an enjoyable Portuguese Whitework class

Yesterday I had a lovely day at Lyn’s Fine Needlework at Baulkham Hills, here in Sydney. There were 10 students for a Portuguese Whitework class. This class came about during the craft show back in June. Jeanette, the owner of Lyn’s Fine Needlework, had come over to have a chat with me, and we decided to schedule a class at her shop. We had no date set, but it meant that during the show I was able to let people know that it was going to happen. I also sent people over to Jeanette on her stand at the show to let her know that they were interested in doing the class – just so she’d know it was a worthwhile thing to do.

Yesterday, I heard that one of the ladies walked up to Jeanette’s stand, shaking. I asked “Why were you shaking?” Jeanette answered by saying that she said to the lady “You’ve just been to visit Yvette, haven’t you?!” This lady was SO excited about learning Portuguese Whitework that she was shaking with excitement!

She did enjoy the class yesterday, along with the others who took the class. I recognised a number of them from when they visited me at the show.

I have visited Lyn’s Fine Needlework before, but not really had the chance to look around and take it in. Yesterday I was able to do so. It is a wonderful shop. Jeanette has a great range of needlework supplies, with extensive ranges of interesting threads, but also a huge range of patchwork supplies. It really has to be one of the best needlework shops in Sydney.

At the beginning of the day, one of the ladies said she’d been reading my blog and website, and learned that I was taught by Barbara Gurney at school. Miss Gurney was my textiles teacher at high school and someone that I credit with being a major influence in me being where I am today. This lady told me that she too had been a teacher, and had taught with Miss Gurney at Miss Gurney’s first school posting. She expressed great admiration for Miss Gurney’s amazing skills.

It was an excellent day, teaching the ladies something new, and encouraging them. They all did really well. Some nearly finished the project, and others were a bit slower, but all were happy with what they learned and what they were able to complete. Thank you Jeanette and the students for a lovely day!