Wenvoe Sewing Ladies
WENVOE SEWING LADIES
Explore Your Creativity
Wenvoe Sewing Ladies meet in the Hub each Monday from 1.00-3.00 pm. There are usually 6 or 7 members. The agreement is that they will buy a drink and Linda Edwards and Brenda Webster are both able to make the drinks and use the till.
On Mondays their usual activities consist of knitting, crocheting and hand sewing and a great deal of chatter. I know they appreciate their surroundings and look forward to being able to sit outside.
The group’s main event is in the Community Centre on Wednesdays from 10.00 am -2.00 pm when the sewing machines, iron and cutting boards are used. There are usually more members attending these sessions. More complex projects are carried out and beautiful garments, quilts and bags result.
I have been really welcomed into this group. I have been overawed by the standard and complexity of the work carried out and am seriously out of my depth. However no-one is “precious” about their skills and knowledge and help and advice are always given freely. Offers of fabric are often given as well as tip offs about where to buy the good fabric. I am now growing my stash again.
I think that anyone who crafts in any way will know the feeling of buying a fabric, wool, paper or card with no intention of using it! In fact, one of the ladies says that she is constantly telling her husband that buying fabric is not at all the same as sewing it!
There is no pressure to keep up and it’s quite acceptable to just go along and chat with this lovely group of ladies on both Monday and Wednesday.
Paula Johnson
ALL WELCOME