Rural affairs

I attend the Lochwinnoch SWRI ( Scottish Women's rural Institute) and we are entering some of the competitions at the Renfrewshire Federation Show in March. I have been asked to contribute an embroidered picture in the Handicraft Table Alcove.

For the uninitiated this is a display of 6 different crafts grouped together in a pleasing way. The theme for this year is "A Touch of Spring"

The crafts have to include a knitted item, sewn item, embroidered picture,item in paper craft and two other different crafts of our own choice.

Our colour scheme is purple/yellow/green. I am doing a picture in Stumpwork as in the watercolour sketch above. It will be tweaked a little as I think I have made the "S" rather bold in doing it all in flat gold. I am doing it as trapunto with just a touch of gold.

I will post as the work progresses through the months ahead!

Other "classes" in the Show incvlude "Housewifery Table, Foursomes which is a mix of baked/cooked things and crafts. There are also various individual classes for crafts/flowers/provisions /baking etc.

So the rural housewife accomplishments are alive and well in Lochwinnoch :-)