Learn To Crochet Granny Squares in Hobart

NEW CRAFT CLASSES

The Handweavers, spinners and dyers guild of Tasmania are trialing some new craft classes. They will he held on the last Tuesday of the month from 6pm to 8pm at the Guild rooms at St Georges Church, Battery Point.

The first class is on September 24th 2013 and is  Learn to CROCHET GRANNY SQUARES. If you thought granny squares were only for grannys then come along and see how they can brighten up any room or be used to make bags or cushions.
Come along, bring a friend and have some fun.
cost is only $15

contact for more info

hwsdguildsecretary@gmail.com or have a look at the Guilds webpage

tour defleece 2013

Here is the finished skeins from my

time spinning along to the tour de fleece with ravelry. I set myself a little goal of trying to spin as much of my white fleece as I could. I spun all but one day over 21days.                                                     

mums shawl

Here is the finished shawl i made for my Mum. It is the print o'the waves shawl. the pattern is on ravelry. It was a great knit. Mum chose the colour and I was very happy with the finished product, even if it took me longer to finish than I thought.

Ross church

 On a recent trip to Ross I visited the local church and was left wondering, Why havent I visited it earlier. Ross is a town in the centre of Tasmania, one I have always loved and visited often. This church is a little gem so if you are ever passing I would urge you to stop and have a look.

 

 

bothwell weaving #2

Here are some more weavings created by local Tasmanian weavers( Valeri, Beata and Di )on display at Bothwell. And below is the silk weaving our Japanese Guests were doing. I just love the fine silk weaving. After seeing all these wonderful weaving I have made the plunge into the world of weaving, and so far I love it. So much to learn but also so much fun to be had.

bothwell weaving

Here are some of the weaving on display at the Bothwell spin in. Above is an amazing Maori piece from New Zealand.

 

A traditional back strap loom and weaving

 

A fantastic piece by Valeri, made from her own aplaca fleece.

Sue Evans felting workshop

 The wonderful Sue Evans ran a felting workshop at the Guild recently. 10 very keen felters took part in the fun of creating a sample scarf. Bubble wrap and colourful fleece filled the space.

 Here we have Sue demonstrating some techniques.

And some of the finished samples. We all had so much fun and Sue is such a great teacher.