{"id":2461,"date":"2014-03-27T14:00:53","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/winchester-and-district\/?p=2461"},"modified":"2014-12-11T20:21:43","modified_gmt":"2014-12-11T19:21:43","slug":"dresses-and-shawls-made-for-the-gambia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/winchester-and-district\/2014\/03\/27\/dresses-and-shawls-made-for-the-gambia\/","title":{"rendered":"Dresses and shawls made for the Gambia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not really known for their craft work, SI Winchester members have been putting long-forgotten skills to good use.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2464\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2464\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/winchester-and-district\/files\/2014\/03\/Dresses-and-shawls-3-for-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2464 \" alt=\"Dresses and shawls 3 - for web\" src=\"\/winchester-and-district\/files\/2014\/03\/Dresses-and-shawls-3-for-web.jpg\" width=\"576\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/winchester-and-district\/files\/2014\/03\/Dresses-and-shawls-3-for-web.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/winchester-and-district\/files\/2014\/03\/Dresses-and-shawls-3-for-web-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Club members &#8220;modelling&#8221; just some of the 136 pillowcase dresses which will be distributed in the Gambia by our sister club SI Banjul.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">For more information on the Pillowcase Dress project click <a title=\"\u25cf Dress a Girl Around the World\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/winchester-and-district\/about-our-club\/%e2%97%8f-dress-a-girl-around-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2462\" style=\"width: 576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/winchester-and-district\/files\/2014\/03\/Dresses-and-shawls-1-for-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2462   \" alt=\"Dresses and shawls 1 - for web\" src=\"\/winchester-and-district\/files\/2014\/03\/Dresses-and-shawls-1-for-web.jpg\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/winchester-and-district\/files\/2014\/03\/Dresses-and-shawls-1-for-web.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/winchester-and-district\/files\/2014\/03\/Dresses-and-shawls-1-for-web-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Acting on advice none of our shawls were white, the colour of mourning in the Gambia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Urged by Gerry Godwin,\u00a0our Regional Ambassador for The BIG Project, we took up our needles to make over forty shawls for premature babies supported by the project. \u00a0To find out more about our work for BIG click <a title=\"\u25cf Birthing in the Gambia\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/winchester-and-district\/about-our-club\/%e2%97%8f-3e-project-healthcare-in-the-gambia\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2463\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2463\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/winchester-and-district\/files\/2014\/03\/Dresses-and-shawls-2-for-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2463  \" alt=\"Dresses and shawls 2 - for web\" src=\"\/winchester-and-district\/files\/2014\/03\/Dresses-and-shawls-2-for-web.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/winchester-and-district\/files\/2014\/03\/Dresses-and-shawls-2-for-web.jpg 480w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/winchester-and-district\/files\/2014\/03\/Dresses-and-shawls-2-for-web-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julie and Carol with two swaddled &#8220;babies&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So many clubs responded to Gerry&#8217;s call to knit, by the time we finished our shawls they were surplus to requirements in the Gambia. 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