A bunch of our WI ladies went on a 'Working with Wire' workshop on the 'extra' day at the end of February. Carolyn had already been there with her daughter. The course was run by Kate Westcott at her home. Seeing Kate at the Snowdrop Festival at Shepton, and having admired some of her creations there, I became even more excited about attending this afternoon workshop . As I like form and shadow I was looking forward to trying my hand and coming home with my own creation.
At the start of the afternoon Kate here sitting on the right side in white shirt, went through with us the tools, materials and some of the techniques.
During the first half of the session we got to grips with the tool and wire, and with some of Kate's examples on the table, with laughter and chatter and sheer will to forge forward, we each came up with different pieces of wire flowers or foliage. After a short break with great home made cake and drinks, we then went on to plan out the grouping on the blocks of wood, and Kate had the task of drilling in the small holes.
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| My first Wire Work creation |
Everyone came away with their unique creation. Carolyn added to her previous creation and was inspired to create with heavier wire to create a charming snowdrop group.
The arrangements look great against a wall, and the finer wire gives the flowers movement.
We thoroughly enjoyed the day, so many thanks to Carolyn who first spotted that this would be an interesting activity for some of the Crafting group, and to Anne in whose car five of us were conveyed. Anne was particularly fast, and had a couple of brilliant creations, none of which are featured here. I am sure we shall be carrying on Wire work and sharing this with others during our fun evenings.
Black iron wire in gauges of 24, 21, 18 from Wires.co.uk
Cutters and pliers from Cooksongold
What a great way to spend an afternoon Noelle. Love those snowdrops!
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