Photos from today's felting day

Handwarmers, Isla's pattern

Ralda's flowers

Rose's babies booties

Section of Victoria's translucent white-on-white blouse

Great day at felting today.  And it was international Felt United Day

Entwine, 20 - 23 April 2017

The details for the Creative Fibre Festival are out.  Check their website and start working on your entries for the National Awards.  Your southern Felters team are involved in organising the runway show and we want lots of garments (and possibly help closer to the time).
http://www.creativefibre.org.nz/festival2017/

Felt United day this Saturday 3rd Oct - Have a go

Jane is urging us to participate in the felt united challenge (see below for link) on Saturday.  She is going to bring extra natural coloured wool and other bits and pieces if anyone new wants to join us with the challenge.  Jane has offered to run a felting tutorial at some stage during the day so come along and have a go.

Jane Dolan has started on her projects for Felt United day already

Rene Corder-Evans workshop
Felt Making -The next level

Two day workshop offered.  I believe this is for 21, 22 Nov although the Creative Fibre notice doesn't state this.  Most of us are not going as we are focused on Glenroy which is the following weekend. If you are interested in Rene's workshop contact the Creative Fibre Education Officer, Anne Wilson cimma@xtra.co.nz  Ph 03 3187910 by 24 Sept

Next Felting day Saturday Oct 1

Our next felting day coincides with FELT UNITED DAY. This is organised by an international group of about 4,000 Felters.  Each year there is a theme, this year is Natural Colours.  Check out the website.  If you make something along the natural colours theme you/we can then add a picture to the Felt United website

https://feltunited.wordpress.com/2016/07/23/felt-united-2016october-1-is-fast-approaching/

Creative Fibre exhibition at the museum

Don't forget to go along to the Canterbury Area Creative Fibre exhibition at Canterbury Museum.  Its well worth a visit with some spectacular work bysome of our Southern Felters Members

Extra felting day for your diaries

We have added another felting day - Saturday 5th November.
The remaining felting days this year are:
Saturday 1 October 2016
Saturday 5 November 2016
Saturday 3 December 2016 

More details of where and when are on the vertical information bar to the right of the screen

Canterbury Area, Creative Fibre, is looking for a treasurer

Area Delegate: Fay Hider acanterbury@creativefibre.org.nz

www.creativefibre.org.nz

7 September 2016

Dear Creative Fibre Members

As you are all aware we are in need of an Area Treasurer.  Heather Williams is standing down at our AGM after three years of conscientious and meticulous commitment.

We have been asking since our last AGM for anyone interested to come forward.  However we have received no replies.  Heather is happy to help and share her knowledge with the incoming Treasurer.  The role includes receiving, paying out all money as required, and keeping records of same.  Heather has set up internet banking to help with this.  Our Area meetings are currently held every two months at the Tannery on a Friday morning.  A report of our financial position is required at these meetings.  At the end of our Financial year (Sept) the books are forwarded to the Auditor for annual reports which are presented at our AGM in November.
Heather is happy to help the incoming Treasurer settle in and the Area Committee are here for help and support in any way.  We have a friendly and supportive Area Committee and we would welcome our new member with open arms.
lease have a serious think about this, if you or any other member is interested we would love to hear from you as soon as possible.
Thanks Kind regards
Cherry Thompson, Area President, Cherry.thompson@outlook.co.nz, frhider@yahoo.com