Cant believe we leave for Vicotira in only a few days it seems to have
crept up so quickly!! We will be at Donvale this weekend for a workshop I
am doing then we move onto Melbourne until Friday morning when we leave to
return home!!!
Any chance of seeing you while we are there Barb?
Natalie where are you located, any chance of dropping in to see you???
Better get back to the packing.
Regards
Sandie :-)
I would like to nuno onto silk material. I can dye the silk caps myself but am really interested in sources for silk material
I used to buy from the silk warehouses -Elsegood in Sydney and Sericus in South Australia - (minimum order of 10 yards) but I dont know what is the name of the type of silk that is that has open enough weave to let me nuno.
Any ideas?
Any ideas for the cheapest source of silk caps. Any cheaper than $3.00?
Hi Barb
Would love to catch up with you when we are down Vic. One hour is nothing
to drive, 14 & 15 are two free days so could certainly catch up any time,
then we will be travelling home on 18 & 19 so we could even make a divert
on the way home.
Hubby and daughter no 2 (Erin) are coming with me, daughter no 1 (Shawna)
has chosen to stay her and my mum is coming to stay with her.
If you are at the Craft show I usually get a lunch break of about an hour
12 - 1 so we could even catch up then though I know an hour goes really
quickly.
Talk to you soon
Sandie :-)
I have started on the second stage of the quilt, it is now ready for wetting down when I get the time. I'm afraid dancing has got in the way of it this week, and with my parents away on a little holiday, I am taking care of their garden and fish, which means a little extra than 107 kms round trip each day that I do when I go to work. It sits there on the table, waiting patiently for more attention.
The first panel, when I used the prefelts, I did happen to use some felt that was more than just prefelt, and some did not adhere, so I have been utilising my felting needles and getting them to stick down. Then I will wet felt the whole thing again. Some of the spots in the whole fabric are a little soft. It is hard to get everything since it is so large. I had a catastrophe when using the Sander too - it went bang and shattered the piece of cast that was somewhere inside it. I went out in a couple of days and purchased another bigger one, but still cheap.
I am learning heaps about this quilt as I go along. Better methods mean that each time I use a prefelt, I have to brush the back of it to rough it up a little. It will help it to adhere to the base more, I hope. Each panel is different - I did not want it to be all uniform like a normal sewn patchwork quilt. I just hope that it turns out okay in the end, after it is all put together. I will have to stand right back when I hang it on the wall, to get a nice picture of it when complete, to get it all in.
Allison----I get most of my silk form Treetops Harmonies, which is Nancy Ballesteros, and some from Helen O'Neill. They are both over here in Perth - Helen only lives a few Kms from me. They both do a wonderful job at the dyeing, both unique colours, so it is good to be able to have both to get a variety.
Nancy also sells it by the metre (silk Chiffon) and so does Helen, I think. I also got some through FeltWEST when they purchased a bulk lot. I am not sure where that came from.
Hi Sandie,
I look forward to seeing you at the stitches & craft show, I'm sure you'll
be too busy to come down to West Gippsland, but we're only 1hr away from
Caulfield, so work shifts permitting, (I'll swap if necessary) I'll be
there.
I haven't been able to post any pictures ;(( probably a fault with my
computer, but I hope to get a new one soon.
I'm slowly making the Easter eggs for everyone, have to decorate them now.
Been busy with work & visitors & taking Mum out on my other day off ( she's
disabled). I play around with them a whilst watching TV.
Have to get into the garden soon, my husband had to weed with the
whipper-snipper -up & over the bushes too, pruning them at the same time.
This week I intend to sit at the sewing machine to finish off the wall
hangings that I am making for my sister's engagement. (she got married a
month ago) .They are made from strip nuno, that Polly Stirling taught us 2
years ago. I had the pieces unfinished, as you do, when my sister & her
(then) fiance saw them, & asked if they could have them. I wanted to do
some machine embroidery to finish them off. We used strips of different
fabrics, held together with small pieces of fleece, all very effective.
one day I shall post photos.
Have to go, my husband wants the fax (same line as the computer)
LOL Barb Mewburn barbam@...
Warragul, Vic.
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> Hi all
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> I am off to Victoria next month and wanted to see if I can make some time
> to meet up with our Victorian members.
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> I am teaching a two day workshop at Donvale on 12 & 13 March then we will
> be in Melbourne from 14 - 17 incl.
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> I will be at the Stitches show on the Wed & Thurs if anyone is going.
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> So any chance we can organise something???
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> Sandie :-)
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Julie- what a beautiful thing!. I like the nuances in colour of using the prefelts. Should be magnificent!
where do people get silk to nuno? I have tried various mummys (is that the measurement) and havent had any success. The feltmakers list seem to talk about silk gauze and seem to order from Dharma.
