December workshop - festive fun (and making things)

We've done a lot, learned a lot, taught each other a lot and made new friends during 2017. Now we are near the end of the year and we can take things a little easier, celebrating this traditional time of year at our 9th December meeting. Ruth Hainsworth will be heading up a Getting Better At Sock Knitting session in the morning (which may help some of us finish off Christmas present knitting or encourage us to tackle heel knitting and second sock syndrome). Sue Byrne will be showing us some 'sock blanks', something new to many of us. These can be dyed to create unique sock yarns.

Lunch will be a shared meal (please bring something for the buffet table). This is followed by activity led by Ann and Abby focusing on making decorations - including some for the guild tree, part of an annual display at Stratford United Reformed Church. For those participating in our Secret Santa Stash Swap there will also be something to unwrap or take away and put under your own tree. (Details about all these activities are in the emailed newsletter).

The latest programme is also in the newsletter and will appear on this site as soon as the December meeting is done.

Pictured (left) are tree ornaments we will learn to make at the December meeting (these models were made by Abby). Similar to Temari (wrapped Japanese thread ornaments) these are called Koma- which describes the shape, which is that of a Japanese spinning top. (Although they remind Ann of humbugs!)