Next Craft Club is Tuesday 2nd July at Atlantis Books from 5.30 to 7.30pm. We're going to be making flower brooches, like the ones below, out of sinamay, under the guidance of Elaine.
Sinamay is one of the most popular hat-making fabrics. It's woven from the processed stalks of the abaca tree, a banana palm native to the Philippines. Abaca fibre is three times stronger than cotton or silk, and a fabric made from 100% abaca can last for over 100 years. As a result, Sinamay holds a very firm shape.
We will be making small Sinamay flowers with brooch pins on the back that can be used as a corsage or as a trimming for a hat
Sinamay, matching cotton thread, millinery needles, brooch backs and instruction sheets will be supplied. Things to bring if you have them:
* Scissors for cutting thread/trimming Sinamay (NOT your best fabric scissors as Sinamay will blunt them, paper cutting scissors will do)
*A metal thimble if you have one (Sinamay can be quite tough to get a needle through, pushing with a thimble helps)
*Buttons/Beads/Broken pieces of jewellery to use for the centre trim (I have some I will bring along)
All materials will be provided, but due to their cost this month's craft club will have a small extra charge over and above the room cost, of around £2 per person to cover this.
Nicky's asked me to remind you that she'd be grateful for any craft donations to be sold on the stall in Queen's Sq. please bring them to club.
Please email lwewicraftclub@gmail.com if you plan to come, so we know to expect you; we can only fit 10 in, so need to know numbers in advance. Also email us for more information if you haven't come before and want to know more!
As ever tea, coffee and delicious biscuits will be served.
As ever tea, coffee and delicious biscuits will be served.
