Last time I posted I was about to attend a craft day with the Trefoil guild. The Trefoil guild are responsible for organising the monthly craft night I attend and once a year they arrange a craft day. You can find our more about the Trefoil guild here.
Beforehand the ladies send out forms asking you to pick your top six 'makes', and then let you know in advance which three you are doing. It is very organised, just what you would expect from guiders.
The three crafts I did were beaded Japanese braiding, daffodil bag and thimble pod.
Japanese braiding I have done before; but the inclusion of beads was something new. Japanese braiding was originally used in Samari armour and made from silk threads - now it is used for many things including belts and necklaces. The class was for an eight strand beaded braid - and I was so proud of mine I have made it into a bracelet.
The second class was a daffodil bag, this is also Japanese in origin, and reminds me of origami. The bag is created from two triangles of fabric sew together. Gladys really likes this bag, and I think it would make a great Easter present with some chocolate eggs inside.
The final class of the day was the thimble pod - this was also the trickiest. This is completely hand sewn and each side has two pieces of fabric (red and green), two pieces of plastic milk bottle, and two pieces of wadding. The end result is very clever as it creates a little pod that opens and closes by squeezing it. You were meant to attach the pod to your scissors and use it to keep you thimble in but it would drive me crazy having something hanging off my scissors. As soon as I had finished I could see a frog staring back at me. I added the eyes and nose at home and there he was. I just wish the ribbon was in the middle of the pod so it looked like his tongue.
Which one is your favourite?
I like the daffodil bag the best (they are all lovely though)! It's very clever... well done you!
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