First up apologies for being a day late with all the news but here tis!
Toss n Tell Saturday
Abundant Beads - Martien van Zuilen is giving a demo on a variety of innovative techniques and loads of tips to make uniquely shaped and well-felted beads. Martien will show her aptly named Scrunch, Spike, Dotty, Fangs, ColourCuts, and Twirls. This demo is set to inspire, there will be time to ‘have a go’ and you will go home with beads and loads of inspiration to create felted treasures on a precious scale. So bring your gear and stay a while - materials list is on the website:
We have one workshop left for the year - Soft Figure Needle Felting with
Vimol Imsanguan there are only 2 spots left (as I type) so jump in quick for this fabulous workshop.
Soft Figure Needle Felting with Vimol Imsanguan
In this one-day workshop you’ll be creating soft needle-felted figures such as hanging angels, fairies, woolly birds and a variety of bugs and bees.Come along and learn to: handle wool, use different techniques to form various shapes, and manipulate the wool to keep its desired form using a felting needle. You will also learn how to make a simple wire …
Thank you to those who have returned any library items but there are still a few outstanding - please return them this Saturday or contact us. This is holding up the implementation of the new system. Speaking of the new system a great big huge mega thank you to Vimol who has been working tirelessly to get our new online system prepared. As you can imagine it has been a lot of work cross checking the old paper catalogue, photographing and then creating the new system. Big hug for Vimol from all of us. With a bit of luck the library will be open for business for Toss n Tell next year.
Christmas Bazaar
The committee has been working on the finalising of our Bazaar - ensuring we are COVID compliant and have one last item to assess - have you got felt to sell? We would just like an indication of what you have planned to submit for sale - it doesn't mean it has to be made already - just what you have or plan to make. If you could click this link below and indicate the numbers that would be fantastic. Or of course - email me feltwest.president@gmail.comor let one of the committee know. Once we have an idea all of the details, costs (which will be very low), procedures and actions will be published very very soon.
We are having our yearly planning day on October 25th - if you have any suggestions for workshops, demos, charity event or project email me or let one of the committee members know. feltwest.president@gmail.com
That's all for now - bring along anything you have made to share at Toss n Tell - we love to see the variety of wonderful felty things you all make. And bring your gear to have a go after the demo.
See you Saturday
Soosie
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