All the members of the Catching the Memories team had a day’s training in gathering oral history delivered by Colin Stott from the museum staff and how to work with people living with dementia given by Jackie Tierney from the Acorn Centre.
We had a really enjoyable and enlightening day and learned a lot. It was also a chance for all of us to meet one another. We practiced interviewing other with the digital recording equipment.
We spent the last sessions with the Wednesday group by revisiting some of the small items with cane.
Weaving a gorgeous God’s Eye.
Small baskets and plates
A beautiful array of small objects
For the new year we’ve been making small items from cane. These pretty coasters are of Eastern European design.
These are zarzo baskets.
We also made delightful little egg baskets.
We settled down to stitching on the sewing plates we made last week. We achieved that lovely state where we were stitching together in companionable silence.
We also made some new plates for future weeks which we left to dry on the shelf.
We had a splendid day stitching with children at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. Our sessions were an accompaniment to the Sampled Lives Exhibition. We made samplers ourselves, starting with our names.
Many thanks to Holly, Michelle, Claire, Vas and Francesca for making us feel so welcome and helping the children.
