A warm welcome and creative crafting were the order of the day at Aawaz, Accrington this week. Friends’ member and Haworth crafting queen Bee Daly led a lovely ‘Slow Stitching’ project as part of International Women’s Day celebrations.
Each designing to her own theme, members had a chance to try out creative embroidery and decorative sewing under Bee’s expert tutelage. Swathes of fabrics, buttons, beads and coloured thread were kindly provided by Bee and the Haworth.
The stiching project continued over three days and these are just a few of the lovely works created by women who participated.
The Friends are funding materials to create a decorative wall hanging, combining all the panels.
A well-established, Hyndburn-based charity. Aawaz, which means ‘voice’ in Urdu, aims to improve the lives of south Asian women and their families, and to help create harmonious, equal and cohesive communities.
Aawaz Centre Manager Zulekha Dala said the project had been very popular with members and that they would like to continue to collaborate on future events.
In the near term, Haworth Art Gallery manager Yvonne Robins invited Aawaz members to a private tour of the Haworth one morning in March.
Wonderful work, everyone!
*To get involved, become a Friend of Haworth Art Gallery, or just learn more about the Friends’ activities, contact us at haworthaccrington@gmail.com