Shadow Felting Workshop with Fiona Duthie. 13th - 15th November.

We chose the hottest weekend so far this year to host the well known felt artist Fiona Duthie for a three day Shadow felting workshop in Augusta.
Fiona was a fantastic tutor, very generous with her knowledge and time and a lovely person to be around. We all worked very hard for the three days and produced some fabulous garments.

Busy laying out the base wool and Sue S. adding her silk pieces

All hard at work

Ren and Penny

We certainly didn't go hungry.....

Maureen and Jane

Kerry and Kim

Jean working on her poncho

Colleen and Carole

Brenda

Fiona showing Sue#2 where to do a little more shrinking

Fiona keeping a watchful eye on our progress

Our Instructor insisted we had a break......(It was about 30+ oC that day!)

some went for a swim, others just dipped their toes in the sea.

L - R; Carole, Ren, Jane, Sue S, Sue#2 Fiona, Kim,Penny, Jean, Brenda and Kerry.

Maureen and Colleen in the front.

Photos of the finished garments will be posted soon.

September

At the beginning of the month Emma White led the monthly group tutorial and showed us how to make textured and embellished cords. They were great fun and easy to make, lending themselves to all sorts of future applications.

We have also had our annual felting camp, time away from the house to catch up on all those unfinished felting projects and try out some new techniques. 

 

Emma White showing us how to make felted, embellished cords.

Emma's sample cords..

 Cords made by Penny Elliott (L), Ren Devery(R)

and Kayleen O'Loughlin.

September Show and Tell

Emma White's hand dyed scarf and her felted cords and bark inspired piece.

Jane Field modelling Colleen Castledine's cape.

New member Carole Barrington's first nuno scarf.

Penny Elliott's beautifully embroidered felt collar and felt landscape.

Felt Camp......17th - 20th September at Augusta.

The Augusta Camp site

This years Felting Gang (minus Ren)

Brenda Warner and her nuno mosaic of many colours

Colleen Castledine and her Ipad cover

Jane Field after a hard afternoon of felting her lovely purses.

Jean Braund rolling away.

Glad to see Julie Williams back rolling after her shoulder op.

Penny Elliott wetting out her felt, her finished bag and eco-dyed silk.

This space is left for a picture of Margaret Murphy.......we know you were there!

 A perfect situation, felting, stitching and chocolate.

Fire, Fibre & Fine Arts Exhibition

We will be there this Friday... along with the other art groups that share the wonderful facilities at the Stirling Street Arts Centre in Bunbury.

Fire,Fibre & Fine Arts Exhibition

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/