October meeting

 The next meeting in the library will be on 1st October and will be a hands on so please bring your usual sewing kit. Lyn R will be showing us how to make Christmas tree dangles and a thimble keeper / small gift pod. You will need:

Christmas or fancy satin type fabric , 4x8 inches, card ( from cereal packet or similar), 8 inch piece of thin ribbon, tassel or beads, and for the thimble keeper felt, 4 x 8 inches. 

Lyn will supply a template for a kit for £1.

We meet in the upstairs of Alsager library at 1.45 for a prompt 2 pm start. Visitors welcome.

Jennifer O’Leary workshop

 Great workshop yesterday with Jenny. Some of you have missed a treat. We painted fabric with pale ink colours, waxed the parts we wanted to keep pale (with a soya wax which does not smell), inked in medium tones, waxed, then put in darker tones. With all the drying involved we did not get to ironing out the wax so that is a job for today. We will then have some fabulous fabrics to embroider on and perhaps turn into books. Thanks Sally for the delicious refreshments.