose, a pansy and a daisy type flower.
Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, if the chatter and laughter were anything to go by, and I certainly had fun sharing these techniques with everyone.
This week (Wednesday 27th October) we are at Mill Street again, bring along your own projects, or anything you would like to show and tell about, especially craft books you have ffound useful / enjoyable or want to swap.
See you all on Wednesday.
Bye for now.
Bee
Last week at the Hub Craft Club, we met at the Mill Street Rooms owned by C&G Partnership, and I had the pleasure of introducing those present to more papercraft projects using paper punches, we also made name badges using a Cuttlebug Machine to die cut letters.
The paper projects were 3D flowers and leaves starting with punched shapes, it is amazing what can be done with the addition of a little ink or water and a brad or glue. A leaf, a rose, a pansy and a daisy type flower.
Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, if the chatter and laughter were anything to go by, and I certainly had fun sharing these techniques with everyone.
This week (Wednesday 27th October) we are at Mill Street again, bring along your own projects, or anything you would like to show and tell about, especially craft books you have ffound useful / enjoyable or want to swap.
See you all on Wednesday.
Bye for now.
Bee
Friday 15 October 2010
Our first Outside Speaker.
This Wednesday our club welcomed two new members, Tina and Emily, I am really pleased to welcome them to the club.
We were also visited by a lady called Betty Swallow , our first outside speaker. Betty has belonged to a craft group similar to ours for many years and was able to tell us a little about how they organise themselves, from what she described and from my own observations of how we are all enjoying ourselves it would seem that our own club is heading along a very positive and creative path. Betty also brought samples of handstitched patchwork, cards and other crafts such as a padded and material covered box to show us. Betty talked about how she got ideas for cards even from the most mundane everyday items such as a cereal box and offered everyone the opportunity to make one of her cards.
I would like to thank Stella and Marie for helping make the tea and coffee and also thanks to everyone who helped tidy up, wash up etc it is much more fun when we all muck in.
Please remember that for the next two weeks we are back in the Room owned by C&G Partnership in Mill Lane. Next week we will have a go at making ourselves name badges and I'll see if I can find another punch project for us to do.
Thanks again for your company everyone, I really look forward to Wednesday afternoons.
Bee
We were also visited by a lady called Betty Swallow , our first outside speaker. Betty has belonged to a craft group similar to ours for many years and was able to tell us a little about how they organise themselves, from what she described and from my own observations of how we are all enjoying ourselves it would seem that our own club is heading along a very positive and creative path. Betty also brought samples of handstitched patchwork, cards and other crafts such as a padded and material covered box to show us. Betty talked about how she got ideas for cards even from the most mundane everyday items such as a cereal box and offered everyone the opportunity to make one of her cards.
I would like to thank Stella and Marie for helping make the tea and coffee and also thanks to everyone who helped tidy up, wash up etc it is much more fun when we all muck in.
Please remember that for the next two weeks we are back in the Room owned by C&G Partnership in Mill Lane. Next week we will have a go at making ourselves name badges and I'll see if I can find another punch project for us to do.
Thanks again for your company everyone, I really look forward to Wednesday afternoons.
Bee
Friday 8 October 2010
This week at The Hub Craft Club.
Hello again everyone.
First an apology, It's been a busy week for me this week and taken me a bit longer than I would have liked to get around to this post.
This was our first week, meeting in the Church Rooms, the venue was good and accommodated us well, the only thing we had forgotten was the need to bring our own Tea, Coffee etc. however a quick trip to the CO-OP soon sorted that.
This week Marie had generously offered to demonstrate sugar paste modelling, a craft which I have admired from a distance but never attempted, in fact Marie's demonstration was the first time that I had seen sugar paste transformed into delicate and realistic flowers. Although Marie has been making beautiful sugar craft creations for some while, actually demonstrating the technique to our group was a new experience and I must thank her for sharing her craft with the rest of us.
As you will all realise from Marie's demonstration, sugar craft takes time, allowing petals etc to dry between being made and then assembled, and it would not have been possible for us aall to have a go on Tuesday but if anyone is interested in doing a workshop with Marie, please let her know, she has said that she would be happy to work with a small group of people if they would like to try this craft for themselves.
That's it for now folks except to remind you to look at the Important Information Section (In the side bar) and a New Section I have added called What's On Where. Where we can put information about local events of interest tto crafters.
Bye for now.
Bee
First an apology, It's been a busy week for me this week and taken me a bit longer than I would have liked to get around to this post.
This was our first week, meeting in the Church Rooms, the venue was good and accommodated us well, the only thing we had forgotten was the need to bring our own Tea, Coffee etc. however a quick trip to the CO-OP soon sorted that.
This week Marie had generously offered to demonstrate sugar paste modelling, a craft which I have admired from a distance but never attempted, in fact Marie's demonstration was the first time that I had seen sugar paste transformed into delicate and realistic flowers. Although Marie has been making beautiful sugar craft creations for some while, actually demonstrating the technique to our group was a new experience and I must thank her for sharing her craft with the rest of us.
As you will all realise from Marie's demonstration, sugar craft takes time, allowing petals etc to dry between being made and then assembled, and it would not have been possible for us aall to have a go on Tuesday but if anyone is interested in doing a workshop with Marie, please let her know, she has said that she would be happy to work with a small group of people if they would like to try this craft for themselves.
That's it for now folks except to remind you to look at the Important Information Section (In the side bar) and a New Section I have added called What's On Where. Where we can put information about local events of interest tto crafters.
Bye for now.
Bee
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