The April Fulham WI meeting will take place on Monday 12 April at 7:30pm. We will be having a Clothes Swap and Knitting evening.
Our speaker/knitting instructor will be Martha from Rowan Yarns.
Rowan Yarns is an internationally renowned company that produces yarns and patterns for hand knitting. Its name has become synonymous with quality, creativity and variety in terms of the range of colours, designs and fibres available. It publishes a magazine with patterns and features twice a year and various other pattern brochures, many of which are now collector's items. It also has knitting experts, or "Design Consultants", on hand in store to assist with any knitting queries.
Martha has been a Design Consultant with Rowan for almost two years. In that time she has been confronted by so many different knitting queries, which really attests to the intricacy of knitting. She has also given many classes and has seen beginners through to the completion of their first garment. It has been so much fun and Martha is glad that she gets to work with a hobby she loves. She is also constantly knitting in her spare time and runs her own knitting group that celebrated its first knitting anniversary with a knitting trip to the yarn shops of Prague.
All knitting supplies will be provided by Fulham WI.
Clothes Swap Details
If you wish to take part in the clothes swap, please bring up to 3 unwanted and quality condition items on individual hangers. For each item you will be given a ticket stub. 15 minutes will then be spent looking over others’ contributions before using your stub(s) to ‘purchase’ an item of your choice. Clothes and accessories will be swapped separately, however both count toward the total of 3 items. Any unwanted pieces will be donated to a charity shop.
As always, the meeting will be in the upstairs room at the Peterborough/Southern Cross pub on the New Kings Road (on the junction of Wandsworth Bridge Road) nearest tube is Fulham Broadway. Please find here a link to Google Maps for directions. We look forward to welcoming new members and returning members alike.
May Meeting Speaker
Monday, 10 May
The next speaker will be Mikaela Davies on the Alexander technique. She will be giving a brief overview of the Alexander Technique and how it works. She will explain how it can help not only with specific problems - such as back pain, repetitive strain injuries, and stress - but also its importance in areas such as sport, the performing arts and simple activities such as lifting objects without causing pain or damage..
Theatre Group: Mrs. Warren's Profession by Bernard Shaw
Wednesday, 19 May from 7:30pm
We have 25 discount top-price tickets for £29.50 each, available at the April meeting. If you can’t make it please email us and we can arrange.
What is Mrs Warren’s profession? Her daughter Vivie has never really known much about her mother. A prim young woman, she has enjoyed a comfortable upbringing, a Cambridge education and a generous monthly allowance. Now she has ambitions to go into Law. Is it conceivable that all this privilege and respectability has been financed from the proceeds of the oldest profession? How will Vivie react when she finds out the awful truth about her mother’s ill-gotten gains?
Shaw’s ultimate test of a mother-daughter relationship is one of his most witty and provocative plays. Written in 1894 but banned from performance until the racy 1920s, Mrs Warren’s Profession lays bare the rampant hypocrisy of Victorian society and its constrained morals.
Theatre Group Dates
We have set the following dates for 2010 theatre outings. Please enter them into your diary and we will work out what we want to go and see nearer the time.
Tuesday 15th June
Tuesday 14th September
Tuesday 30th November
Jewellery Making
Friday, 21 May from 6:30 – 9pm
Come along for the evening and make a beautiful cocktail ring (or two).This is a fun filled, creative class (non-creatives are very welcome!).
Throughout the evening the expert tutor will guide you through the full process of making your ring from scratch. We will use a mixture of crystals beads, pearls and semi-precious stones combined with silver or gold wire to make your statement ring. Not only is this class a great evening with like-minded others but you will also have a range of pieces to take home with you. Most people make at least 2-3 cocktail rings on the night and it is a great, fun activity to do after work for a relaxing and creative evening.
Full payment of £40 is required to book your place. The fee includes all materials and as much tea, coffee and biscuits as we like. Venue is near Chancery Lane in the heart of London.
Polo in the Park
Saturday, 5 June
Following the success of last year, we are planning another trip to the Polo in the Park at Hurlingham Park. More details to follow, however please do let us know if you are interested so that we can get an idea of numbers.
Jam making
Saturday, 12 June
The wonderful Betty Domini will again be teaching us how to make jams and chutneys at her school near to Raynes Park. There will be a Jam Festival at the WI’s Denman College from 20-21 November, so if you are at all competitive please plan to put your newly acquired skills to good use!
We have 10 spaces left. Cost is £10 and you can sign up at the April meeting.
Parsons Green Fair
Saturday, 3 July
Use your skills from the jam making to whip something up for the Parson’s Green Fair! This is a hugely profitable fundraiser for the Fulham WI, and all donations are welcome. Individual cakes/cupcakes/cookies are more successful. If you are unable to attend but would like to contribute, please let us know so that can be arranged.
Fencing Taster
Central London Fencing Club are having another fencing taster on Wednesday 2 June, which will be open to the public. Details are available on their website.
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