The generosity from everyone to our Christmas hamper was overwhelming and we cannot thank you all enough. The hamper was delivered to Coast Shelter on Monday 5th December and the kind staff provided a photo of our donations so everyone could appreciate how well we had done. We may be a small group but what a difference we make!
We hope you all have a safe and happy Christmas and New Year. See you all in 2023!
Betty and Beth (B1 and B2 – in no particular order)
After a long time out of action due to Pandemic shut downs, our Guild is keen to showcase the many talents of our members. Please join us on this day. You might find that special winter warmer or perfect gift. You may also be inspired to learn or perfect some of the crafts practised at our cottage,
Before, during and after the recent lockdown, many of our members created lots of diverse and beautiful quilts. Last Wednesday 25 of these quilts were given to Gosford Family Services. Hopefully these quilts will brighten someone’s day during a difficult time.
Our cottage will reopen on Tuesday November 2. We are welcoming back all members and visitors who have been fully vaccinated. You will need to sign in using our QR code and show proof of vaccination. We are asking for your cooperation in this regard as most of our members are in the older age bracket.
It has been a long 4 months but our members have been kept busy starting and completing their various crafts. We are open every week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday around 9:30am – 10am. We also have a group that meet on a Wednesday night starting from around 7pm and a Saturday group that meets on arrangement. If you would like to visit you can ring the cottage on any of these days and speak to members that are in attendance. The phone number is 43254743 and our address is (Cottage 2) 8 Russell Drysdale Street East Gosford.
On Saturday 29 February Julie held a needle felting workshop. Attendees were treated to the skills and guidance of an expert owl designer . She guided them through and provided a kit so that they finished the day with a pretty stylish looking owl. Extra information and more photos can be seen in our March 2020 addition of our Newsletter. Well done Julie and well done ladies!
One of our newest members Lyn, has created these two Angel Bears. They are delicately hand-sewn and the result is quite spectacular.
Our creative artist Julie, has been busy making an owl family. When she has finished, it is rumoured she will call them Who, What, Where, When and Why. The little white owl appears to be having a bad hair day.
The following pictures are of items created from our Tuesday group of ladies. The scarf by Faye was hand spun and woven using Merino and Cashmere wool. It will be a Christmas present for her lucky family in America.
The kookaburra was crocheted by Margaret. It will be taken to a little boy in Scandinavia along with a book called Fabulous Aussie Fables. The book was written and illustrated by another of our members named Julie.
This board of imaginative wet felting was created by the students of the Special Education Centre of Henry Kendall High School. Some of our members assisted the students in learning wet felting. Quite a strenuous task. The students were quite pleased with their colourful results.
Lee has created a mat by weaving together her hand-spun and dyed wool. The mat was woven on a stick weaving loom and then stitched together. The hand woven wool was dyed various colours using black beans, onion peels, turmeric, avocados and flowers. The result is a very thick, unique and rustic mat.
