August Meeting

This months project was titled Luscious Landscapes.

Penny Elliott led the group demonstrating how felt lends itself to creating the wonderful textures, colours, shapes, & lines of the landscape. The group then worked on their own paintings in felt. 

We look forward to seeing some photos of the finished pieces here on the blog after next months meeting.

Penny showing the group some of her landscape work

Lovely detail, done with different embroidery stitches by Penny.

Show and Tell

Penny with her latest embroidered felt collar.

Shibori dyed silk  length by Colleen

A sculptural piece by new member Val Rowe while recently attending a Jenny Pepper workshop in the UK.

New member Ann Macquarie's embroidered felt rug details. 

Ann has taught herself to felt by watching Youtube videos.

Beanie Festival Winner - Lorraine McArthur

Opposites Attract was the theme for the 2015 Beanie Festival Competition held in Alice Springs this June. 
We are so pleased to say that The Best Hand-felted Prize, The Ashford Prize for a wonderful work created using dry, wet, or knit and felt techniques, was won by Lorraine McArthur for her entry The Yurt - Home and a Hat.
Well done Lorraine.

Check out the other winners at the official Beanie website and consider having a go yourselves in next years competition 24-26th June 2016.

http://www.beaniefest.org/

Caf Fez Exhibition and Sale

Our scarves are up and ready for you to admire over a cup of coffee at Caf Fez until the start of August. So if you are in the area, please do drop in, all scarves are for sale.

Thank you Kerry for setting up the display.

Kerry 

July Meeting

Mid-year already, so much to do, so little time.....

We held our AGM at the July meeting and elected the new committee (I've been Group leader for 2 years! My... how time flies!)

I would like to thank the outgoing Committee for all their hard work and support over the last 2 years in ironing out several major issues, and putting in place the Rules of Association.

And Welcome in the new Committee;

• Colleen Castledine was elected as the new Group Leader
• Sue Smorthwaite is the Vice Chairperson and BFG Facebook & Blog editor
• Penny Elliott remains as our Secretary
• Kayleen O'Loughlin becomes the new Treasurer
• Margaret Murphy remains on the committee
• Maureen Foss was elected to the committee
• Ren Devery takes over the Library duties and is also a committee member
• Jane Field remains our Shop Supplier and commitee member

This months workshop on felt flowers was taken by Jane, Ren and Margaret,

our Bridgetown Girls.

Ren and Jane demonstrating various flower and stem designs

Margaret's flowers

Ren's flowers

Jane's flowers

Penny bought these delightful people along for show and tell

A pair of cuffs made at the June meeting

June Meeting

It's June already....my, how time does fly when you are felting.
This months project was making cuffs using a resist. A great little project with lots of potential for everyone to use their skills with wool and embellishments.

Show and Tell

Our bags made with Pam de Groot last month.

Sue Seaman with her scarf

Jane Field's collars