2012 Handcrafts Residential Weekend School

The Handcrafts Residential Weekend School will be held from Friday 12 to Sunday 14 October 2012 at Tulliallan Police College, Kincardine in Fife. Members arrive in time for dinner on Friday and leave mid afternoon on Sunday. Single en-suite accommodation and all meals have been arranged at the College for the weekend; the price of the residential weekend will be £160.

This is a great chance to learn a new craft and enjoy the company of fellow SWRI members whilst doing so.

The subjects on offer in 2012 are as follows:

Upholster a Foot Stool with tutor, Gillian Munro
Come and discover how to upholster a foot stool in the traditional way.

Make a Roman Blind & Cushion Cover(s) with tutor, Susan Macnab
Learn the intricacies of making a roman blind and also make cushion covers to match!

If you are interested and would like an application form with full details regarding cost etc., please write to: SWRI Headquarters, 42 Heriot Row, Edinburgh EH3 6ES, enclosing a SAE.

These forms will be posted out on 19 March 2012. Please return your application as soon as possible along with your £50 deposit*. The ballot for places will take place on 30 March 2012 - please note that this is not a closing date and places may still be available but to reserve your place at the class of your choice it is advisable to apply early (there are only 12 places at each class). The closing date** by which the balance (£110.00) must be sent is Friday 31 August 2012.

* Only in the event of SWRI being unable to offer you a place, will your deposit be refunded. ** No refunds for cancellations will be made after the closing date for entries which is 31 August 2012. We strongly recommend that members take out appropriate travel insurance.

Please note that there will be NO application form appearing in the Magazine.

National Conference Entry Forms

• Sutton Competition 2012
• Playfair-HannayCompetition 2012
• North East Trophy 2012
• The Mary Aitken Trophy for Preserving 2012
• Isobel Mackenzie Trophy for Flower Arrangement 2012
• The Lena Meiklejohn Trophy Competition 2012
• Isobel Mackenzie Trophy for Flower Arrangement 2012
• The Handcrafts Trophy Competition 2012
• The Evelyn Baxter Trophy Competition2012
• Art Competition 2012
• The Blackwood Trophy for Embroidery 2012
• The Whitecross Trophy for Knitting 2012
• Vaughan Nash Community Compeition 2012
• Warnock Trophy Competition 2012

Evelyn Baxter 2012 Scholarship Classes - Applique

The 2012 Evelyn Baxter scholarship classes will be in ‘Applique – basic & distinct techniques’. The two scholars are Janet MacLay, SC&WP and Isobel Eckersley, Banffshire.

The techniques which will be taught during these classes will be as follows and include some machine applique:

• Bonded - using iron-on Bondaweb
• Freezer Paper - slip stitching pattern shapes formed by using freezer paper
• Starch Method - using heat resistant template plastic to form pattern shapes and painting starch on seam allowance to make a sharp edge to slip stitch to background fabric
• Reverse Applique - layering different coloured fabrics which are revealed by cutting out pattern shapes and needle turning raw edges
• Shadow Applique

This is a great opportunity to get together and learn a new skill or brush up on your existing knowledge.

To arrange a class please ask your federation to contact the H&H secretary.

2011 Evelyn Baxter Trophy Competition

5” Pentagon suitable for a box lid in metal thread embroidery

Congratulations to the following members:

Royal Navy Presentation Team

The team tours the country explaining the relevance, role and responsibilities of today's Royal Navy to a wide cross-section of the UK population.

They are not a recruiting team; they are here to purely raise the profile, awareness and understanding of the Royal Navy. As such they speak to a wide variety of people, clubs and organisations and would like to offer the free opportunity for them to come and present to your institute or federation. They are confident that you will gain much from the presentation and hope that your are interested in taking up the offer.

Contact: 0208 8338029  or E-mail: rnpt-ed@mod.uk