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Wall Hanging in Eynsham Village Hall
« The wall-hanging was conceived as a group project by the embroidery class run by Eynsham Adult Learning. It was begun in the summer of 2002 just as the Village Hall was opened and completed in October 2006.
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Design: click on image to enlarge
A design was drawn up by tutor Kerry Forkner and presented to the hall committee with suggestions that the village clubs or societies could be represented on squares to create a patchwork effect around the central title.
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Key
Row 1: Allotment Society; Women's Section British Legion; 1st Eynsham Brownies; Judo; Eynsham Society; Day Centre; Roundabout; Tuesday Fellowship
Row 2: Morris Dancers; School of Dancing; St. Leonard's Wives Fellowship; Indoor Bowls; Friends of Eynsham Library; Choral Society; Cricket Club; 1st Eynsham Rainbows
Row 3: History Society; St Leonard's Bell- ringers; Amnesty International; Aelfric Lodge; British Legion; Bartholomew Archers; WEA; Horticultural Society; WI; Road Runners; Probus; Scouts
Row 4: Eynsham Pre-school; Angling Club; Croquet Club; Bartholomew Players; Flower Festival; St Leonard's Church; Baptist Church; Adult Learning; Parish Council; Village Show; Art Group; Acre End Pre- school
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With permission to go ahead, the group began to collect the symbols of the groups and societies which are part of life in Eynsham and the motifs were simplified to make them easier to interpret through stitch. The hanging was funded by donations from the societies themselves and stitched and assembled using a variety of embroidery techniques. These include appliqué, fabric painting, canvas work, machine embroidery, cross- stitch, silk shading, crewelwork, and blackwork.
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Credits
Many thanks must go to all those who have contributed their time, money and hard work to the project including Fred Wright and especially the embroiderers: Pat Beesley, Jane Craft, Mary Futter, Kerry Forkner, Gladys Garner, Lesley Gerrans, Olga Louth, Jean Mittell, Jo Spencer, Mary Stone, Mollie Vaughan, Lilian Wright.
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