Competition Time - Design the Frome WI Banner!

Many WI groups have banners that they display at public events. As Frome WI is a new branch, we currently don't have a banner, and we thought that it would be fun to design and make one as a group.

The plan is to hold a competition to select the design of the banner. The chosen design will then be made by the branch at a craft-a-long picnic.

Guidelines for the competition are:

• The banner will be mounted on a T-frame (see examples in the links below)
• Maximum size of 1 metre x 1 metre
• The design should be suitable for a group project (eg different parts could be made by different people?)
• Please include brief details of how you imagine it will being constructed
• The committee will pick the top 3 designs
• These will be shown at the July meeting for members to vote on
• All voting will be done blind / by secret ballot
• Deadline - 9th July 2012
• Email designs to  wi.frome@gmail.com
• Contact a member of the committee if you cannot email the design and want to submit it by hand / post

Have fun designing!!

Example photos of WI banners on the internet:

National Needlework Archive

Oxfordshire Federation of Women's Institutes

Polstead Women's Institute

Kent Archaeological Society

Cholesbury and St Leonard Women's Institute

Bunting bonanza

Hello! Welcome to the Frome Women's Institute blog. We're brand new, so new we haven't had our first meeting yet - that's set for 19th April. For details of how to get there have a look at the about us page.

Along with where and when we meet this blog will provide a summary of each meeting, details of upcoming events and some idle chatter.

So as a first post, and in the spirit of the stereotype, here are some tutorials for creating bunting. Whatever your skill level there is bunting you can make and in Jubilee year it's probably compulsory.

1. Easy peasy lemon squeezy paper bunting.

Tif from the Dottie Angel blog is some kind of online craft goddess. Here she shows how to create a little garland out of paper.




Credit: Dottie Angel

2. World record breaking knitted bunting.

To celebrate their centenary Women's Weekly magazine asked readers to make up some knitted bunting pennants to break the world record for the longest strip of knitted bunting. They therefore provided a free and easy pattern.




Credit: Good to Know

3. Teeny tiny crochet bunting

Lucy from the attic24 blog creates some super cute mini bunting if small is more your style.



Credit: attic24

4. Super speedy sewn bunting.

Minimal sewing skills required for this traditional bunting pattern, just get snip happy with some pinking shears and your home can soon overflow with the Stepford.



Credit: housetohome