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.

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.

April Blooms - Out and About on the Grange

There have been some gorgeous blooms

in gardens and pathways in 

our postcode area this April.

Artist Phiona Richards paid another 

Threads and Chatter visit to KBA

creating books from recycled papers

and demonstrating how to make an origami butterfly

you can see a slightly longer clip here 

and more photos here

Carole Miles joined the gang at The Resource Centre

for some knitting and nattering - rumour has it Carole

was cutting out fabric to up-cycle at The Green Patch

Open day whilst there

she managed to snap a rare red lurex hedgehog.

Meanwhile down at The Green Patch 

baking was taking place

the children made Rhubarb crumble - yum!

They have also been adding to 

their View From Here books.

We can't believe just how fast the year is rushing past.

For more of the flavour of April out in our postcode area

follow this link and see what has been in bloom this spring.

The View From Here - Springing Forwards

The group have been working with Carole, 

Sue and Nigel at The Green Patch.

Carole showed the group how to make simple prints

by drawing gently but firmly into polystyrene sheets

The plates were rolled with three colours

then burnished using the flat of the palm.

Prints

Some will be added to our 

View From Here books

Plates after inking can be reused with different colours

Snacks

We went out onto the green Patch, collected twigs

and Sue showed the group how to create 

a twiggy frame for prints to take home for Mothers Day

See more photos here