Emma loves to stitch and embellish her felt then frame them here is her latest piece.  Emma will be teaching at next months meeting. Bring your prepared felt piece with threads, needles, embellishments to stitch on your felt.

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Designer:  Emma White

Ren's first attempt of dying with onion skins on silk fabrics.

also her shibori 3D scarf

Designer: Ren Devery

Lorraine McArthur showing off her trophy prize from her win in the Alice Springs Beanie Festival - Spirit of the Land. The "Flying Bird" handmade by artist Louise Robertson of the Yarrenyty Arletere Artists Group of Alice Springs.

Lorraine McArthur

Winning Beanie

Modelled by Milly McArthur

A nuno felted bolero with a 3D necklace. 

Designer: Brenda Warner

Cushions were the order of the day for August's felting these were made by Kerry she made some for the wall - what a good idea.

 Eco Prints 

 Wall Cushions 

 Wall Cushion

Designer of all these cushions

Kerry Gelmi

Abit of history of 3 ladies holding the first piece of felt made in 1982. Sadly we are not sure where this piece is - if anyone knows of its where abouts please email bunburyfelters@gmail.com we would love to hear from you.

Frances Robbins; Iris Mort and Val Gilmour

Felted by members in 1982

Val Gilmour brought a rather large box of files containing photographs, documents of the early days (1982) of felting in Bunbury. Here is a picture of Val talking to present members about the history of the Bunbury felters followed by a some photographs.

Life Member: Val Gilmour

These pieces are approximately 40 years old and still in very good condition.  The wool was a raw fleece which was washed/carded & combed, layered in a rectangle shaped container, stitched together to hold while being felted very carefully. Do you remember those days??  

A laminated layers of eucalyptus leaves and gumnuts in a beautiful felted wool scarf.

 Designer: Jane Field