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This Saturday - Toss n Tell
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Sara Quail from Unicorn Fibres is going to show us how to incorporate a plant based fibre called viscose into your felting.
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Bring your felting gear and stay after the demo to have a go.
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And your shopping bag for the pop up shop!
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Schedule
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10:00am Doors & Library open
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10:30am Toss n Tell
Bring along felt jewellery
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11:30am Decorative fibre Sara Quail
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Your turn - bring your felting gear
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Decorative fibre techniques with Sara Quail
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Along with a Pop Up shop, Sara Quail will be demonstrating methods for creating decorative elements using viscose, a plant based fibre. She will show you how to incorporate this silky fibre into your felting to create a variety of effects ranging from light and lacy to lookalike nuno. To create graphic, jewel-like and textural elements, some unusual layout methods will also be revealed along with how to make ‘silk’ paper. Make the most of this versatile and economical fibre with the shared tips and tricks for endless possibilities!
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Workshop Wishes
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We are currently planning the calendar for 2024 & 2025, and would love to hear your Workshop Wishes. Currently we are looking for Tutor suggestions - interstate and international. If you have someone in mind please let us know click here to tell us.
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Facebook Group
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One of the things that has come from our recent survey was a response for more online involvement. To that end we have created a Feltwest Members Group on Facebook.
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This is different from our current page - which is really a business page and we will continue to post info there - this one is a group for members only, where you can post and interact with each other. Think of it as an online Toss n Tell. As it will be for Members Only there is a question you must answer to be admitted to the group. Once you are admitted your posts will appear immediately. The answer for the Question appears at the top of our Members Area on our web site. Copy and paste it into the answer box. We hope to have all kinds of activities in the group and are currently exploring the technology and our options. Join now and stay tuned. Here's the link to the Group: Feltwest Members Group
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Thank you to those who have already joined the group. Sharing has begun!
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Workshops - last 2 for 2023
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Colour Play Oct 7th & 8th Bookings open now
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a workshop with Alison Gomes We are surrounded by colour everyday. It's everywhere we look, in everything we eat and everything we wear. It would be truly hard to imagine a world without colour. Yet, when it comes to using colour, it can be a mystery! Why do some colours work so well together while others don't? And how do …
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Wool Underglass Nov 4th & 5th
Bookings open this Saturday
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A picture paints a thousand words. Wool has a soft ethereal quality to it which makes it perfect to paint with. Like oils, pastels, and watercolours, wool can be blended and shaded to create soft hues and palettes. Join Vimol in a new technique and bring out your inner painter. Using various techniques to create …
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Last Skill Extension & Beginners for 2023
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Skill Extension - Fine laying for Nuno Wearables Oct 21st
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Explore the options for creating fine drapeable wearables using fine laying techniques. The main reason wearables have no flow or lightness is due to too much wool. But don't I need those 2 thick layers? The simple answer is No! Come along and learn how it is done. Achieve drape through laying:
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Beginners Workshop September 16th
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Contact Us
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President Liz Owens - feltwest.president@gmail.com
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Vice President Soosie Jobson - feltwest.vicepresident@gmail.com
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Treasurer Claire Russell - feltwest.treasurer@gmail.com
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Secretary Jo Ganon - feltwest.secretary@gmail.com
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Workshop Co-ordinator Cynda Empsall feltwest.workshops@gmail.com
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Skill Extension & Beginners Sue Eslick feltwest.eventscalendar@gmail.com
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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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