Wednesday 23 March 2016

The Binding Thread - Nine, Ten My Felt Hen


In honour of all the Green Patch hens and their lovely eggs we have been making little stuffed hens and little hen bags with Carole and Phiona both at The Green Patch and Grange Place. You can see more photos here


If you live in the Avondale / Grange ward do join us again

for our next Threads and Chatter session 
12th April 3.15 - 5.15
The Resource Centre, 
9 Grange Place, Kettering. 
NN16 0NT

The sessions are free.

Wednesday 16 March 2016

The View From Here - Flower Power Prints



Today were were exploring simple print making with artist Carole Miles. We used Press Print cut into petal shapes. We each had a petal or a centre and we drew patterns into the surface of the material.


We then rolled out our colours onto trays


then onto the petals.


We created bold flower prints


and loved the way we could change the colours


in each print. Brendan made a print of the sun seen through Rainforest leaves.


If you live in the Avondale / Grange ward do join us again

for our next Threads and Chatter session 
22nd of March 3.30 - 5.15
The Resource Centre, 
9 Grange Place, Kettering. 
NN16 0NT

The sessions are free.


Wednesday 9 March 2016

Threads and Chatter - Moon Rabbits



Phiona Richards had us hop to it this week!


Take one sock


snip a bit off here and there


take some wool and make a tail


add some stitches and stuffing,


draw a face and a neat bow tie


 and a neat bow tie


give each other a helping hand


and Hey Presto you have a Moon Rabbit


....or a hat!

If you live in the Avondale / Grange ward do join us again
for our next Threads and Chatter session 
15th of March 3.30 - 5.15
The Resource Centre, 
9 Grange Place, Kettering. 
NN16 0NT

The sessions are free.

Threads and Chatter - Paper Plate / Woven Tree



Another inventive session with our lovely Phiona Richards who showed us how to create a colourful tree from a paper plate, paint and threads


We chose a limited palette of paint


and painted a geometric, abstract background


taking care to make distinct areas of colour.


we cut slots in the top and bottom of the plate


 and added a series of horizontal threads.


Phiona then showed us how to weave our tree,


it took patience and concentration


and the results were just fabulous!


If you live in the Avondale / Grange ward do join us again
for our next Threads and Chatter session 
8th of March 3.30 - 5.15
The Resource Centre, 
9 Grange Place, Kettering. 
NN16 0NT

The sessions are free.