Tonight we had planned an evening of three activities for all to experience. Sadly one of the planned sessions was cancelled because of the illness of the session leader who we hope can lead a session at a future meeting instead. We went ahead with the two remaining activities Swedish Needle Weaving led by Brenda and a Christmas decoration led by Meriel. The photographs show a sample of of each and two examples of work in progress. The Christmas decoration is an adaptation of the Dorset Button. Everyone enjoyed taking part and having a chance to chat.
We also exchanged travelling books this evening as we have started a new round. Margaret whose death and contribution to BETA, and others was featured in the last blog, left us her remaining stash and a few completed items All could be purchased on the Sales Table. There is too much sadly for us to store between meetings. We have donated some to the Scrap Store to support early years play. They were delighted to receive it. Remaining parts of the stash will be for sale on future Sales Tables. Money raised tonight will go to support the charity Margaret was very involved with Anawim.
The raffle featured bags very effective black and white bags from Diane and Gill and are shown below, as is a bag made by Dee which was won last month but omitted from the last blog.
Our next meeting on 11th November 2024 will feature a former committee member, Debbie Eyre, who will talk about From Sketch to First Stitch which should be informative and inspiring as we see her work and draw on her knowledge and experience. The raffle colour for November is silver please bring items to include
Birmingham Embroidery and Textile Art 