West Coast Fibre Arts Weekend

What a fantastic sight after such a long trip. It was great to arrive finally at Tullah for the west coast fibre arts weekend. We all stayed at the lakeside lodge and there was a huge range of demonstrations and workshops going on for the weekend.

The setting was just stunning.

And the work was even better. Felted hats by Carol Furlow

 Saori weaving by Valeri .

Felt by Strattie

 

Weaving by Micheal Kay.

Baskets by the Tasmanian basket makers

Strattie and Robs weighted loom. Just like the one seen on the tv series Vikings.

I just loved this felted frog.

Viv spinning art yarn and Valeri taking a break from her weaving.

More saori weaving from Valeri

Tullah fiber arts weekend part 2

During the weekend we were luck enough to have wonderful tutors who taught us so many exciting new things. I did some of Sue Evans ( above) workshops on felting. I have talked about her before when she was at bothwell and had her beautiful art vessels and her thylacine jacket. She covered many different types of felting such as knitted felt, resist, nuno, salvy bag, needle felting and a few more I cant remember. Sue is such a great tutor and a fun person. I really look forward to doing some more of her classes some time.

There was a nutural dye workshop simmering away over the weekend. These are only some of the results.

I though I would share some of the show and tell with you. Some of these items are made by Pauline Heather. She is a very talented member of the Hobart guild. This lady has created many items across various and diverse art and craft areas. I am always amazed by her ability to create and design items. She is truely amazing.
Bellow is a photo of the lovely Straddie ( in the orange) who came up with the idea for this weekend and put in many, many hours of work to arrange and create this fantastic oportunity. You can see her husband Rob in the blue shirt and cap who also put in many hours to help Straddie. She did such a great job and there was so much fun had by so many people. A huge thankyou goes out to her and all those who helped.

Tullah fiber arts weekend part 1

These are the views from the Lakeside lodge we stayed at and also had our workshops at. You could not find a better backdrop for such a wonderful weekend. The dog in the top photo was a great crowd pleaser with its quiet nature and each morning it gently rounded up one of the local doves.

Tasmania's west coast is well know for its dams and hydro power schemes, and of course for its mines. Tullah is only a small town , with someone telling me there are only about 190 residents. This was the view I was lucky enough to look at each meal time.

West coast trip

I have just got home from a trip to the west coast. The guild had a west coast fiber arts weekend at Tullah and so Mum, Dad and my friend Glynis and I headed off for the weekend. Since it is about a 5 hour drive from our place we decided to do the round trip. We went via Queenstown. I had not been out there for many years so it interesting to see how the hills are a little greener now than when I was there last. (top photo)

These are a few shots of the mountains around Tullah. Stay tuned for the next instalment about my trip.