Members were treated to a very interesting talk and slide show by Lis Binns who gave us all an insight into how best to use many of the everyday items we had in our sewing arsenal. Although many of us had been using these for several years, it was interesting to know there was sometimes a better way to use some of them to prevent injury and stress. There was much amusement when Lis told us how to make use of a toilet brush (a new one of course) to collect stray threads from the carpet so they didn’t get tangled around the carpet cleaner. Also making a mixture of Vodka to use instead of starch was quite a revelation to some of us (I’m not sure if this wasn’t a waste of good alcohol!)
To finish her talk we were treated to a show of several quilts Lis had brought along for us to look at. Lis was then thanked for a very amusing and enlightening talk, and there was no doubt we had all learned something useful during the evening.
Our thanks go to Chris and her helpers in the kitchen for ending the evening by serving tea and coffee.
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