Our December Meeting
This took place on Saturday 14th December and was very well attended. December is a social time and it was lovely to catch up with friends and do some sewing. Some members worked on their own projects whilst others had a go at making a small decoration for which materials/threads/buttons/beads were provided.
Helen organised materials for a 'scandi' felt decoration and the birds and stars were popular.
Helen's sample decorations
Helen's lovely star garland
Gina making a start on a star garland in the 'scandi' style
Diane provided materials for Suffolk puff baubles. These involved gathering a circle of fabric around a circle of cardboard and then adding a hanging ribbon and decorative centres with buttons or beads.
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| Diane's Suffolk Puff baubles |
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Sara and Sue embellishing their Suffolk puff decorations
In December there was a competition for the best Christmas card, voted for by group members. There was a diverse range of styles and they were all lovely. What a talented bunch YES members are!
And our chosen winner was .......
Moira's - The photograph doesn't do justice to the delicate colouring of the original.
In the afternoon we enjoyed delicious fruit cake and mince pies with our teas/coffees. Wensleydale cheese was a tasty accompaniment and a surprise addition for those not brought up in Yorkshire. The food historian Peter Brears has traced this tradition at least as far back as Victorian times. There is an early written reference in Joseph Lucas's book of 1871 'Studies in Nidderdale' which describes Yule Cake being given to each family member along with a piece of Christmas cheese some of which was saved for Christmas morning. Our heartfelt thanks go to those who provided the refreshments and as all the cakes and cheese were polished off in the afternoon they won't make it to Christmas morning!
Our next meeting
Our next meeting will be 4th January when we are expecting Alison Larkin to speak to us about Arts and Crafts Embroidery. If this is of interest to you, please do join us in Haxby at 10.30am. Visitors and new members are welcome.
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