2014 got off to a busy start.
In March our vessel
“Felting around the Elements” was very well received at the Dunsborough by the
Bay Sculpture Exhibition. We even had someone ask if we could make them one in
red! The vessel was also used in the publicity material for the Open Garden
event at Jalbrook in Balingup this October.
At the Balingup Farm Field Day in April, our stall did
well and our fashion shows and mini workshops were well attended.
May, saw the final showcase of the Common Threads
Wearable Art Competition. We had 9 members enter this year, and the winner of
the Open Section was Sue Seaman.
The garments then went onto the events major
exhibition in Mandurah for a month.
We were also invited to showcase our garments on the
catwalk at the 3 day EveryWoman Expo in Perth at the beginning of June, and the Anual Craft Fair at the Claremont show-grounds in August.
The Alice Springs Beanie festival in June saw Jane
Flower, winning a prize for her hat and several members attended the event as
well as giving workshops there.
Our Annual Exhibition and Sale of scarves titled “Doubly
Wrapped in Felt” at Caf Fez in Bunbury proved another success with many scarves
being sold.
In August some of our members participated in a Fashion
Show organised by the Georgina Malloy School, and in September members sold
their work at Vineyard28 over the long weekend.
Our Fashion parade and demonstration were well received at the
opening night of the SSAC Fire, Fibre and Fine Arts Exhibition, again many
members sold their work over the weekend.
October saw a relaxing, informal few days away felting at
Camp in Augusta.
In November Jane Field’s hat won first prize at the
Bridgetown Agricultural show, Maureen won first and third place for her felt
work at the National Alpaca Show, first prize at the Brunswick show for felt
and biscotti, as well as demonstrating how to make felt balls with the children
and Val and Jane Flower held well attended felt and eco-dyeing workshops at
Silk Obsessions at the Margaret River Silk Fair.
Margaret and Jane Field hosted our delicious Christmas
lunch at their homes in Bridgetown. Our needle case exchange again demonstrated
the wide range of talent with-in the group.
The fantastic floor cushion made by the group for the SSAC Christmas raffle was won by Maria Rodgers, and there was another successful day of sales for 7 members who were selling their work on the BFG stall.
Thank you to everyone who has helped me out this year, in big and
small ways, and
remember to check out our Facebook page www.facebook.com/bunburyfelters from time to time over the holiday period. We will be back posting on the Blog in the new year.
I wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year where-ever you are and what ever you are doing, and look
forward to an exciting 2015.
Happy Felting,
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