It's In The Bag!

With Christmas fast approaching the group 

have been busy making Advent Calendars

and using fabric stamps

to embellish gift bags for the group and other 

members of  The Green Patch community.

We chose words that represented the fun 

and joy of the winter season. 

Our plan is to sew all the fronts 

to lovely patterned fabrics 

and fill them with a selection 

of small gifts and treats. 

30 fronts down and 50 more to go !

Here are Jamie and Jacob

With their felt panels now mounted on 

a felt mat to hang on their walls at home.

Nice work team!

Preparing For World Book Night at KBA & The Green Patch

Inspired by the lovely World Book Night Book Wrap we have been using recycled materials to create our own wraps for the World Book Night event. We have held printing sessions lead by artist Carole Miles at The Kettering Buccleuch Academy and The Green Patch, we are very excited about how our wraps are taking shape!

We used foam packaging material as printing blocks

and painted textile inks onto them with sponge brushes.

We pressed the blocks onto the fabric 

to create bookshelf inspired patterns.

At KBA, whilst the work was drying

participants had a go at simple screen printing

Block printing again

at The Green Patch.

Margot, one of our volunteers

then used textile stamps

to print 

We will sew a pocket into one end to house the book and then wrap and tie the fabric around them. You can see the complete set of images here

If you live in the Avondale Grange ward, particularly in Margaret Rd, Cora Rd, Doris Rd, Edith Rd, Judith Rd, Dorothy Rd, Naseby Rd, Jean Rd, Stamford Rd, Lime Rd, Gorse Rd, Ivy Rd, Centre Parade, Heather Rd, Aster Rd, Almond Rd, Dahlia Rd, Weekly Glebe Rd and would like one of the books we have to give out please contact us.

If you would like to join a small, creative, friendly group to make a mosaic for the Green Patch, write a poem, learn a craft, have a coffee, make new friends?  Then contact :-

Carole Miles, 

Back To Books      

0796 - 905 0891

email – Fingerprints07@hotmail.co.uk

Carole can also be found in The Mollie - our project base / studio / caravan on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 

If you attend KBA and would like to become involved in our Threads and Chatter sessions our next session will take place at 3.15 on March 18th. For more information please contact Mr Rob Walker at The Kettering Buccleuch Academy @kba_community