Thank you
Allison
PS Taught a workshop on the weekend and had the most amazing creative and inspired lot of beginners. They did things with slivers I would not have thought to. Will download piccys if they send to me.
-----Original Message----- From: Julie Williams [mailto:jaruleeli@...] Sent: Thursday, 25 November 2004 12:09 PM To: AussieFeltmakers@... Subject: Re: [AussieFeltmakers] Re: thanks Barb
Hello Barb
In reply to your question as to where I got my meterage of batting, it was from Lorraine McArthur, here in Western Australia. She sent all of her coloured wool away about almost 6 years ago, and had it scoured, and batted.(is that the right terminology? Not Battered, anyway). She got it back in lots of lovely WIDE batts and I talked her into selling me 8 metres of it, as I worked out that is what I would need for the job, allowing for shrinkage, and it has to reach the floor over a pretty high bed. Anyway, Lorraine is in Busselton. I also use the merino from Euroa, I bought a great stack of it from their catalogue, then I get odd bits and pieces from Helen O'Neill. I also like the wool (fine) from Christine Sloan from Gerringgong, NSW, I got some from her at the Caloundra Convergence.
Hello all, Welcome, Julie, and thanks for the info on Micron.As I don't have any sheep, I buy all my fibre, mainly through our felting group, as we have a good supply available. We have mainly merino tops, which are about 22micron from First Edition Fibres in Euroa. We also have a lot of mixed fibre, mer/silk, mer/flax, mer/silk/alp. We have coloured fleece Cor/mer batts from Bennet& Gregor in SA & merino batts from Margaret Peel, as well as silk tops, hankies etc from TreeTops Colour Harmonies in WA as wel as tussah tops,pencil roving, etc from Matein Van Zuilen in Perth.
I also have a number of coloured fleeces that I have to deal with asap. (perendale) as well as a corriedale.
I like to do cobweb & nuno, flatfelting, as well as needlefelting. Pre felts are such a great way to go. As I have had a lot of trouble with my back, earlier this year, I'm using batts mor! e for large pieces of solid felt. (being a large person, this is often necessary for me.) I am always interested in new suppliers of batts, especially in natural colours, as I like to dye my own at times. It's great thatt there might be a new supplier coming up from one of us:))
Julie, what a mammoth task rolling that large piece of batting, do you need to use it all for your quilt? I have intentions,also of doing a felt quilt, having had similar ideas to you as how to go about it.
I've been busy with everything else than felting, lately, but you have inspired me, I think, if I move myself, I just have enough time to do one for my sister's wedding in January. Where did you get the batting meterage? was it the commercial needle felt batting available in Quilt shops? or the batting available from the net? regards, Barb?
Hi Julie
Love the quilt and managed to upload the pic for you that you sent me.
Make sure you all take a look it is fantastic.
Well done Julie!!!!!
Sandie :-)
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Hi all
I am off to Victoria next month and wanted to see if I can make some time
to meet up with our Victorian members.
I am teaching a two day workshop at Donvale on 12 & 13 March then we will
be in Melbourne from 14 - 17 incl.
I will be at the Stitches show on the Wed & Thurs if anyone is going.
So any chance we can organise something???
Sandie :-)
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Hi everyone, have you all seen my photos. It is time to change them again
so they will be there for just a few more days till I get the camera into
action.
Regards Kerry.
Hi Everyone
Well, I have had a very productive week indeed. I first of allhave
finished doing the first panel of the QS bedquilt that I was talking
about making. Then I went out and spent my holiday money on a
digital camera so that I could share some pics with you all. That
means that I will no longer be able to attend the Geelong Forum or
the Canberra Convergence in Sept/October, because I have spend the
money that I had to get there with. Oh well, I guess I could always
wait until the next year, and look forward to that even more.
Anyway, that is life.
Sandie....I have been trying to upload these photos onto the Yahoo
site and so far, nothing that I do will work, so I may have to get
you to do it, please. I am going to attach the photos to this
email. Thanks for that.
Regarding the quilt. I have had a few problems with some of the
patches not adhering, so out will come the needle and I will
needlefelt them on. That will be a big job. The reason they did not
stick was the fact that some of the felt that I used for pieces was
already more that just prefelts. I could not resist the colours. I
still have another panel just as big as this one, plus another half
as wide, but twice as long.
It was a good feeling to actually see this much done, and to quit the
procrastination that I did for 2 years prior to beginning the project.
Happy felting everyone
Julie Williams
Jaruleeli FeltART
Western Australia
All my children are finally back at school/kindy so I have just had my first child-free day in about 8 weeks!
