Monday 18 June 2012

Saturday was our Mid Downs Lacemakers annual Lace Day.  We had Jenny Adin-Christie as our speaker.  She is a highly skilled embroiderer and works part-time at the Royal School for Needlecraft.  Her talk was fascinating.  She talked about her training and all the different work the RSN undertakes.  They do a lot of restoration work and special commissions.  My embroidery skills are almost nill, but I would love to do a course in fine whitework. Have a look on her website, her whitework is exquisite.
     
                              jennyadin-christieembroidery.co.uk                                                                        

I am currently working on a rabbit, to help Jean Eke.  She is writing a new booklet and I have tried out one of her patterns.  It is a fairly simple rabbit in half-stitch and tenstick, I am sure it would make a lovely 1-day workshop.


As you can see I am not only interested in lace.  I fell in love with the Fair isle knitting of Kate Davies.  This is my first attempt at Fair isle knitting.  The wool is proper Shetland wool.  I choose this pattern, because it is recommended for beginners and so far I am pleased with it.  The finished item will be a tea cosy. I love my tea, but haven't used a teapot for years.  My daughter was very surprised I was knitting a tea cosy, because she didn't even know we have a teapot.