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Fiona wields the hammer
whilst Brian, Patrick and Barry provide the muscle required to stretch
the fabric over the frame. |
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The crown of thorns will be
made up from felt strips cut to shape. |
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Judy Thompson begins sewing
the crown of thorns. |
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A close up of the fine
stitch work. |
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A view from top to bottom
- and doesn't it look great! |
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Gwen, Marion, Dianna and
Rhonda hard at work |
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The three large panels of
the wall hanging are now taking shape. |
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Sewing continues on the
"golden circles". |
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The "golden
circles" radiating out from the cross can now be clearly seen. |
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Helen and Val concentrating
hard. |
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Nola sews in the standing
position. |
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Judy and Fiona happily
sewing. |
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Rhonda sews whilst Helen
measures. |
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Plenty of time to chat
whilst sewing. |
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A week after the
stretching and tacking, a team of sewers takes up from where they left
off. And there's lots more to be done. |
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Patrick and Helen
Whight's backyard was a great place to relax after working on the wall hanging. |
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After a heavy morning's
stretching and tacking, the St John's team concentrates on what they do
best - devouring their morning tea. |
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Not picked for either the
stretchers or the tackers teams, Patrick and Nikki are consigned to
morning tea preparation. |
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Dianna keeps up a constant
supply of tacks for the busy tackers. |
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Very close attention to
detail is a hallmark of the St John's wall hanging. |
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A completed row of very
neat tacks retains one side of the fabric whilst the stretchers add
tension from the other side. |
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Apprentice stretcher Lyall
Pogue appears to be enjoying the challenge. |
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Tackers and stretchers in
action. |
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Tacker Team Leader, Sue
Lovegrove, demonstrates orthodox technique whilst the team of stretchers
looks on. |
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A team of burly, white
gloved, male stretchers pull the fabric across its frame prior to the
"tackers" nailing it in place. |
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Equipped with white gloves
to prevent any unintentional soiling, the stretchers go about their
tasks. |
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Helen directs a team of
volunteer stretchers. |
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Denis offers his opinions
on how the job should be done. |
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One of the wooden frames
across which the wall hanging is to be stretched. |
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A brightly coloured panel
ready for stretching across a wooden frame. |
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26/02/2004:
Hand sewing of braid and
cord gets under way in Helen's family room at Mount Colah. |
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Fran and Andrea on the
job. |
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The large number of
willing volunteers has resulted in better than expected progress on the
wall hanging project. |
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Braid sewn onto ribbon for
extra richness of colour. |
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Jim provides some male input
into an otherwise female-dominated activity. |
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Marion and Fran
concentrating hard. |
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Fiona working with the rich
gold ribbon. |
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Some of the elaborate trims used in the wall hanging. |
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Dianna at work on the
wall hanging in Helen's spacious family room. |
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More trims are worked
into the tapestry. |
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Jean and Helen are a study in
concentration as they perform some of the more delicate work. |
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Colours of the central
panel. |
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Helen places the panel representing part of the cross. |
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Gauging the placement of
braid on a coloured panel. |
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