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- Makers Day
- Marks Over Time Exhibition
- Single Use Plastic Substitution Results
- Downsizing Sale!
- Uthando Doll Update
- 2022 Calendar
- Workshops Open for Booking
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Makers Day this Saturday - 9:30am - 4:30pm
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Saturday is a full day of making, mentoring, coaching and sharing of all things felt. Bring your felting gear and lunch, setup your table and start felting. Bliss.
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Last Toss n Tell we had a great session on the main theme of Marks Over Time - generating a pile of ideas and food for thought on topics. We also discussed the Timeless Scarf Collaboration Project our "Exhibition within an Exhibition" to explore the concept further.
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If you missed the session it is posted on the web site (link below) but better still come this Saturday and join the discussion.
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Exhibition Theme – Marks over Time
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Why do we have a theme? A theme brings cohesion to a group – it is the heart of the exhibition. If there is no theme it would be a disjointed collection of items that the observer probably wouldn’t connect to. The theme is usually a broad message about some aspect of life that we wish to share with the …
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Reduce Reuse Recycle – Single Use Plastic in Felting
Our experiment to reduce single use plastic came to some interesting conclusions last Toss n Tell. We tried a range of materials to substitute for bubblewrap, plastic sheets and resists plastics. Results? Tightwoven and/or synthetic fabrics can be substituted for bubblewrap, synthetic netting & sheer curtains work well as plastic sheets, and some cardboards works as resists -not all one type turned into mush. We tried waxed cotton for resists but surmised that 2 pieces stitched together would be better.
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Have a go and tell us your findings.
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Downsizing Sale
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Our long term member and stalwart of the wool supply community in WA - Helen O'Neill - is downsizing from her property which means SALE! This weekend.
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The time has come to downsize. We have sold our property and brought another very much smaller. So it’s time to DESTASH everything We THANK YOU for your patronage over 31 years. We will still have the online website but moving to silk products, this may take some time to change as with moving an settling into new home will take time.
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Hope to see you at our sale. It will be worth while.
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Regards Helen and Barry ONeill
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Gentle Reminder - Uthando Dolls are due back next Toss n Tell.
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Planning Day for 2022
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The calendar for 2022 is looking good. We will keep you informed as dates, tutors & topics are confirmed.
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Bookings Open Now
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The last Extension Skills workshops for 2021 are coming up fast. Book now.
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Skills Extension – Cut Snakes
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This is a fun, experimental workshop using lots of colour and a wide variety of techniques. Multi-layered solid cords will be made and wound and stitched into prefelts. After felting, you will cut into your work to expose layers of colour, raised surfaces and negative spaces.
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Skills Extension – Flaps & Fins
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In this workshop we will explore different ways of making felt flaps and fins, and how they can be used to make dramatic features on your felt, or can form flaps on bags and purses. Participants will explore several different methods for making flaps and fins on their sample piece, and will develop the skills and confidence to add flaps and fins to other felt projects.
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Feel free to forward this eNews to any like minded people who might like the opportunity to meet felters, learn and share new skills and generally do all things felty.
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If you are not a member of Feltwest you are missing out on amazing workshops from experienced local, interstate and international tutors, and heaps of event opportunities like exhibitions and markets. Sound good? Join here:
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