Threads and Chatter - Squares with Flair

Here are our designs on calico!

Phiona showed us how to create templates

to make hands and feet for our characters

then it was pinning, sewing and stamping time!

We think Michelle's Square Bod deserves a big hearts up! Next time we will be sewing our Square Bods together, Phiona says we might even be able to use Jonesy the Singer, exciting times! You can see more photos here

Here he is in action during The Eloquent Fold's Transported adventures!

Jonsey is a vintage hand crank sewing machine.

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

Tuesday 23rd of February

The Resource Centre, 

9 Grange Place, Kettering. 

NN16 0NT

Phiona will be running her inventive, creative 

session between 3.30 and 5.00pm

Sessions and refreshments are family friendly, fun and free!

My Old China - Up-cycling in Litchborough

We spent a lovely morning 

in Litchborough Village Hall 

giving some unloved old china a new lease of life.

You can see more of our remaking and remodelling here

Stephenson Way Art Group Panels

It is always wonderful to be able to include members of Stevie Way Art Group in Back To Books projects, it is such a welcoming, well run group of active, engaging people. The group meets on Mondays between 11.30 and 1.30 at Stephenson Way Community Centre, Corby. 

The group is organised, on a voluntary basis, by the very wonderful Arts Facilitator Ann Leonard and supported by the equally wonderful Susan Shier. 

Ann has been a key participant in many Back To Books projects, including Invisible Threads, New Vistas Wider Horizons and On the Right Track. 

In her capacity as Office Manager at AES Europe, Ann enabled us to protect the saplings planted in the Jubilee Wood at the Old water Tower in Brigstock in 2012 by providing (along with her colleagues) the stakes and mesh.

During the legendary Stevie Way Art Group Christmas Party participants were all keen to help with the Brampton Valley Way Mosaic Way Markers so on June 10th 2013 artist Carole Miles hired a room in the Community Centre and invited the group to drop in and begin work on two new panels.

We had a spacious, room to work in, regular top-ups of tea and coffee and a marvellous buffet lunch provided by the group.

Three generations

Our youngest participant was very keen to explore all the colours in the tile box!

The conversation is always lively and the laughter abundant, there were some new visitors as well as regulars and everyone was made to feel right at home.

The image that was the inspiration for this panel can be seen here

and the image for this panel can be seen below

After an intensive day of mosaic making both panels are well under way and we would like to thank all who took part for making it such an enjoyable experience. 

The full Flickr Set from the day can be viewed here