Christmas singing, glitter, wine and laughter!

Defrost your vocal chords at Stoke Newington WI's Christmas party

Come to Stokey WI's Christmas party where we'll have a singing star alongside Yuletide nibbles and tipples to help us get in the festive spirit.

Vanessa Havell is founder of 40s-style, three-part harmony singing trio, The Marjorie Belles, described by Chris Evans as "mellifluous marvels".

Vanessa is confident she can get Stokey WI and friends singing carols in three-part harmony almost as gloriously - or at least give us a good laugh trying!

If you don't have luck with harmony, you might have better fortune buying a ticket for our Christmas raffle, with three wonderful prizes from local stores up for grabs.

The party is free and open to members and friends, but please book a place as space is restricted.

Book now

Stoke Newington WI Christmas Party
Upstairs at The Prince public house
Kynaston Rd, N16
Mon 10 December 2012, 8-10pm

Private View - Deck the Walls!

If you're looking for an artistic Christmas gift, come to the private view of Deck The Walls, Outline Editions' Christmas showcase of hundreds of signed editions, woodblock prints and original artworks.

5 December 2012, 6-8.30pm
The Gallery behind Stoke Newington Library
Edwards Lane
Off Stoke Newington Church Street
Stoke Newington N16

Novembers meeting- all that glitters....

November saw the prince pub disappear under a ton of glittery craftiness!

We were delighted to welcome Momtaz, the author of 101 things to do with glitter

The book is a must for crafty fans, and makes a perfect pressie for crafty pals! It's split into 4 sections and contains surprisingly 101 projects. You can pick up a copy here

Momtaz brought a huge selection of materials and members got stuck in and made some fabulous stuff!

 Here are some Committee members taking the evening very seriously!

 Here's a couple of the projects you could make from the book

Glittery supplies can be bought locally from William Gee on Kingsland road or online from Josie Rose

Go on Get glittery for Christmas!

CL Hardie- Secretary SNWI

The UnderWire Film Festival 20-24 November 2012

UnderWire’s founders Gabriella Apicella and Gemma Mitchell launched the festival in 2010 with the belief that women working in the UK film industry needed more encouragement and a bigger platform for their work. The fact remains that women still make up a small proportion of film creatives, and UnderWire looks to recognise the best short work made by women across a range of crafts – from director to cinematographer; screenwriter to editor. UnderWire believes that a more gender balanced industry will benefit everyone by creating a diversity of perspectives, stories and experiences for audiences.

This year they're holding four days of screenings, sessions and networking at the Ritzy in Brixton.

See the full schedule and get more details at www.underwirefestival.com.

Help us plan Stokey WI's 2013 schedule

It's heading towards the end of the year, so we need to start planning the events for 2013.
We'd love you to help us out and answer this really short survey

Thanks in advance for your assistance, looking forward to hearing your ideas for next year!

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CL Hardie- Secretary Stokey WI

101+ things to do with Glitter

101+ things to do with Glitter

An evening with craft author Momtaz-Begum Hossain

Craft author Momtaz will be sharing a few of the 101+ things we can do with glitter. Her new book of the same title is out just in time for getting ready for the christmas season. Momtaz will be arranging some mini craft sessions, so we should all take away something fun we've made

You can read more about Momtaz on her crafty blog here 

This meeting is free for members and for visitors

Hope to see you There!

CL Hardie- Secreatry Stokey WI