Really good workshop with lots of fantastic fabric to choose from. Nikki’s instructions were great and her work a real inspiration. We nearly all managed to have our creatures almost finished and on a wire frame by the end of the session.
Work in progress
Ready to take
Fascinating talk about fantastic animals made with an incredible mixture of fabrics and plastics. As well as the talk and accompanying slide show Nikki brought many examples of her work. We were truly inspired ready for the workshop on Saturday.
Nikki Parmenter will be holding a workshop entitled Small Worlds on Saturday 8th February.
Workshops are held in the United Reformed Church Hall, Brookhouse Road, Alsager, ST7 2AP from 10am to 4pm and cost for members is £40.
Details of Nikki’s work can be seen on nikkiparmenterartworks.com
List of requirements:
Wool to wrap around the wire rings which Nikki will bring
Padding/wadding
Sewing machine with free embroidery foot
Sewing kit and a range of threads
Strips of 2cm wide patterned fabrics to wrap around the wire rings
12 inch square piece of fabric to back the piece
Embellishments such as beads, sequins, etc
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 4th February with a talk by Nikki Parmenter entitled “Travels with Textiles”
The meeting on 7th January will be slightly different as we are going to have a fabric swap. Each member pays £5 entry fee and gets 10 tickets. Visitors pay £7 entry fee and get 10 tickets (or can join on the day). People have a clear-out and bring in any fabrics, threads, beads, buttons, haberdashery or old napery (table linen) in small bags or bundles. Try to make each item worth at least 50 pence so it can be paid for with one ticket. Everyone can do the rounds and “buy” up their 10 tickets worth and even buy more tickets. This will generate funds for ACS, plus for the members it will enable them to vary their stash without necessarily increasing it, to reduce their stash, or obtain something for a current or new project.
Be aware when bagging, bundling or cutting that each item will cost one ticket so make it not too large or too small but Goldilocks size and so good value for money.
So get going! Raid your loft, spare room, craft cupboard, or wherever you hoard your crafting items and bring in your excess (or donate it if you are unable to come to the meeting on 7th January) and revel in the delight of obtaining new goodies without the show prices. And, of course, feel proud and righteous that you have parted with some!!! Anything left at the end will be held over for the Sales Table at the February meeting.
We all had a lovely time at the Christmas gathering showing off our work and examining the travelling books.
We examined the accounts and as we had lost money this year we decided to raise the membership fee to £30 for the next year. Don’t worry the new year does not start until May.
We will also have to raise the cost of workshops to £40 for members and £50 for visitors.
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