Our first meeting after the summer break was a workshop with Julie Hedges. 9 of us gathered in the schoolroom with windows and doors open. There were a few other members who came for a chat and worked on projects in the main room. We brought our own refreshments as the kitchen is not being used yet. These are some of the vessels we made. The brilliant ones on the bottom left are Julie's! We didn't finish them as there was a lot of work involved so we took them home to complete. Top right shows how Julie taught us to start with a triangle shape. These were our practise samples. She had pre-prepared all the cords so we could begin straight away. During the day she showed us how to make the 4 ply cords with a cord winder. We have a guild cord winder for anyone who would like to borrow it for a small monthly fee and deposit. We used a tool called a gripfid to split the cords and to pull the cords through the gap. Its a bit like a rug tool or the one you use for progging with rag rugs.
I thought it was going to be very complicated but I managed to follow the instructions well. Julie was able to give us all help when needed as it was a small group. Everyone did well and I will add some photos of our completed vessels in due course. Excellent and enjoyable workshop. Next month its something completely different with a patchwork knitting workshop led by Fiona Morris
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December 2021
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