Hobbies and Crafts

Lovely to see you Winifred. I have a few made left over from last year but will get started when we get home. :-)

Hi I've made a little start got about half a dozen done . Did one yesterday I'll be putting on my blog soon. Hope everyone is OK Wynn x

Sadly no, got a wedding in the lake district in October. Thanks for boosting thread up Von though. Anyone started Christmas cards, As we are still in Tenerife and not yet had a rainy day no crafting been done here yet. :-)

As this thread was languishing on page two I thought I would post and see if anyone

was going to the Knitting and Stitching show at Alexandra palace in October?

Another lovely painting by Janes OH is on the craft blog.

Right and left hands comes to mind :-( :-(

Oh that was a shame, I bet you were annoyed. Did they have the authority to do that then? :-(

Sorry Ann
There won't be any photos as the TA's allowed the children to take their papers home.
Sadly we couldn't make our display :-( :-( :-(

Ann
We are visiting artists invited by the deputy head. She used to work at another school and when she moved asked us to work with the children at the new school.
The children do love it as it's messy.
We had one little boy who was partially sighted and he spent a long time with his hands in the pulp. With help he managed really well and it was a new experience for him.

Some children are reluctant to put their hands in the pulp but soon come round when they see others enjoying themselves.

Thanks Von, it sounds really fascinating, I bet the children love it. What capacity are you in when you got to the school? Would love to see photos. :-D

Hi Ann
You asked about the paper making.
We make up paper pulp which is made from cotton linters and water.

The linters are cotton which has been partially beaten with water then dried.

We mix it with water and beat it again in a hollander beater.

We then give each child a frame which is a small wooden frame covered in wire mesh.
This is used to make sheets of paper which can be used for making small books.

So we make a few plain sheets then we do a variation on a theme. We are going back to the school tomorrow so I will try and take some photos and you can put them on the blog.
I also show them paper I have made from banana skins,banana leaf, nettles. onions and carrots and denim jeans. :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

We also have some sculptural pieces made from linen paper which is very strong and shrinks by a huge amount making it ideal for small sculptures.

I think everyone is so dozy through all this heat we aren't used to that they don't have the energy to post winifred. Hope you are ok as well.

OK I'm off to take a peep. Hope everyone is well and enjoying the Summer. Wynn x

Just realised how long it is since anyone posted on this thread. There is a photo on the craft blog of a lovely painting done by Jane's OH, and some cards from Jean. :-)

A photo of the easter egg Jude tried to make, but which went wrong, is on the craft blog. :-(

Photo of Von's project on the craft thread.

:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

No way :-0 :-0 :-0 its her we are getting away from ;-) ;-) ;-)

Sounds very relaxing Jean. is D coming with you?

Let's hope you get some sun but a change of scenery will be good anyway. :-) :-)

Yes Ann, sat to sat, it will be a nice change both for us and Debra too....
its only a couple of hours drive for Jeff so we are soon there....bit of sun would be nice no wind or rain thought . over the years we have had every sort of weather. not much snow but plenty of rain and wind...but our holidays abroad are good memories now, when I think back we have had loads of hols both abroad and here , so now we do whats easiest for us ...I dont do any cooking we eat out all the time , just take cereals for breakfast, so easy peasy...buy any nibbles and extras when we are there, and best of all if I need a nap I can have one ....lol....

love Jean xx <3