Month: November 2014

November Toss n Tell by Chris Gray

Last TnT for the year….what a great year it has been, with the effort of devoted Committee members and dedicated club members making Feltwest the club that it is….

At this last TnT New and Regular members were busy making new creative pieces, while others wire busy chatting, catching up and helping with the setting up for our Xmas party.

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We started lunch at 1.00pm; we all enjoyed the sharing of this amazing feast. Being able to catch up again and chat gave a real buzz to the day.

 

After this lovely lunch, we were all delighted to exchange gifts, which each of us had brought in.

We were so eager to see what surprise was in the beautifully wrapped gifts that we had chosen.

 

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Show and Tell was next on the agenda, most of us showing the work that they had accomplished with pride, while others talked about the gifts that they had chosen.

May I say there is some amazing talent among us.

 

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Next we were addressed by Sue, the President, thanking everyone for attending this last meeting and providing the lovely lunch.

Sue also talked about the Subiaco Fair and the upcoming Felting Frenzy being held at the weekend, wishing everyone a good time.

Sue also reminded everyone of the Fremantle Art Centre Bazaar in December, which is always so successful.

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The meeting being held this Saturday 22nd Nov to plan the  workshops for the year ahead and to discuss the events taking place was mentioned and the members were asked if there was any idea they would like to have incorporated in next year’s workshops.

 

We ended this great day by wishing each other a Safe and Happy Holiday.

 

Until Next Year….Merry Xmas & Happy New Year

Hanky Panky Review by Joan Romick

In this 1 & ½ day workshop, Nancy provided us with a number of techniques and engaging ideas for how to use silk hankies to create a scarf.

 

Friday night, complete with witch’s hat, champagne punch and treats (that we didn’t even have to trick for!), Nancy showed us several different shapes to make from silk hankies:  squares, oblongs, spirals, doughnuts and stripes, as well as several examples of the effects from her own work.  Then we learned how to wet the hankies after you’d formed them, how to sandwich them with wool and then apply the silk georgette.  The rest of the evening we spent deciding what shapes we wanted to use, preparing the hankies, laying out our design, drinking punch and gobbling chocolate.

 

Because we’d set up the night before, all of us got started straight away on Saturday morning.  Throughout the day, Nancy demonstrated proper rolling and fulling steps to achieve the best results for getting the silk hankies to adhere to the fabric and be properly, fully felted.  We stopped to sing an enthusiastic Happy Birthday to Nancy, with a delicious cake provided by Lindy Frayne.

 

Throughout the day, Nancy circled the tables, giving advice and contributing reassurance.  It was fascinating to see so many different designs from a few different techniques.  The last technique Nancy demonstrated was how to use a narrow piece of silk as a ‘thread’ to hem the rough edges of your scarf.  At the end of the day, whether we finished or not, we all learned what an inspiring variety of effects those little flat squares of silk can create.  Thank you, Nancy!Andrea Andreas AntBoyd HalloweenNancy IMG_0139 IMG_0149 IMG_0167 IMG_0168 IMG_0176 IMG_0183 IMG_0195 Jo Pringle JulietHargreaves JulietHargreaves2 JulietHargreaves3 JulietHargreavesNancy Katalin Katalins KatalinVianne LenoreFairfield MarieJacquier NancyEdgeBinding NancyJoanRomick Nancys NatashaChvalova SueDonovan SueHarrington Viannes

Gossamer Felt Workshop Review by Gudren

Vicki, the tutor presented the cobweb felting in a beautiful manner.   Some people had come from the country far and wide to attend – from inland Wheatbelt and as far South as Albany.

Vicki presented lots of samples of her work and different types of cobweb work were shown in varying thicknesses.  Some were whisper thin and quite lacy and could be worn as is,  or they could be used as a pre-felt, placed onto wool that had been laid out to form the lacy design on top of a layer of felt.

There was finely laid lacy felt with embellishments of tussah silk, hankies or fine wool yarn.  In another example, wool was laid more thickly and with deliberate holes which was effective for a different look.

Vicki was a great teacher and provided super support to each and every person.  Her good demonstration of the process meant that all could apply these new techniques to make their own unique piece using colour, different thicknesses and a variety of embellishments like locks, tussah silk or fine wool for effect.

We were all hugely delighted with our finished piece. The day was a big success and a lot of fun. Thank you Vicki.

Alison Marie and Vicki Marie's scarf