crochet and mardi crafts
We started the week with another crochet workshop
Tuesday was very lively
Birgitta and Brigitte were both making a tray with decoupage
Mary was starting another exquisite embroidery
and there was a lot of paper craft happening
some colourful work
Mary was experimenting with fabric on a wooden box and had finished a beautiful embroidered cushion
Jane has nearly finished her very stylish painting
Dawn and Anne were painting with watercolour
… and I was experimenting with oil paints and collage
this week’s activities
Sue has started her cork board
a couple of embroidery projects and some crochet
a rag rug for Hannah
Jane was painting a stunning picture and Brenda was continuing with her rudbekias
Birgitta was making some flat dishes in papier maché
a varied week
We started off with a Beginner’s Crochet course where we learned how to make granny squares
the rest of the week we did a number of different crafts – Jeanette finished her cork board
Margaret was making some embroidered pockets for an apron
Jane was creating an abstract picture with paper and Birgitta was decoupaging an elephant
and there were some lovely paintings
a quiet week
Although lots of people were on holiday this week, we still had lots of different activities. Some interesting paintings from Ola, Jackie and Michelle
Viv and I are still going pom pom crazy
Birgitte was doing papier maché and Jennifer and Brigitta were dabbling in decoupage
Michelle was painting an old clock front and Stuart attempting a very large cockerel which will eventually be papier machéd (is that a verb?)
rugs and teddy bears
These teddy bears are up-cycled from old cardigans and scraps of fabric. We are going to organise a workshop later in the year. I love making things from stuff that would normally be thrown out.
This week we have been going crazy over making pom poms to make rugs and cushion covers – watch this space
Another woven rag rug started and a crochet one finished
… and some of us did some painting
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Today we were painting
An industrious morning
At Mardi Crafts this morning there was knitting, paper crafts, crochet, rag rug weaving, cork craft and painting
another rag rug
This rug is made by plaiting as you go in a round and hooking into the previous plait – best made with stretchable fabric
finished rug
Quick to make and washable!
