October Monthly Meeting

This month Sue#1 demonstrated how to incorporate Mohair curls into a piece of felt to add texture and design to items such as scarves, collars and garments. 

Barb Thoms from STRTETCH Arts Festival Mandurah came down to talk to the group about the 2015 Common Threads Wearable Art Competition and answered the questions that we had regarding the event.
This years theme is FABRICATION.
Anyone interested in the competition can check out the official website www.mandurah.wa.gov.au/stretchfestival.htm and download the entry forms.


Show and Tell

Some of the finished resist work that we had been started while at Camp

Bead necklaces made by Kim and Sue#1

Penny's whimsical felted birds and Margaret's nuno felted top

 Sue#2's Op shop dress, Jeans baby blanket and Margaret's eco-dyed shirt,

all done while at Camp, as was Janes top.

Balingup Garden Exhibition

Our Group Sculpture "Felting Around The Elements"

will be part of this great day out next month.

Stirling Street Arts Centre September Newsletter

Backstage at the Fire, Fibre & Fine Art Event

Last night saw the opening of the Stirling Street Arts Centres annual Fire, Fibre & Fine Art Exhibition and sale.
Kerry compared the show while our models wore our 2014 STRETCH garments. Kim and Sue#2 demonstrated a project from India Flint's book on how to cut up and reuse a man's shirt turning it into an apron. The models then paraded a selection of aprons showing just how versatile the idea is.

Our work on display at the SSAC Fire, Fibre & Fine Art Exhibition

Our 2014 Sculpture by the Bay entry; Felting Round the Elements.

Backstage before the show.

Getting ready with the STRETCH wearable art competition pieces.

Recycled aprons on the catwalk

Some of the recycled aprons

September Monthly Meeting

Emma took this months workshop and showed us how to make some  great felted beads for jewellery or use as embellishments on our felt work.
Emma does some wonderful beaded felt work and is a keen collector of all things that can be used in her jewellery making.

Although it was a small group (some members are still away, others doing workshops) it was a good relaxing day and we all got some beads made.

Emma with some of her collection of bits and bobs for bead making

Kim, Denise, Vicki, Jane and Brenda

 Emma with mum Denise and Penny