I don't know whether it was the glass roofed Orangery at Nynehead Court that effected a bit of a growth spurt, but members of Wellington W.I. who came along to my Hooked on Flowers workshop, cultivated some particularly spectacular blooms today...
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| Jan working on her second bloom |
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| Karen's rose |
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Jan's flower
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Sam's flower
What is always really exciting for a workshop leader, is to see people run with your ideas and take them to another level and this is what happened today; double layered shirring no less(!) and the inspired re-use of some pyjama's piped seams to great effect (see flower below). Several of the women commented that Rag Rugging is a 'forgiving' craft and seemed to enjoy the fact that this allows you to get straight down to the creative nitty gritty of getting a feel for the fabrics and seeing their potential with a new pair of (Rag Rug) eyes. One women said as she was leaving, that she was taking home a new passion, which made me feel so lucky to be doing what I'm doing - it's very rewarding.
Annabel's flower in progress
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