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Colours from the Wild
Exhibition and sale
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Saturday spinners
The group meets Saturdays to explore and discuss all things spinning
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Classes and workshops
Pick up a new skill or expand your knowledge
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Find your local Guild
Network groups meet in various towns, and suburbs throughout New South Wales
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Braids Plus group
The group meets periodically to explore common and elaborate braids, bands, cords and plaits
The next meeting is on Saturday, 25 March 2023 at 1 pm.
To complement the exhibition Colours from the Wild, we will have a talk and mini workshop from Athena Harris Ingall.
Athena works out of her studio on Lake Macquarie in New South Wales. At age seven, Athena’s grandfather showed her the beautiful prints achieved by leaving a pair of discarded leather riding gaiters and a canvas water bag covered with eucalyptus leaves under old steel and water pipes. She uses eco-printing and botanical dying techniques to mark natural and often vintage or recycled fibres, working mainly with rust water, eucalyptus leaves, bark and gumnuts and fruits, and often incorporates shibori techniques into her pieces.
Athena’s aesthetic is informed by her love of the environment and the beauty and meaning found in compositions made from ordinary, simple things from everyday life, particularly, imperfect, impermanent materials. Athena will talk about her work and the techniques she uses including shibori.
At 11 am we will have a mini-workshop/demonstration by Anthea showing how to eco-print onto paper.
Show and Tell will follow the talk so please bring your items or email pictures and descriptions.
Courses on Begin Spinning and Begin Weaving continue throughout the year, visit WeTeachMe to check availability and dates.
Begin Spinning is usually conducted in three-hourly sessions for four weeks. Begin Weaving is usually conducted as three full-day workshops.
If you have an interest in a specific course, contact the Guild office to let us know what you would like.
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As always, if you are not a member, you are still welcome to visit and can enrol in courses.
Naturally dyed textiles sale and exhibition of work is on between 16 March-1 April.
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, 10.00am-4.00pm