HERDING TURTLES

Many of our members are busy hooking a turtle pattern for the Brockville Thousand Islanders'  Christmas exchange project for 2013.  In the meantime, the St. Lawrence District Medical Centre asked for hooked donations in support of their fund raising efforts to expand their facility.  As a result, some members decided to hatch a few more hooked turtles to support the Centre's fundraising efforts.  

Herding turtles is easier than herding cats.  Here is a sample of our herd of turtles.

WHAT IS THIS???

As a rughooker, you never know what you might find in your washing machine.  Eleanor A's washing machine refused to drain so Doug went to work trying to find the cause of the problem. This is what he found.  

Eleanor had been washing some new wool in preparation for dyeing and it seems that this cord-like felted mass of fibre debris ended up wrapped around the blades of her washing machine's pump, jamming it up and preventing the water from draining.

We would normally expect to find fibre lint on our clothes dryer's lint trap, but we do not expect to find it clogging up the pump of our washing machine.  This is something to keep in mind the next time you wash your wool fabric.  But how can we prevent this from happening?  If you have a suggestion, please enter a comment on this post.

Well Done Gill

Today, 18 of us gathered to hear Gill's creative talk and discussion on Combining Hooking and Needlework.  Gill has the most creative brain and that was made clear to all of us who got to hear her talk and see her amazing creations.  A big thanks to Gill for sharing her talents with us.

One of Gill's Amazing Rugs

SPREAD THE WORD -- WM Now Has Demos/Creative Talks/Mini-Workshops, Oh my!

Starting this September, Women Matters will be conducting a free learning opportunity each month in Lansdowne.  This might be a creative talk, a demo, a short workshop, etc.  We would like to hold these on the first Monday of each month but that may need to be changed due to holidays and the availability of the person who is facilitating the event.  Nonetheless, in the interim we will give this a try.  We will also try to make these events on the Monday that the Algonquin WM group does not meet so that they too can participate.

Mark Your Calendars
On September 9th, (Okay, this is the 2nd Monday in Sept. but the first one is a holiday.) Gill W. will be giving a creative talk on Combining Hooking and Needlework. This fun and creative workshop will open your eyes to a combination of mixed media, hooking and needlework.  Gillian has created some wildly imaginative items with combinations that you are sure to love.

Here is a sneak preview of what you can expect.

Creative Loops by Gillian W

ELEANOR'S FRIENDSHIP RUG

As a special gift to our well loved member, Eleanor B., Women Matters members have decided to hook a friendship rug for her.  This is a rug that is marked in a grid and each participating member of our group will choose a picture to hook in one of the squares.  The picture that the member choses may represent something that is significant to both the member and Eleanor or something that they feel has some relevant meaning to the project.

To date, individuals have expressed an interest in hooking a square as noted below.

Judy P -- Nova Scotia Flag
Pat H --  Nursing
Gill Wi -- Green Congo Bucket
Sally G -- Golf Flag
Linda H -- Pink Roses
Rhonda  -- Poppy
Janice  -- Gan Arch
Nicole -- Tea cup and recipe
Betty -- baby
Mariette -- sail boat
Gill Wh -- map of Nova Scotia -- Done
Pen -- schooner -- Done
Pat M -- Grid, plus
Jane G -- some finishing
Nancy Mo -- lighthouse
Jill C -- red hat -- Done
Julie -- elephant -- Done

We know that once the summer holidays are over and more Women Matters members are around to discover this project, they too will want to hook a square.  Anyone interested, can contact Rhonda with information on what they wish to hook and she will add you to the list.  This list will be updated as required.

Also, watch this site for pics of the rug as our hooks keep flying.

Wouldn't it be great if we could have the rug completed in time for Christmas?

HAPPPY BIRTHDAY ELEANOR B.

On July 15th, more than 20 of us celebrated Eleanor B's 90th birthday.  Clad in her tiara and "Birthday Girl" sash, Eleanor was all smiles and thrilled to spend her day with good friends.  So that Eleanor could enjoy some extra hours of hooking rather than in the kitchen, everyone brought a meal or food item for her pantry.

Eleanor and Ellen 

Eleanor shows her latest rug "Paisley".

JUDY'S NECKLACE

After our day making wet felted balls, Judy went home and kept on felting.  Here is a pic of the necklace that she made.