Made my first needlefelted standing figure this week - a gumnut fairy for my daughter's Year 1 classroom. (I've uploaded a photo in the photos section). I needlefelted a gumnut hat, and used some pre-felt for her gumleaf apron. She is holding a real gumnut with a needlefelted gum blossom glued into it. She is made in the Waldorf style (my daughter attends a Rudolf Steiner school) so she is quite rounded in the body and the face does not have any features.
I am getting together a collection of samples of my work for a local fairy shop. I made a lacy felted scarf this week which from a merino, alpaca, silk blend in a cobweb design in pinks, mauves & pale blue. It originally started as a nuno felted scarf but looked too heavy so I made it without the silk backing fabric. I lightly needlefelted it to keep the design in place but when I tried to remove it from the foam needlefelting pads it started to fall apart so I gently felted it with my sander while it was attached to the foam pads. Then I was able to detach it from the pads without any trouble.
I needlefelted an Easter egg around a large polystyrene mold today. I'm going to wet felt it then cut it almost in half, take it off the mold, attach a little fastening at the front and put Easter gifts in it ( I made it with about 5 layers of Corriedale so it should be quite thick and hold its shape well).
I am finishing off a needlefelted mermaid for a birthday party this weekend.
Next week I plan to make a lacy triangular shawl in a cobweb design and work out some other things for the fairy shop. Must also start getting on to the Easter Eggs for the exchange!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Wendy
-----Original Message----- From: sandken [mailto:gordon1963@...] Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 4:52 PM To: AussieFeltmakers@... Subject: [AussieFeltmakers] What are you all doing?
Hi all
Thought I would write to ask what you are all doing, with children back at school and hubby back at work, I have to get myself moving and do some work!!
I am working on all sorts of bits and pieces at the moment, sometimes I wish that only one piece was on the go at once but I would never get much finished if I did that!! :-)
I am working on a felted floor rug, usually I draw rough outlines of my designs but this one is just evolving. It is to take to shows and put on the floor when we are demonstrating drop spindling as if we drop the drop spindles they may be damaged and then we wont be able to sell them! Sounds complicated doesn't it!
I am working on a rather strange sculptural piece kinda looks like leaves at the moment but who knows what it will end up like.
I am making lots of bear heads ready for the craft show workshop I am doing and also writing a new set of workshop notes.
Have been packaging products ready for upcoming shows (a job I detest).
And still trying to refine our website!!! I believe that this will be a never ending job.
Hi Julie
Great to see you smiling & having a laugh again!! :-)
Cant wait to see what this quilt looks like, maybe you should send us some
pics of the work as it progresses!
Have a great week
Sandie :-)
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Hello all you wonderful girls that sent me greetings. Natalie, your card certainly made me laugh, and that is something that I had not done for a while. I am totally over the doldrums now, thanks to you all.
I felt so good, that yesterday, I decided that instead of procrastinating about it, I would get into the heart of it, and start putting the quilt together. My table is not big enough, so I am doing it in pieces as large as I can manage, and am going to put the pieces together later. I have been busy cutting out prefelts and now I have placed and even wet down some of it, so that I can roll it up and proceed with the next section. Now that I have it underway, I don't think that it will be too much longer before I get it all done. Whew! When I was just thinking about it, it was turning out to be a daunting task, and I wasn't sure that it would work the way I wanted it to, but I have decided to go ahead, and plan each stage only as I go along. That way, it will be an inspired artwork, just the way I usually work, making it up as I go along. All along, I did not want it to be simmetric, so it certainly won't be that. Only in parts, because I want it to be "reminiscent" of a patchwork quilter's work.
Well, back to the quilt, as I just wanted a little break.
Thank you one and all for helping out of a little black patch.
Thanks for the info Sandie. Sorry I have been a little "out of it " lately. Been a bit depressed about 2 weeks prior to the birthday, which has hit me today. Don't like the idea of not having as many more years left as I used to have. Will get onto more of the eggs and do some more on my quilt, which I am busy cutting out shapes to be ready for the placement and felting stage. It is finally coming together, after being in the planning stage and beginning stage for the last 2 years.
HI Julie
Happy birthday!!!!!
Its okay being a bit out of it I seem to be like that all the time
lately!!! :-) Don't let your birthday get you down, think how fantastically
you will live your years ahead of you with the knowledge that you have
learnt from the years past!!!! Anyway a friend of mine decided to stop and
go backwards from a certain age until she got back to 21 and there she has
stayed!!!! Must say though she has a very interesting figure and face for a
21 year old.
Try and have a wonderful day!
Love
Sandie
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Thanks for the info Sandie. Sorry I have been a little "out of it " lately. Been a bit depressed about 2 weeks prior to the birthday, which has hit me today. Don't like the idea of not having as many more years left as I used to have. Will get onto more of the eggs and do some more on my quilt, which I am busy cutting out shapes to be ready for the placement and felting stage. It is finally coming together, after being in the planning stage and beginning stage for the last 2 years.
