When was the last time you got something for free? Can’t remember? The Women’s Shed at Branxton has been totally free for six years now. That’s right. No joining or membership fee. No attendance fee. And you can attend three times a week! We ask you to complete an information form for our records butContinue reading “It’s For Free!”
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We’ve just turned 6!
Look at the Shed now! No way would I have believed that we would be where we are now when we started. In 6 years have three Shed sessions with so many ladies who attend every week, some who come when they can and some who have moved on but have remained lifelong friends. That’sContinue reading “We’ve just turned 6!”
It’ s been a while….
since there’s been any blogging on this page but rest assured the Women’s Shed Branxton is alive and well. All posts have been on Facebook while our website has gone by the wayside. We had one of our members kindly donate a brand-new Janome embroidery machine and Lynn visited us to provide some information aboutContinue reading “It’ s been a while….”
REMEMBERING THE QUEEN
The National Day of Mourning saw our Women’s Shed celebrate the life of an amazing women with a High Tea. Hats, handbags, pearls and marmalade sandwiches were just a few of the iconic items. We’ve also been busy with market preparation, opening our Shed Shop. While we work on our individual projects each Thursday, oftenContinue reading “REMEMBERING THE QUEEN”
MACRAME LESSON #1
In just under two hours, Hayley learned how to make a macrame lanyard under the amazing teaching skills of Kay, our macrame expert. As a first time macrame project these lanyards are practical and useful as well as being attractive. I wonder what’s next? If you are interested in learning something crafty, be it macrame,Continue reading “MACRAME LESSON #1”
WANT TO LEARN TO SEW?
We have loads and loads of donated fabric that is perfect for anyone who is learning to sew or just wants to practice. There are three sewing machines and three overlockers available to use, all for free. Come and see us on Thursday and ask how we can help you get sewing. We’re open fromContinue reading “WANT TO LEARN TO SEW?”
TYE DYEING
Our first attempt at tye dyeing and we coloured our aprons. Esther cut out and made four white aprons, then Kay, Annette and I tied on all the elastics bands. Together, we used the equipment that we purchased through the Octapod Grant to create brightly coloured aprons to wear for our High Tea Luncheon. You’llContinue reading “TYE DYEING”
MOVING INTO SPRING
During our break we posted some of our finished baby blankets to Life’s Little Treasures Foundation, an organisation that supports premature babies. They are quite prescriptive with their blankets for health and safety reasons. We are still making them and invite others to join us. See below for the instructions and just drop them intoContinue reading “MOVING INTO SPRING”
STORAGE SOLUTION OR WALL ART?
Our macrame experts have now been making decorative hat holders. They are the perfect solution for where to store you Akubra or straw sun hat without crushing and damaging them in a cupboard or on a shelf. They also look so beautiful you could mistake them as a piece of wall art. They are veryContinue reading “STORAGE SOLUTION OR WALL ART?”
SPECIAL ORDERS
We are often asked if we can make something special. This week we have been doing just that. Hanging towels are one of our best sellers and we recently sold out of our all our black ones. They are very popular for garages, workshops and male bathrooms. So we made five more this week forContinue reading “SPECIAL ORDERS”
