Members from Brockenhurst WI have continued to work hard making bandages for Ukraine. Carole hosted the first session of the month and triangular bandages were prioritised as these are needed for trauma packs. The second session was held at Julie’s house. Evelyn hosted the 3rd session of the month. Julie hosted the last two sessions of the month and we worked on using up the … Continue reading November Bandage Making
Our craft group have continued to work hard making Christmas decorations for our stall at the Brockenhurst Christmas Fun evening which is taking place on Friday 2nd December. Carole hosted the first session. Corinne hosted the next session and work started on making a Christmas Tree for the competition amongst stall holders at the Fun Evening too. Julie hosted an additional session on Monday evening … Continue reading November Craft Group
Our member Kim offered to teach members of Brockenhurst WI Craft Group how to make a Patchwork Elephant in aid of The Children’s Society. We gathered with our sewing machines and equipment and got et up. Kim showed us the pattern and demonstrated how to get started. We set to work cutting and sewing. By the end of the day we had got material on … Continue reading Patchwork Elephant Craft Workshop
Our November meeting was once again a busy one! We had 3 Birthday girls, visitors and guests. We had a raffle run by Maureen and Liz D The Competition of the Month was a flower and this was won by Evelyn. Janice continued to collect hats for her “Hats off for Ukraine”collection. They will be much needed in Ukraine this winter. We had a collection … Continue reading November Meeting & Press Report
Here is a round-up of our forthcoming activities for November: On Monday 14th November we have our monthly meeting. The theme is Christmas & Celebration Crafts, with a demonstration by Annette Williams. It will be held at Brockenhurst Village Hall arrival from 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Annette will will have kits for sale, so bring money with you if you would like to purchase anything. Janice … Continue reading November Activities
Twelve ladies from Brockenhurst WI got together to make stars under the expert tutelage of our member Jayne. We had some preparation homework of cutting the material into 4 strips then folding and ironing it so we were all ready to go! Jayne demonstrated the processes to us in stages. Firstly we learnt how to lay out the strips to get started Then we learnt … Continue reading Star Making
The Craft Group continued to work on making Christmas decorations for our stall at the Brockenhurst Christmas Fun Evening on Friday 2nd December. Anne N, Corinne, Gina and Kim continued to sew to make a variety of decorations. Carole, Maureen and Julie painted the salt dough decorations that were made last session. Maureen has also been busy knitting. This is what we produced today: It … Continue reading Craft Group 28th October 2022
Our first bandage session of the month was hosted by Evelyn and attended by Rita. They did sterling work. The seconds session was hosted by Julie and attended by Moira, Rita and Barbara. We made 18 triangular bandages, tourniquet ties and ripped and rolled sheets to make rolled bandages. Avery, who is coordinating the bandage making process for New Forest for Ukraine, dropped in with … Continue reading October Bandage Making for Ukraine
Our craft group focused on making Christmas decorations for our stall at the Brockenhurst Christmas Fun Evening on 2nd December. Carole had made salt dough so Maureen and Julie got busy with rolling pins and cutters and made a variety of decorations. Carole, Gina, Evelyn and Corinne got cutting and sewing to make some lovely felt decorations. Ann H had got the ball rolling and … Continue reading October Craft Group (Part 1)
Janice sends her thanks to everyone for their generosity in knitting and donating for Hats off for Ukraine. It was received very gratefully when she took all that she was given down to The Hub at Ampress Lane. These hats were previously delivered from Brockenhurst WI New Forest for Ukraine are appealing for thick knitted hats and scarves from those who are happy to knit.Donations … Continue reading Hats Off for Ukraine
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