Is there anyone who would like to join me for a walk on Thursday 3rd December at 10.30?
We could meet at the Man and Boy statue, walk around the harbour and along the breakwater. Possibly ending up at the Breakwater Bistro for a takeaway hot drink!
The first five people to email me will be on the list! Let’s do it!
Some practice of the techniques I learned in the Quirky Birds zoom, making a starry display.
Is there anyone who would like to join me for a walk on Thursday 3rd December at 10.30?
We could meet at the Man and Boy statue, walk around the harbour and along the breakwater. Possibly ending up at the Breakwater Bistro for a takeaway hot drink!
The first five people to email me will be on the list! Let’s do it!
The zoom workshop organised by Jackie Bufton of Dart Bay was excellent. For all skill levels - I am a complete beginner water colour person, and this is what I managed to do!
By Barbara L, and, believe it or not, this is the second one she has knitted! Yes! When her daughter saw the first one she asked if she could have a coat just like it!
Well, this is amazing! A beautiful and very useful item. Tina has been using her Grandmother’s needle case and it was in need of some repair.
Such a great zoom today, with lots of people, too! How lovely to see and chat with everyone! Next week.... bring a pen and paper for the quiz and a table napkin (paper or cloth) folded. Apparently a square or rectangle won’t be up to the mark! A swan, a crown.... who knows what will be presented! Thank you to Beryl for a most intriguing and very tricky quiz!
National Gallery supports the Not in my Name Campaign
27 November 2020, 7pm-8pm, £5 per ticket
Join Artist Luisa-Maria MacCormack of The Big Art Herstory Project to look at the reasons behind the victim-blaming romanticised, colonial and male-orientated approach of some of the most famous and troubling paintings every made. Luisa-Maria will also consider interventions and activist projects by feminist artists such as Artemisia Gentileschi, who have added their voice to an ongoing debate. This event is brought exclusive to WI members through the WI/National Gallery partnership.
Design the Queen’s Birthday Card
Using calligraphy skills, WI members are invited to submit a piece of work, on behalf of the Women’s Institute, to celebrate the Queen’s Birthday. Work can be presented in any Calligraphy style, using any form of writing instrument associated with the art of Calligraphy. Members are invited to be as creative as they wish, using a single or various Calligraphy techniques, colours and ink. (We have a document which contains details of guidelines and closing date, which members must follow when submitting their finished piece of work. Just ask me!)
Crafting with the Chelsea College of Arts
Are you passionate about art and design? Are you skilled in weave, print, knit, stitch or embroidery? Would you like to team up with some of the UKs most experimental textile designers to create work which brings together the craft, expertise and heritage of the WI with contemporary design? Chelsea College of Arts, in partnership with the NFWI, are looking for skilled and forward-thinking craftswomen of the WI to take part in a project with BA Textile Design students, that will encourage skill-sharing, communication and creativity.
Elizabeth Bell Challenge 2021/2022
Running from January – December 2021, WIs are invited to compose a record demonstrating how their members have worked together to engage and support one-another throughout the year; offering opportunities that have united their members, as well as successfully marketing the WI to increase their membership. All members of the WI are encouraged to take part and contribute; from organising activities, photography, managing and writing the record(s), to designing and formatting the final entry. We want WIs to work together as a team and create a piece of work which proudly demonstrates the up’s and down’s of a year in the WI, as well a recognising the inspirational achievement made by all members that will go towards safeguarding another 100 years of the WI.
Walking Netball Activity Sessions Resume
Following the recent Government announcement, we are disappointed to confirm that community netball will be suspended with effect from Thursday 5th November. Despite this news, we will continue to do all we can to ensure netball will #RiseAgain
In the meantime, we will still be running our weekly virtual WI WN activity sessions every Monday evening at 7.30pm and every Thursday morning at 10.30am. These sessions are free to attend and are offered to all WI members (England, Wales and the Islands) regardless of whether or not you play Walking Netball, as an exclusive benefit through the NFWI/England Netball partnership. So please do join us and bring your fellow members. We will also be sharing a pre-recorded Walking Netball session once a month on My WI, so you can access a Walking Netball session when it is convenient for you. Please contact nicole.flaherty@englandnetball.co.uk to register your interest and receive a link to attend a virtual session.
