Tag Archives: Women’s Institute

Pretty Pincushion

Posted on August 13, 2020 by

For several years in July I went to the Tea and Tents unofficial WI camping festival, they were brilliant, 600 ladies from all over the country sharing skills, ideas and friendship. It was all done on a voluntary basis, everyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts, embroidery, Women's Institute | Tagged , , , | 8 Comments

Christmas at Castle Howard

Posted on December 5, 2018 by

We had a fabulous day yesterday at Castle Howard for our WI Christmas day out. It’s become a bit of a tradition that we visit one of the stately homes decorated for Christmas. This is the second time we’ve been … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Women's Institute | Tagged , , | 16 Comments

Stained Glass Christmas Decorations

Posted on November 20, 2018 by

Last year a few of us from my WI went to Alma House in Ripon for a workshop with Rachel Poole to make a stained glass nativity, we loved it and we were really proud of our nativities. So when … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Crafts, Serendipity, Women's Institute | Tagged , , , | 10 Comments

Tea & Tents

Posted on August 1, 2018 by

I’ve recently had a wonderful long weekend at Tea & Tents, a camping and crafting festival organised by members of the Unofficial Women’s Institute facebook page. There were 500 WI ladies from all over England and Wales all staying at … Continue reading →

Posted in Serendipity, Women's Institute | Tagged , | 16 Comments

Walking in Sunshine

Posted on May 16, 2018 by

Our Women’s Institute walking club met on Monday for a glorious walk around Menston, a village next to Otley where I live. We try and meet up once a month once the weather improves (we’re fair-weather walkers!) and usually we … Continue reading →

Posted in Serendipity, Walking | Tagged , | 11 Comments

Flowers with Friends

Posted on February 25, 2018 by

A couple of years ago I started a craft club with my Womens Institute, we aim to meet once a month, at the moment there’s just a handful of us so we meet in each others houses. Usually we just … Continue reading →

Posted in Home, Serendipity | Tagged , | 13 Comments

Wentworth Woodhouse

Posted on July 11, 2017 by

Last week my Women’s Institute had a fantastic day out at Wentworth Woodhouse, near Rotherham in South Yorkshire. We had an amazing guide, full of character, who really brought the place alive, his knowledge of the history of Wentworth Woodhouse … Continue reading →

Posted in Garden, Serendipity | Tagged , | 10 Comments

Jam Jars & Tent Pegs

Posted on June 30, 2017 by

Last year I had a fantastic time at a Women’s Institute camping weekend called Tea and Tents. It was awesome, 560 ladies from all over the country,lots of crafting and lots of fun, it was a bit like Girl Guide … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts, Serendipity | Tagged , | 12 Comments

Denman College

Posted on May 10, 2017 by

Last weekend I was at Denman College, learning lots, eating lots and generally having a wonderful time. Denman is the Women’s Institute college in Oxfordshire. It’s a beautiful Georgian house and they run brilliant courses on all sorts of things, … Continue reading →

Posted in embroidery, Serendipity | Tagged , , , | 14 Comments

Tea & Tents 2016

Posted on July 27, 2016 by

I’ve just had an amazing weekend at Tea & Tents, it’s a camping and crafting weekend originally organised on the unofficial WI facebook page. There were 570 WI ladies at Walesby Scout camp in Nottinghamshire from all over England and … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts, Serendipity | Tagged , , | 9 Comments