Zooming in on a few things

Look at that face.

That’s a face that’s saying 

‘Crikey, I did it.  I managed to do a zoom meeting along with

lots of other like minded folk’

I’m now a member of the No Rules Textile Society set up by textile artist

Jayne Emerson.

NO RULES TEXTILE SOCIETY LINK

Saturday was the first meeting of the society.  It felt like a day out.  I did my hair,

applied a bit of slap and picked out a cheery outfit for the occasion.

The wandering welder said have you done your mood board yet.

No said I,  I’ve got to get myself ready first.  After all this will be the most

folk I’ve seen in months.

After a lovely introduction, Jayne chatted about the aim of the group

and how it would work.  Then we did a show and tell about the

mood boards we’d been asked to prepare.  The boards consist of things

that hopefully show our style and things that appeal to us.

It was so nice to get to know new people and form a new community.

Every month we will receive a word prompt that will dictate the project

we will be working on.

So this month the prompt is Tufted.  It’s a bit of a tough one for our first

attempt.  I’m sure we were all groaning behind the muted zoom images.

An hour and half later, fired up ready to get started, I looked

round the house for tufted objects for inspiration and found

the coconut pan scrub in the kitchen, an old paint brush and

a coil of stranded wire, along with some textured wool, string

raffia paper.

I’ve stripped down the cork wall boards I use as inspiration boards and I’m loading them up

with all my finds.  I don’t think Philip was impressed when I tried to nab the bath mat and threatened to

cut it up to work into.  I did say I’d get him another.

For now that’s as far as I’ve got. Mother’s Day on Sunday and Mum is coming for afternoon tea.

Not made by me may I add.  I’ve bought her Amanda Owen, the Yorkshire Shepherdess latest book.

I didn’t know she writes a monthly piece for the Yorkshire Dalesman magazine.

This book is a compilation of the columns that have been published.

Have a great day and stay safe, we are getting there now.

Lynn

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