Usually in November we have a friendly competition and lots of people enter all kinds of gorgeous creations. This year, the brief was ‘Through the looking glass’.
So far, we have one entry - have you created a piece especially for this competition? We have had lots of time at home this year! Please send me your photos if so - remember it can be any medium, any craft or activity: baking, flower arranging, modern dance (video footage, please), knitting, embroidery, mosaic....
Here is Tina’s ‘Through the Looking Glass’. Spectacular.
We had a great chat today about A Man Called Ove, and many other things, too!
Next month’s choice is Morality for beautiful girls by Alexander McCall Smith one of the First Ladies detective agency series set in Botswana
If you would like a second title, Ghost by Robert Harris was suggested.
We will meet again on zoom on Thursday 10th December at 2pm. All welcome! Just ask so that you can be invited to the zoom session!
Barbara set us some homework today! Well, we are staying at home as much as possible aren’t we?
Make a greetings card using a napkin! We listened to an excellent explanation of how to separate the layers of napkin, and use only the top layer. You could cut out the design with scissors, but to get a soft, more attractive edge to your chosen image, outline the picture or shape with a fine paintbrush dipped in water. (Don’t be too heavy handed with the water dipping, otherwise the whole napkin gets soaked and you can’t work with it! Speaking from my experience!). Then, carefully ease the picture away from the rest of the napkin, apply glue to it very gently and stick it on to your card! (The standard bull in a china shop approach just isn’t right for this!)
This would make excellent gift tags, too!
Here are three of Barbara’s and my efforts! Also, Wendy has made a very good and original effort, using white napkins! And another one just in from Beryl! Update today, Thursday, from Tina! Fabulous!
What gorgeous napkins there are in cupboards!
We talked about filming, culinary experiments, crafts.....all sorts of topics were covered today! Lots of laughs, too! Thank you, everyone! Welcome to Julie and Margaret! We have to make our version of Barbara’s lovely card for next week!
Not content with looking after your hands, your crafting needs, the chance for a weekly chat, your interest in literature and exercise, I give you this:
Just in from Devon Federation!
The usual competitions for us to enter at this time of year! There must be something here which appeals to you? I think they have chosen some great topics here:
Our wreath was laid for us by the Town Clerk at the ceremony today. Wendy M kindly took a photo for us.
We had a lot of laughter at our zoom meeting today! Thank you for a brilliant McQuiz, Barbara and some excellent ideas for something to make together at another zoom meeting.
Monday 23rd November at 2pm we are holding a Zoom watercolour fun painting session called Christmas Cheer with the lovely Lynn of Quirky Birds. £5 for 90 mins of fun. If you would like a place please let me know.
Dart Bay is our Devon County area committee which organises craft courses for us.
Trading Times & Contact
We have access to lots of fun, information and interesting courses using zoom. I have found two information sheets which explain, step by step, how to set up and access zoom. If you find them useful, the author asks that you make a food bank donation in recompense. Just click on the links below.
Dart Bay craft organisers have come up with a great idea:
We have had an idea though based on a popular lady on Facebook called Lynee of Quirky Birds. Lyn is doing fun sessions on Zoom - she is leading painting (watercolour) sessions with chat - she is lighthearted and anyone can do the painting if they have paper, pencil and paint. We have approached her and as she is so familiar already with WI she will happily do an event for us. She will however charge us and therefore we would need to ask for £5.00 per head (but if we got lots of people interested we could lower this) and we would need a minimum of 10 people to cover her costs.
Let me know right now if you are interested!
