Although we had a last minute change of venue due to water damage in the hall, our alternative venue of the Hen and Chicken was a great place to practice some chair yoga with Ashley Russell. It was lovely to see so many of you there and to hear how much you enjoyed it. Thank you for being so understanding with the last minute changes.
October’s meeting will have a distinctly Japanese theme. Yukiko Hosomi will be teaching us how to make origami Christmas trees and Christmas decorations. Yukiko will introduce us to origami and kimono as well her early life in Japan. There will be opportunity to try on some kimonos and taste a bit of vegetarian sushi. All materials will be provided, but if you have any paper you would like to use to make decorations, please bring it along
Yukiko has lived in Bristol for the last 15 years – coming to the UK in 1996 as an international student at Lancaster University. Originally from Shizuoka prefecture in Japan, 1 hour by bullet train from Tokyo, she grew up seeing Mt Fuji every day. Her love of hand crafts were developed at a young age, watching her mother knit and sew, and making things by hand has been a shared love. Since 2018, Yukiko has been sharing her love of Japan, kimono and fabric with others thorough her creative outlet Unsui.
Yukiko sells accessories created from kimono material and you will have an opportunity to purchase these (cash or card) at the meeting, especially for those looking to start their Christmas shopping early!
This month’s meeting also marks our 11th birthday and will be holding our AGM where we can share many of the great activities we have done this year.
Have you got any books you have read, loved but no sure what to do with them? We are looking for book donations which we can sell, at a very small charge, at our meetings as part of our fundraising for Malago WI. Please bring along any books you would like to donate.
We look forward to seeing you on the 30th!
