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”

MACRAME LESSON

Today we were very fortunate to have Kay teach us two important knots in macrame, guiding us through the making of some keychains. With Annette as the support teacher, we enjoyed a lovely morning learning a new craft. It’s quite amazing to see some of the things both Kay and Annette have made using theirContinue reading “MACRAME LESSON”

NEW CRAFT SKILLS

This week at the Women’s Shed Erika taught us how to do eco-dying. It was very hands-on and different to what we normally do. The silk scarves were soaked in one of the solutions, then laid out on an old towel. We arranged a variety of fresh and dried leaves along the scarf before carefullyContinue reading “NEW CRAFT SKILLS”

TIME TO RECONNECT

Its almost time to reconnect with people, face-to-face (socially distant and with face masks of course!) If you’re fully vaccinated and have your evidence to show, you can join us this Thursday 28 October at the Women’s Shed Branxton from 9:30am-11:30am at the Branxton Uniting Church hall. Whether you’ve visited us before or have thoughtContinue reading “TIME TO RECONNECT”