Southern Felters Glenroy Retreat in May this year

Thursday 14^th to Sunday 17^th May 2015

This is a retreat at Glenroy Christian Camp.  Contact Corole Hyndman for more information.  Mandal37@xtra.co.nz

6 Edinbough St

Roxburgh

Cantral Otago 9500

Textile and Fibre Arts AGM

Notice to Member Group/Guilds re Textile and Fibre Arts Network AGM

Rosemary McLeod will be guest speaker at the Textile and Fibre Arts AGM.  Here is the notice from the network.

 

This is to advise that the Textile and Fibre Arts Network AGM will be held on Saturday 23 May 2015, 1.00 pm, Christchurch Bridge Club, Nova Place, (a small street off Barbadoes St. Barbadoes St is one way, so enter from Bealey Ave end. Nova Place is on the left just after you cross Salisbury St.

 

Each Guild and group can have up to two delegates on the Network Committee (this includes us at Southern Felters) . Delegates serve on the Network committee. It is the role of the member Group or Guild to appoint their delegate(s) to the Network and for that delegate to represent their Guild or Group.

 

Please advise any nominations for delegate in writing to secretary Ros McCarthy at ros.mccarthy@gmail.com by 17 May 2015.  Nominations for delegate are not taken at the AGM, but come through the member Guild or Group.  Afiliate (supporter) membership status is also available on application to the Network (by email is fine).  Afiliate members can vote at the AGM but do not vote on behalf of a group or Guild. Afiliate members can attend committee meetings and be office holders, but only have voting rights if they are on the Committee.

 

Rosemary McLeod will be our guest speaker at our AGM,

Known to many for her newspaper columns, Rosemary has also been a collector of   home textile items of the 1930’s-1950’s.  A travelling exhibition of her collection was curated at the Tauranga Museum and will move to Auckland later this year.  Rosemary has written two books, “From Thrift to Fantasy” in 2006, that won the Montana book award, followed by “With Bold Needle and Thread” in 2013.  Rosemary will bring a selection of items with her. While Rosemary will talk about her collection, her topic will be “The Secret life of Aprons”.  If you have a family item from that period (tea cosy, embroidery, apron, peg bag, etc,) do bring it along to the meeting.

 

Photos from our February Felting day

Felting day Saturday 28 March

Don't forget we have a felting day coming up on Saturday 28 March.  Details of time and place are available on the right had side of this blogsite.  All welcome There is a $5 door charge to cover the cost of the hall.

Glenroy Blanket

Victoria tells me that the blanket that we made as a group at Glenroy last year is off on an adventure of its own.  Victoria was lucky enough to win this blanket in our draw.  She has submitted it to the Creative Fibre 2015 National Festival and it has been accepted into the exhibition.  The selectors were Pat old, Raewyn Penrose and Marilyn Raes-Menzies.  The exhibition is in Rotorua from April 10th to 12th. 


For more information about whats on at Crative Fibre, Rotorua see www.creativefibre2015.wordpress.com

Celebrating Textile Art in Christchurch

Exhibition Celebrating Textile Art

A fresh look at contemporary textiles

 12-24 October, 10am- 3pm daily

Linwood Community Arts Centre

Work from members of the Textile and Fibre Arts Network is sought for display. Preference will be given to new work created in the last 12 months. Work previously exhibited outside Christchurch may be exhibited. Any textile item is eligible for entry- bags, boxes, quilts, items of clothing etc.

Information on entry criteria and entry forms will be available at meetings and in newsletters. We would also love you to have a go at the challenge.

 Challenge topic: “Shaken, not stirred”

This topic is to encourage Network members to create an original work of any size featuring more than one textile discipline. Shake yourself out of your comfort zone and mix in something different! Embroider your felt, weave a quilt, lace on your knitting? Anything goes. Just have fun!