Hi Ladies
Just confirming the names for the egg exchange:
Sandie
Natalie
Wendy
Jacqui
Julie
Barb
I do apologise if I have missed anyone please let me know as soon as
possible and I will amend.
Just to refresh your minds!
Each person will need to make an egg for every one who takes part.
The eggs are to be posted in a box with a return label and a money order
for the return postage.
The eggs are obviously to be felted, needle or traditional or a combination
of both!
Eggs to be received by the 12 of March to be sent back out the week of Easter.
Please send to:
Felt from the Heart
PO Box 10
Tahmoor NSW 2573
Cheers
Sandie
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Hi all
Thought I would write to ask what you are all doing, with children back at
school and hubby back at work, I have to get myself moving and do some work!!
I am working on all sorts of bits and pieces at the moment, sometimes I
wish that only one piece was on the go at once but I would never get much
finished if I did that!! :-)
I am working on a felted floor rug, usually I draw rough outlines of my
designs but this one is just evolving. It is to take to shows and put on
the floor when we are demonstrating drop spindling as if we drop the drop
spindles they may be damaged and then we wont be able to sell them! Sounds
complicated doesn't it!
I am working on a rather strange sculptural piece kinda looks like leaves
at the moment but who knows what it will end up like.
I am making lots of bear heads ready for the craft show workshop I am doing
and also writing a new set of workshop notes.
Have been packaging products ready for upcoming shows (a job I detest).
And still trying to refine our website!!! I believe that this will be a
never ending job.
Think that is about it
Hope you are all well and busy.
Cheers
Sandie :-)
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Hi everyone,
We have our 21 yo son home with us at the moment, at my age you become
electricity conscious (well let's face it, I'd rather spend my money on
wool). To turn his computer on there's the tower, monitor, modem, stereo,
fan on stand to keep tower cool, ceiling fan, light. That's just what I
know of.......
We've just had lots of rain at Coffs Harbour the last couple of days, the
goats were looking like drowned rats but the sun has come out today and they
are looking much better.
Cheers
Kerry.
Hi all
Sorry haven't been around, our web site has been taking up more time than
expected, the joys of modern technology. It is up and running but we still
need to do some minor tweaking.
Back to the grindstone today - actually I am back playing. The girls are at
their Nanna's and I thought it time I get back into work mode, have some
serious dying to do today and back to the felt making!!
Had a great day yesterday, some of our fibre group combined with ladies
from a couple of other spinning groups and we met at my friends place in
Kangaroo Valley to have a dying day (Sounds a bit like a cult experience
doesn't it!!) There were 14 of us and the day was spent experimenting with
microwave dying. It was a great day, lovely company, beautiful peaceful
setting and playing with fibre couldn't ask for more. The only sad thing
was I ventured into my friends spinning shed (she sells spinning supplies!)
and two 250gm bags of fibre jumped off the shelf and into my arms and I had
to take them home, pocket was $20 lighter but am looking forward to playing
today.
What has everyone else been up to!
Hopefully some interesting things!
Take care
Cheers
Sandie
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It is amazing to come back from holiday and see how busy everyone has been!
I would love to be involved in the egg exchange - sounds like fun. I am also interested in the scarf competition Sandie. Could you please email the entry form? I find that having goals like this helps me make the time for felting in a schedule dominated by the activities of four gorgeous young daughters!
The contact details for the Geelong Fibre Forum are
To anyone who is interested there is a scarf competition being held in conjunction with the fibre muster in April! You can make a felted scarf, if anyone is interested please let Patricia or myself know and we can send you the entry form.
Rachel is another person that I have spoken to and emailed but who I have never met face to face!!! :-) Have used Rachels fibre and also seen Rachels work before and you are right she does beautiful work!
Catch up with you soon.
Sandie :-)
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I did a workshop with Rachel Meek once in Western Australia. It was great, and boy, does she do some great work. I still have the cape which I did in the workshop, have never bothered to put it up for sale. But, I am thinking of altering it in some way.
I would be very interested in going in the scarf exchange if possible. I have been in several, but not for a few years now. I really enjoy working on a scarf and getting a complete surprise in the mail when the time came. That is why I like the idea of the Easter exchange.
Yes I will be at Bathurst at the fiber muster. Did you know they are having a scarf competition as part of the muster? I have the details at the shop and can post them if anyone is interested. I believe they can be felted, woven knit etc. Do you know Rachel Meek? She well be at the muster and she does beautiful felting and dying.
Hi Allison
Happy New Year!!! Great to see you back and please lurk as much as you
need! Just send a message now and then to let us know you are lurking, a
wave will do!!! :-)
Hope everything is okay.
Sandie
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