TOSS N TELL/MINI DEMO: September 19

Report by Cynda Empsall

MINI DEMO

Peta Korb gave a Mini Demo on making Christmas decorations using wet and needle felting techniques in time for our fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis in November.

Peta demonstrated:

• Wet Felting with Resist
  • Stocking
  • Baubles
• Needle Felting
  • Snowman
  • Santa
  • Elves

Pointers from Peta

• Turn mistakes into design changes!
• The enzymes in saliva and milk will remove blood and red wine from fabric and wool.

• Wet Felting
  • To make baubles, lay wool diagonally over resist. 
  • Once resist is removed, you can cut soft plastic into strips and stuff it into the form using a chop stick.

• Needle Felting
  • No need to force the needle, do it gently in all aspects and angles
  • Stab in and out on the same angle, gently.
  • With making balls, tie a knot with wool to give firm base.  Do several knots to bulk out and establish a firm base and larger size.
  • Use darning needle to remove wool that’s not in the right place
  • Blend colours, just like paint.
  • You can use scissors to cut wool and to cut prefelt into shape.

FELTING NEWS

• Soosie greeted everyone and detailed upcoming events in particular her Art of Adornment workshop on 5 -6 October.
• Martien spoke about her Expanding the Surface workshop on 2-3 November 2019.
• Martien talked about the Royal Show, thanking members for their contributions to the FeltWEST stand in the Centenary Pavilion and explaining display opportunities and obligations.
• Soosie discussed the website and suggested people send any interesting upcoming exhibitions or events to Cynda at cyndaje@yahoo.com or Liz at info@feltwest.org.au.
• Soosie made suggestions to members as to how they can assist at and after meetings – many hands make light work!
  • Taking notes at Toss N Tell
  • Sweeping up
  • Taking rubbish out
  • Dishes etc. 
• Soosie mentioned the Christmas wind up would be at the November meeting.  No meeting in December!

TOSS N TELL

• Renita Mroz and Sue Espie showed vessels made at Pam Hovel’s Earthy Felted Vessels workshop.
• Liz Odd mentioned the Mundaring Arts Centre (MAC) Exhibition encouraging members to attend
• Katrina Virgona also recommended visiting the MAC exhibition. She showed seeds, pods she’d been making, and which are featured in the current edition of Felt magazine.
• Jill Jodrell talked about the Kings Park crocheted floral arrangements at the botanical gardens.

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