We are all looking forward to our annual retreat at Glenroy, the weekend after next. There are still a couple of places left, Contact Victoria Haliday or Lynette Hartley.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
November Woofun
Rpwena has emailed to invite Southern Felters members to "woolfun". November 14th Saturday (Every second Saturday of the month) any time between 10am and 4pm. Bring your current woolly project and enjoy time with like minded crafty people. Morning and afternoon tea provided for koha. Mary is hosting in Doris Fagan Lane, Church Bay. Ph.3294906. Message from Rowena MacGill, Bergli Farm, 265 Charteris Bay Road, Teddington.R.D.1 Lyttelton, 8971 New Zealand Ph & Fax 64-3-3299118
Monday, October 19, 2015
Summary of Southern Felters activities over the last few months
Southern
Felters: At the end of September five members of
the Southern Felters Group made the trip up to Auckland to attend the Southern
Hemispheres Feltmakers Convergence in Parnell. Four days of fantastic felting
fun, excellent workshops, felting displays/exhibition and traders selling fibre
and felting related goodness. There were 136 felters mainly from NZ and
Australia but some other countries as well. I thought it was very well run,
credit to the Auckland team that organised it. I particularly enjoyed the
International Canadian tutor, Fiona Duthies, workshops.
October 3rd
was the last meeting of the year held at Halswell Hall for the Southern Felters
group. It was timed to coincide with International Felt United Day http://www.feltunited.com/ There were 7
felters there for the day and several others who stopped in. Sadly a couple of
us were still travelling back from the Convergance, but from all accounts the
day went well. Our blog has been updated with some photos of the Convergence,
info on upcoming events. Several of our group are helping at the Textile and
Fibre Network Exhibition and we have plans to perhaps have a stall at the
Halswell Market to sell members items and promote the Southern Felters
group.The dates for the 2016 felting days at
Halswell Hall are also listed on the Blog. We welcome new people to our
felting days which are very informal. We have no tuition but bring our own
projects to do. There is a $10 door charge to cover the hall hire.
Southern Hemisphere Feltmakers Convergence 2015
Fond memories of the great time we had at the 2015 Southern Hemisphere Feltmakers Convergence in Auckland earlier this month.
Fiona Duthie, from Canada, was a very generous tutor who offered well-structured
workshops with themes. Each morning 136
of us gathered in the neighboring Parnell School hall for one of Fiona's
workshops. The first was about ‘’Tactile
metaphors’ (inserting our own narratives into our work) and this was followed
by ‘Sculptural vessels’, ‘Nuno Inclusions’, ‘Design is fun, not scary’, ‘Composition
in feltmaking’ and finally ‘Felting over the edge’. Fiona was very generous in her approach and
each morning was packed full of new ideas for us. The rest of the day was full of lectures by
other Convergence attendees offering their specialties. I came away with so many new ideas to explore
it is going to keep me inspired for years.
For the
final dinner we all bought along the ‘sculptural vessel’ we had made in Fiona’s
workshop. These were designed as light
sculptures and we lit them with small LED torches. The tables looked spectacular and it was a
tribute to Fiona’s energy throughout the week.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Dagmar Binder workshop
Light and Airy Summer Blouse
An Advanced Three Day Workshop With internationally renowned master felt artist Dagmar Binder
Starting with a pair of wrist warmers, students will learn how to combine chiffon silk with very fine merino wool “drawings”, to create a light, transparent felted fabric. This technique will then be applied to a larger, seamless garment. You will develop a pattern for your size, design and make a delicate short sleeve blouse with transparent sleeves and shoulders. Those who are not the “romantic” type, may work with geometrics or other designs of their choosing.
When: Sat 16 , Sun 17, Mon 18 April 2016 9am - 4pm
Location: Felt and Fibre, 7 Methven Highway, Ashburton 7700
Cost of Workshop: Creative Fibre Members $260 Non-Members $300
Morning and afternoon tea provided BYO lunch (Price does not include materials)
A list of requirements for class will be made available closer to the time.
MAXIMUM TWELVE IN WORKSHOP
For further information and to secure your place contact Shona Schofield on 03 3081558 or email shona@feltandfibre.co.nz. Accommodation is not included.
To learn more about Dagmar, go to: www.textillabor.de
An Advanced Three Day Workshop With internationally renowned master felt artist Dagmar Binder
Starting with a pair of wrist warmers, students will learn how to combine chiffon silk with very fine merino wool “drawings”, to create a light, transparent felted fabric. This technique will then be applied to a larger, seamless garment. You will develop a pattern for your size, design and make a delicate short sleeve blouse with transparent sleeves and shoulders. Those who are not the “romantic” type, may work with geometrics or other designs of their choosing.
When: Sat 16 , Sun 17, Mon 18 April 2016 9am - 4pm
Location: Felt and Fibre, 7 Methven Highway, Ashburton 7700
Cost of Workshop: Creative Fibre Members $260 Non-Members $300
Morning and afternoon tea provided BYO lunch (Price does not include materials)
A list of requirements for class will be made available closer to the time.
MAXIMUM TWELVE IN WORKSHOP
For further information and to secure your place contact Shona Schofield on 03 3081558 or email shona@feltandfibre.co.nz. Accommodation is not included.
To learn more about Dagmar, go to: www.textillabor.de
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