Our December meeting always used to clash with the Christmas Market, but since the Lincoln Christmas Market has now concluded it gives us a greater range of speakers, many who would have previously had a stall at the market. This year we had Adam from Bread + Cheese come and talk to us about bread … Continue reading Bread + Cheese
To Knit, Or Not to Knit?
July for Lincoln WI was a talk about codes in knitting, not how to decode knitting patterns, but how knitting, or other crafts, can contain secret messages. Local textile artist Polly Lancaster, brought her knitting machine as well as her scarves, millinery and other artwork. Polly spoke about having an emotional connection with clothing, and … Continue reading To Knit, Or Not to Knit?
Showing the Love
February is “Show the Love month” for a lot of WIs and Lincoln WI is no exception. Often we did this in January, but after some programme moving we were able to do this in the “correct” month. Show the Love is an initiative by the Climate Coalition of which the WI is a founding … Continue reading Showing the Love
Needle Felting in July
Local artist, and Lincoln WI member, Nina came with a big bag of wool tops, large pieces of foam and a pile of felting needles. After a brief instruction period and a warning to keep our fingers away from the sharp end and a wave of plasters in case we couldn't we were off. We … Continue reading Needle Felting in July
Dentis-tree in May
May 2024's meeting was (as usual) intended to be a debate on the resolutions, however, this year's resolution was not particularly controversial (some might say toothless) about the lack of NHS dental provision. Therefore the committee decided to invite local environmental groups so members could see what opportunities there are to be involved around the … Continue reading Dentis-tree in May
Spying on the Kremlin in April
This month we had local author Mike Murtagh talk to us about his soon to be published book Spying on the Kremlin. Mike came from a working class background in Swansea and after moving to Manchester ended up joining the Royal Air Force. After a variety of postings such as Brize Norton, RAF Odiham, RAF … Continue reading Spying on the Kremlin in April
Strictly WI…
March is the annual Lincolnshire North Federation meeting at the Embassy Theatre in Skegness and a couple of us went along. Apart from the usual business of reviewing the annual accounts, agreeing the minutes of the previous meeting there was an amazing announcement that the Red Dress Embroidery project will be visiting Lincolnshire in March … Continue reading Strictly WI…
Show the Love Part Two & The Traitors….
Lara made a fantastic collage of the embroidered love hearts and sent them to local politicians with a letter about the Climate Crisis and how Lincoln WI has signed the climate pledge. After the annual meeting, which proceeded smoothly, there was a game of Werewolf, which the TV show Traitors is based on. Lara made … Continue reading Show the Love Part Two & The Traitors….
Show the Love Embroidered Hearts
This January we had Verena from Fabric Tattoo Embroidery come and teach us some simple embroidery for love hearts ready for the annual Show the Love Climate Coalition campaign in February. It was a lovely gentle start to the new year, nothing too strenuous and members did a mixture of different stitches. Interestingly everyone seemed … Continue reading Show the Love Embroidered Hearts
Birthday Pompom Fun
In October we invited local dance school Go Dance to take us through our paces doing cheer-leading. Helen came with a huge bag of pompoms and all the moves! Even injured Secretary Lara picked up a pompom and shook her stuff. We learnt various positions and then put them together to create a routine. We … Continue reading Birthday Pompom Fun
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