Southern Hemisphere Feltmakers Convergence

Parnell, Auckland, September 2015
Five from our group are attending the convergence.  Having a great time.  Fiona Duthie is the main guest tutor and there are lots of other workshop options as well.  One of the sessions was on making Sculptural Light Vessels which we will use with lights at our final dinner.

Detail of one of Fiona's sculptural light vessels

This light sculpture has a light and a flower holder

The suitcase sale session

Application forms due

For the Textile and Fibre Arts Network exhibition - 'Celebrating Textile Art' with the challenge topic of  'Shaken Not Stirred'. Forms are due 25 September and items are due 2 October.  We have our next felting meeting on 3rd October and I am happy to collect items then for delivery to the organisers (I know its a day late but many of us are away that week anyway).  More information and contact details are available in an earlier post. 

Halswell Community Market

Southern Felters is hoping to have a site at the Halswell Community Market later this year. The plan is to use the site to promote Southern Felters but also to give our members an opportunity to sell felted items directly to the public.  Site bookings haven't opened yet for later this year so we cant confirm the date yet but this is an advance working so felters can start thinking about and making things for our stand.  We are hoping for a date in November.

International felting day- 3rd October

Felt United's international felting day is on the same date as our next felting day - October 3rd 2015.  The theme this year is "home" and felters are encouraged to create something related to 'home' and post it on the felt united website.  More information and photos from last year is at http://www.feltunited.com/ 

"Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home."  Matsno Basho

Linda Irving's felt from last year.  The theme was "Peace"

Meeting dates for 2016

We have booked the hall for 2016 so you can put the following dates into your dairies now.

Feb 13th​, Mar 19th, Apr 30th​, Sep 3rd​, Oct ​1st, Dec 3rd​

Woolfun day

The local Christchurch Woolfun group are continuing to meet this year.  Their next days is August 8th Saturday, Anytime between 10 am and 4 pm.  (The next planned day for your dairies is September 12
  
They say ...Come and sit by the fire and enjoy a relaxing day working with wool with like-minded people in a small group.  Coffee and tea provided.  Bring your lunch and your "crafty" project.  June, July and August sessions all at 397 Marine Drive, in Charteris Bay, next to the Charteris Bay Yacht Club. 40 minutes from the square. For information ring Philippa on 3294 677 or 027 224 2421.

Another great felting day

Our August felting day was a success with fine weather and a good turnout.  I will attach a handful of photos below.  Several of us are going to the Southern Hemisphere Feltmakers Convergence in Auckland in October.  We need to make a scarf each and post it up to Auckland.  The scarves will be exhibited and the we take a different scarf home. 

Victoria attempting a yarn scarf

Anne using carded wool

Jane making one of her distinctive scarves with silk bits

Ann getting in on the scarf making too

Anna and friend