Ready for the craft fair

I have been doing some dyeing for the Tasmanian craft Fair held in Deloraine from 1st to the 4th November. I had lots of fun creating a range of silk scarves dyed either with natural dye or commercial dyes.
They will be for sale, along with lots of other great hand crafted items at the Handweavers, spinners and dyers Guild stall at the fair.

Dyeing divas

Google has don it again. I will try and return these pictures but These are done by Carol Kingston. Natural dyes on paper. I am so sorry for all the head on side to enjoy these but when I first saw these I was totally taken by then. The photo doesnt really show the texture of these pieces. Visually stunning and I could not believe it was paper they had been painted on. There is just so much texture in them. I a huge favourite of mine, and also for my dad.

Dyeing Divas2

As you can see google seems to have turned my photo sideways, but if you turn your head you will see these two wonderful dyed pieces by Di Mcpherson. They are just stunning. These were part of the Unravel exhibition by the dyeing divas at the botanical gardens. Such talented women who make wonderful art fron nature. There was so much to be inspired by at this exhibition. I hope this group exhibits some more.

Dyeing divas

I went to UNRAVEL by the Dyeing Divas. A exhibition held at the Royal Botanical gardens in Hobart.All the dyes are natural. I really liked these dresses. More photos to come.

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.