Feltwest members have been admiring Katia Mokeyeva’s work for some time, and some have participated in her on-line courses, so Katia’s visit to Perth was keenly anticipated, and we were not disappointed! Katia gave a talk about her work at Craft House on the Thursday evening, and brought along some of her stunning garments from […]
Dyeing 101 workshop with Sara Quail, Feb 2018. Techniques and tips for dyeing silk, cotton and other cellulose fibres. Sara’s aim was to teach participants how to pattern silk and cotton with fibre reactive dyes using a low immersion technique-ie by applying dye directly and manipulating the fabric. This was done using basic equipment in […]
Workshop – Nov 2017 Presented by Martien van Zuilen, a FeltWest member and international tutor, participants spent a very pleasurable 2 days learning her unique Jigsaw Weave & Felt technique. With its strong visual impact, the opportunities to include this woven effect in handmade felt are endless – homewares, accessories and wearables or as accent […]
Borris Lace Felt with Leiko Uchiyama – Feltwest workshop – October 7 & 8 2017 On the weekend of October 7 and 8, international felt artist and tutor Leiko Uchiyama presented her Borris Lace Felt workshop to 11 enthusiastic members of Feltwest. Leiko is well known in the world of felting for her distinctive Pine […]
October 2017 Toss ‘n’ Tell Demonstration – Surface Textures by Sara Quail 21 October 2017 Sara presented a fantastic and comprehensive demonstration, encompassing a huge variety of ideas & techniques that she has been experimenting with. I can hardly begin to represent it here…The accompanying pictures will help to tell the story. Looking beyond conventional […]
