ALL CRAFT GROUP FACE TO FACE MEETINGS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
In ‘normal’ times we met at Uppermill Cricket Club on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 7.00pm – 9.00pm. However we are currently researching alternative venues/days. There is usually a small charge towards the cost of materials and/or venue hire.
Members can learn a new craft or bring along some work of their own and join in the chatter.
The Crafty Chat Group is available to Saddleworth WI members only.
For further information contact Karen at saddleworthwi.craft@gmail.com
CRAFTY CHAT ZOOM MEETINGS
HELPING HEARTS MASTECTOMY PILLOW
Materials Needed:
2 x 17 inch squares of a soft material, cotton or flannel.
a small piece of ribbon for a handle.
Elastic, either 1/2 ” or 1″ to attach to secure the pillow in place.
Stuffing for each pillow.
Sew either by hand or by machine.
There is a link to the pattern on the video and also HERE
Susan is collecting the finished pillows to be delivered to Maggie’s Oldham when the project is completed. They are going to give us a tour. 18 pillows collected so far with more promised.
CLICK HERE to watch the video
An amazing array of scarves knitted by members of the Craft Group!
There are tickets on sale for outdoor performances of “Atalanta Forever” at The Piece Hall, Halifax on Weds 9th Jun 6.00 pm or Stirley Community Farm, Huddersfield on Thurs 10th Jun 6.00 pm. Take own chair and blanket. Pay by donation. We could book online individually or in a group if anyone fancied going and seeing the scarves in action! Details at Mikron.org.uk
GLASS PAINTING
Wednesday June 9th 7.00 pm
Materials Needed:
Clean wine, or gin glass or glass jam jar
Folk Art Enamel Paints – Red, Light Pink, Brown
Detail Liner Brush, Medium Flat Brush (1/2 inch), Q Tips
Curing:
1) Bake method
Let piece dry for an hour to ensure the layers of paint have dried
Place piece in cool oven
Set even temp 350oF (180oC) and bake for 30 minutes. Do not place glass in hot oven. After 30 mins turn the oven off. Let the glass cool completely in the oven. Do not use for 72 hours
2) Air Dry Method – allow 21 days.
KNITTING SCARVES FOR HOMELESS CHARITIES
Members of Shropshire WI Federation have started a challenge to knit scarves the length of the Shropshire Way and then donate them to homeless charities. However the Shropshire Way is 190 miles in length which means over 200,000 scarves will need to be knitted! Members of Lancashire Federation, along with four other Federations, have been invited to take part in the project.
Scarf dimensions should be 60″ long, 6″ wide and can be knitted, crocheted, or sewn in fleece. Feel free to freestyle but, if you’re stuck, there is a link to a simple pattern HERE.
Deadline is September meeting
Provisional Programme for Forthcoming in-person Meetings:
July – Button Pictures
August – Quilling Research needed on tools and could be used to decorate gift bags for the Christmas Party
Sept – Card Making. Plenty of materials in the storage box.
Oct – Pebble Painting. Using Acrylic paints (many colours in stock). Could also decorate pebbles to use as plant/herb markers
Nov – Christmas Wreaths. We have a stock of rings and wreath-making equipment.
Suggested topics for future meetings:
Fabric Rope Making
Origami
Pin cushions
Hand sanitiser holder
PREVIOUS PROJECTS
SPRING CHICKS
Our first attempt on the chicks was not totally successful (!) but we have not given up hope!
The trick seems to be keeping the wool as tight as possible and perhaps having slightly longer lengths of wool so they can be secured more easily.
Equipment needed:
3 colours of wool – ideally yellow, white and red
Scissors
Cardboard eg. flap of a box, cut to 8.5 x 12 cms
Round buttons for eyes
Glue to attach beak and eyes
Watch video here to see how it’s made.
PAPER FLOWER WREATH MAKING
Congratulations to everyone who produced such wonderful creations.
Equipment needed:
Coloured Paper (foldable) cut into circles of about 9 cm diameter, 6 circles per flower
A different coloured paper to fold to make the leaves
Scissors
Glue stick
Possibly a Glue Gun to attach the flowers to the cardboard
Cardboard to make the backing for the wreath
Watch the video here if you wish to make a wreath.
SIMPLE CROCHET FLOWER
Equipment needed:
yarn, a corresponding size crotchet hook, ie for thin yarn a 3.5 is adequate, for thicker yarn like double knit use a 4 or 5 size hook, plus scissors and a yarn needle.
Watch the video here
Bella Coco Crochet Classes
For anyone wishing to start learning crochet techniques Gill has recommended Bella Coco YouTube videos which are very easy to follow. There are 5 videos in the series and the links are below.
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
RECIPES
Please send us your favourites.
Janet Saggerson’s Olive Oil Bread
TEDDIES
Download the Frontline Hero Bear Free Crochet Pattern