Weaving in October

 Balclutha was very lucky to Host a Travelling Tutor on Weaving for a Weekend in October...

Happy crafting...

September report...

 By September we were recovered from hosting the Exhibition, and were out of lockdown in time for our Social Saturday...

No photos sorry, but here is a pic of an entry in Wool On...by a former club member Elaine Wells,

Wool On was on the Exact same time as our Exhibition in Balclutha, in August....

you can see more at https://www.woolon.co.nz/

Happy crafting...

August was our Combined Exhibition at Creative Arts Centre...

Here is a report from one of our members....

I had the pleasure this year of being able to help with the setting up of the Creative Arts group Balclutha exhibition. The South Otago Spinners and Weavers were responsible for organising this year's show. We are fortunate to have a very active President and Secretary who know the district well and are well connected. A lot of behind the scenes went on well beforehand, with advertising in the form of creating new billboards which were placed strategically in the entrance and exit of Balclutha. 

Members of the Spinners and Weavers group were tasked with making object d'art for the Sales Table, and also distributing pamphlets advertising the Exhibition, to the local stores around South Otago, and Dunedin. This year's show would be well advertised. 

The Exhibition was ultimately set up by the Spinner and Weavers, some of them doing it for the first time.

How does one go about displaying every exhibit item to its best advantage and bear in mind 3 other groups would also be displaying; Art, Embroidery and Patchworkers. A good part of 2 days was spent with 108 items for display.

Two Guest Artists were also asked to display;

our very own member, from Lawrence, who had a remarkable display on natural dyes and samples of hand knitted garments incorporating these dyes. Mrs Dorothy Coburn has been an active member for many, many years, her skills in this craft are inspiring given her age. Her display was met with many people exclaiming over the dye results and astonishment at the different colours to be achieved.

Angela Meecham from Lawrence, is a gifted felter which she showed to advantage with her display of unique hats. This is another very skilled craftsperson. Her display was amazing and was well received with the audience.

The Exhibition was open for 5 days in mid August, with  approx 200 visitors. Overall a great success.

Happy crafting.

Club Day July

 Our Club day involved plenty of chat and activity...

Planning is well under way for the Exhibition in August,

Items are being made for Exhibit and also for the 'shop' part - the last few year's has seen the new tradition of a shop - with handcrafted items for sale - usually at very reasonable prices.

This year we, the Spinners and Weavers group have been making cushions, bags, mitts, hats, Xmas decorations, garments and much more. It is always a surprise what comes in from the four groups (Art, Embroidery and Patchwork are the other three.)

 See you there, 11-15th August 2021 10 -4.30

CAC combined Exhibition coming soon...

 

Weaving in Canberra...

 One of our members is visiting Canberra, Australia

and has share these pics of a Weaving exhibition she attended...

by the Canberra Spinners and Weavers inc

Inspiring

happy crafting

Spinning in May...

 We are looking forward to welcoming a Spinning Tutor in May...

Jenny Hart, from the top of the South Island, is coming to Mosgiel and Balclutha,

to tutor in Spinning and Knitting,

Our class is being held on the Monday, 17th May from 10am.

we (I) chose "Spinning Multi-coloured Samples"

so we can learn about colour.

please contact me if you would like to attend,

 it is $10 for CF members, $20 for public.

 a 3 hr class, with lunch in-between.

email me at christinebennett290@gmail.com

Natural Dyeing in April

 Autumn is usually the time we think of dyeing, this year we managed to find lots more to do...

I managed to find Ivy, Quince, Yarrow, and Blackberry to try all in one pot, I added 2 tea bags

and a cotton top... (top mordanted in copper sulphate and citic acid)

 

At our Saturday get together we dyed lots of samples using Silver Dollar gum leaves,

Avocado stones, Birch bark, Grapes, Geranium

Maureen got some lovely colours dyeing her Natural coloured wools...

Mandy and Beth started us all off on a Black Bean spending spree....

This is Mandy's blue, from soaking black beans in water!!!!

and then at our next social day, we had many VARIED black bean colours to share!

Happy Dyeing...

Christine Bennett

 Some of our crafty members took a weekend away,

for Crafting....well, some was done, but also a lot of chatting,

eating, shopping, and laughter!

first of many meals together, at Cromwell

thats snow on the hills

Butterfly pea flower tea at the Lavendar Farm Wanaka

I knitted a patterned vest, for a child

And it pays to check your email - there was one from our delegate saying a lady in Wanaka had

fleece for sale (giveaway really)....so off we toodled to have a look...

got stationwagon - fill 'er up...

So a great time was had by all.... and planning underway for doing it all again, in a year's time!

Happy crafting

Scenes from a knitting workshop...

 

And I finished the samples!!!!

A great day had by all learning Entrelac and Mobius.

 This is this Saturday...

still time to book in, email me at christinebennett290@gmail.com