Jackdaw Chatter - The Quarterly Magazine about Stow-cum-Quy
Q U Y W.I.
In December, Quy W.I. members enjoyed a hot festive meal prepared by the Committee,
for their Christmas party which was held in the Village Hall. June Miles proposed
a toast to the continuing success of the W.I. for the New Year. After the
meal, five members staged a mini-pantomime ‘Cinderella’ which caused
much amusement amongst members. This was followed by a seasonal quiz and the
exchange of Secret Santa Christmas presents.
In January, members welcomed Brenda Millington-Paul from Lode to hear her
fascinating talk on her career in textiles. She was taught to knit and sew
at an early age and on leaving school, went on to Art College. She and a friend
regularly hitch-hiked round the area to hear their favourite pop groups, and
began by making various belts for the groups, followed by brightly coloured
shirts and other accessories. After leaving College, Brenda went on to work
at the Royal Opera House making both mens and ladies costumes for the Ballets.
After leaving the Opera House, she set up her own boutique in London and specialised
in designing and making evening gowns. On coming to the Cambridge area, she
worked for Jaeger, and now enjoys baking and craft making for the W.I. Country
Markets.
In February our members enjoyed a talk and demonstration on the craft of Tea
Bag Folding by Viv Fleet, a local resident. Members were wondering how this
could be achieved but it is not the perforated tea bag that is folded but
the individual sachets that were originally used to package tea bags. The
craft started in Holland by a lady who was enjoying a cup of tea in a café,
who suddenly realised it was her friends birthday that week, so she gathered
eight tea bag sachets and folded them to form a rosette which she then mounted
on a plain card and sent it off in the post, and the trend for this creative
craft had begun. Numerous books have been published on this subject and craft
shops have a wide range of blank card and accessories to choose from, but
those with computers can down-load ideas and print off good quality coloured
paper to experiment with this craft.
For the benefit of any new residents in our Village, Quy W.I. is held on the
first Tuesday of every month in the Village Hall (The Hut) at 7.30 p.m. where
newcomers will be made most welcome to join our friendly meetings with a variety
of speakers with slides, talks and demonstrations on lots of interesting subjects.
For further information, please contact Joan Froment on 01223 293700 or look
for details of our next meeting on the poster in Quy Post Office shop window.
Joan Froment
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