2016 Exhibition

Reflections Exhibition

June 8-13, 2016, Old Fire Station, 40 Shoalhaven St, Kiama

(cnr Terralong and Shoalhaven Streets)

An exhibition  showcasing artworks using felt as the primary medium. Come along & be  introduced  to the wonderful world of felt

Reflections conjures up images of sound, light, heat, colour, movement, water, mirrors, shimmering and glitz as well as more abstract ideas. It can also encompass thoughtfulness, meditation, reconsideration, resonance, perception, observation, reflections of a journey, life, holidays.

 

 

Exhibition 2015 Roving

Martien van Zuilen’s workshop

The Illawarra Feltmakers Inc has invited Martien  to conduct a workshop in felted jewellery making. The details are as follows:

Jewellery Adorned –Felt Sculpture on a Precious Scale Workshop with Martien van Zuilen – 16^th & 17^th May 2015

This workshop is for those with intermediate to advanced skills. Cost is $250.00.

A deposit of $100.00, payable on submission of the enrolment form, will secure your place. The balance will be due 9^th May 2015. How to pay options are noted on the enrolment form. Bookings are strictly on a first come, first served basis and a Waiting List will be maintained if necessary.

Participant numbers are strictly limited to eleven.

The workshop venue is the Shell Cove Community Centre, cnr Southern Cross Boulevard & Hinchenbrook Drive, Shell Cove NSW 2529. The times will be 9 am to 4 pm on Saturday 16^th May and 9 am to 3 pm on Sunday 17^th May.

Please note: All workshop related enquires and  for enrolment forms please e-mail to Diana Henderson at tifworkshops@westnet.com.au 

First felt day for 2015 & beginners Workshop dates

Our first felting day  for 2015 will be Saturday February 7th.

Beginners Feltmaking Workshops in 2015 with Anita Larkin

Learn fundamental feltmaking skills with Anita Larkin, one of Australia’s best-known feltmakers, for only $85 a class!

Bookings essential: Numbers are strictly limited. Payment of $85 will secure your place in a class. All materials and equipment provided. Bring lunch.

Contact to book: anita@anitalarkin.com 0416148202

About Anita: www.anitalarkin.com

Shell Cove Community Centre: cr Southern Cross Bvde /Hinchenbrook Dr

Felted Jewellery February 21st (10am - 3pm)

Feltmaking is a fun and sumptuously tactile craft. Anita will teach you techniques of making solid felt forms such as beads, discs, earings, bangles, rings and cords. Students will then be guided into developing their own designs, felting forms together into wonderful felted jewellery pieces and/or little textile sculptures. A wonderful introduction to feltmaking, and the wide range of shapes possible in felt.

Felt a Hat July 4th (10am - 3pm)

You will have a fun day learning the skills of how to make your own unique felted hat. Anita will share with you how to make a pattern for a resist and calculate ‘shrinkage’ for your hat. Learn the resist method of feltmaking, in which students will be working directly from the soft tufts of wool into a beautiful felted hat with your own hands. There is no sewing. This method of making a felted hat is magic!

Felt a Scarf - Nuno Felting October 3rd (10am - 3pm)

You will learn how to make a fine felt scarf that incorporates fabrics into the body of the felt. This is

called Nuno felting. Experiment with felting directly into the body of various fabrics to create unusual textures, rippling and ruching of the fabrics occurs naturally during this process. This is an inspiring day full of colour and texture. Discover how to blend colours in wool together as well as the possibilities of delicate lightweight lace felts. Seen them in the boutiques? Now make your very own!

Pam De Groot workshop

Workshop with Pam

Splash & Spiral

5th South Coast Fiber Muster

The Illawarra Feltmakers will be hosting 5th South Coast Fiber Muster on the weekend of 2 and3 August 2014. At the Gerringong Town Hall in Fern St, Gerringong between 9am and 4pm each day.

There will be about twelve traders selling everything  a fibre love could need.

Fibre groups will be demonstrating giving advice and selling their creations. So there is something for the experienced as well as those just getting to know the magic of working with natural fibres.

Don’t forget the Tealicious Tea Cosy Competition. All entries must be delivered direct to the venue by 10.30 am on the Saturday

 

The Illawarra Feltmaker Exhibition June 18 to 22

Black & Coloured Sheep Festival @ Robertson 5.4.2014

The Illawarra Feltmakers Inc have again been invited to be part of the Black & Coloured Sheep Breeders Annual Wool Festival. This is taking place on Saturday 5^th April 2014 at the Robertson School of Arts Hall Illawarra Highway, Robertson.

It opens at 10.00 am and doors close at 2.30pm. Entry is free and tea and coffee etc will be available

 

As this date clashes with our first meeting day for the month of April, it has been decided that there will be no group meeting at ShellCove on the 5th April.

 

Instead, we hope you can join us at Robertson where we will be doing the usual felt ball making demonstrations and assisting with the fashion parade and generally doing our bit to help promote wool and its great uses.

A wonderful showcase our work will be available to view or buy.

This is a chance to purchase fleece, wool and woollen products as well as spinning and weaving supplies. There will also be the opportunity to join in the speed knitting competitions and view demonstrations.

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Kiama Show TIF members results

Congratulations to TIF members Eleanor, Marilyn, Barbara with first place in the Kiama Show. Eleanor also took home the most successful felter.
Thanks to all our helper making felt balls with the children.

Craft like a Viking: felt making

National Maritime Museum, SydneySunday 24 November | a 3 hour workshop  9:30am -12;30pm and repeated at 2 pm - 5 pm
Join renowned artist Anita Larkin for an afternoon of felt making inspired by the traditions of Viking artisan crafts. Learn to create gorgeous felted accessories and sculptural forms. Includes afternoon tea.

Cost: $45 adults, $40 members/concessions. Includes museum entry and afternoon tea. All workshop materials provided. Bring an apron.
Book online here