Our December meeting

 

Suffolk Puffs and pastries – our Christmas celebration

In an evening of making, snacking and chat, our Christmas meeting was a sociable workshop led by our very own Elizabeth.

Suffolk Puffs were originally a rural way of using up cloth scraps: gathered circles of fabric stuffed with wool and stitched together to make warm quilts. 

Ours were stuffed with French lavender and to package them as gifts, we learned a clever technique of making boxes from squares of paper. Everyone went home with lavender, paper, cloth – and pastries.

A big thank-you to Elizabeth for a joyful evening's making and to everyone who baked and brought refreshments.

Pictures by Lydia and Alison

There is no coffee morning this December, as the normal timing falls on Boxing Day; look out for our next coming up blogpost for details of our January coffee morning.

Wishing our members, friends and community a wonderful festive season, whether you're celebrating or hibernating, in a house-full or flying solo.

Our December walk

 

Bells and whistles – Morris dancing and costume for our December walk

"Good weather, a walk, a good exhibition and good company"... On a sparkling Saturday morning, our walkers met at Hay's Galleria near London Bridge to see some Morris dancing – we had learned about women's Morris dancing and tried a few steps at our AGM in May. Next, a wander (half of our group via a route which, it was felt, got the medal for number of steps) then, inspired by our November talk by theatrical costumier Laura Holland, to the Fashion and Textile Museum to see Costume Couture: Sixty Years of Cosprop. 

Fancy joining us for a walk? Look out for the next coming up blogpost.

Pictures by Alison and Christine 

Coming up in December

Morris, costume and crafts – coming up in December

Saturday 13th December 11am

Our monthly walk – Morris dancing and costume

Meet at 11am at the entrance to Hays Galleria on Tooley Street, nearest station is London Bridge (Tooley Street exit).

We'll meet to see some of the Xmas Day of Dance festive Morris dancing at Hays Galleria, then, following on from our November talk on theatrical costume, we'll head to the Fashion + Textile Museum for Costume Couture: Sixty Years of Cosprop, which explores some of the most famous costumes from film and television.

Thursday 18th December 7pm for 7.30

Monthly Meeting – Christmas Celebration

7pm for 7.30 at St Margaret’s House, 21 Old Ford Road, London E2 9PL, entrance via the gate to the left. (If you’re joining us for the first time, feel free to email us and someone will meet you at the entrance on Old Ford Road.)

Our lovely member Elizabeth is going to show us two surprise Christmas crafts so we will all be able to go home with a handmade gift for family or friends. (The photos above give you no clues... they're just materials in festive colours...)

We plan to have some drinks and nibbles so if you can contribute something on the day, that would be great.         

Monthly coffee and catch-up

As this falls on Boxing Day this year, our next coffee morning will be in January – but East End WI members who would like an informal catch-up over the festive period are welcome to post on our WhatsApp group.