Many of our members have just spent the last two days enveloped in a riotous kaleidoscope of colour and stitch with Effie Mitrofanis. Our workshop was based on Effie’s latest book Threadwork which was inspired by a trip to India, hence the vibrant colours used. Here is a feast for the eyes: Stunning work girls. Thank [...]
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Kaleidoscope of colour
Posted in Beading, Embroiderer's guild, Hand Embroidery, Silk on March 11, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Show and Tell
Posted in Bookmaking, Dyeing, Embroiderer's guild, Exhibitions, Machine Embroidery, Workshops on May 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
At our April and May meetings there was quite a bit of Show and Tell from the members. It is great to get inspiration from other members in this way and also to get positive feedback on our pieces. In April Jacqui had done some wonderful cloth dyeing based on the February swing tag technique [...]
August Interpolation
Posted in Bonding, Embroiderer's guild, FME, Layering on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just a fancy name for sandwiching, which is what a select group did during this month’s meeting. Following the instructions in Beryl Taylor‘s fantastic book we embedded and layered using copious amounts of vliesofix. Carmel and Gillian did some lovely rich coloured pieces, Jenny and I experimented with various combinations, Jacqui gave her sewing machine [...]
Fabricate 09
Posted in Art Dolls, Dyeing, Embroiderer's guild, Machine Embroidery, Printing, TAG, Weaving on April 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today Pauleen and I made the trek up the Melbourne/Geelong Rd to the opening of the Fabricate 09 exhibition by the TAG (Textile Art @ the Guild) group. There was a wonderfully diverse range of textile art by invited artists from Australia and internationally, including art dolls, indigo dyeing, felting, weaving, free machine embroidery and printing. [...]
A multitude of creative activity
Posted in ATC's, Embroiderer's guild, Machine Embroidery, Workshops on March 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This post of our March Creative textile arts group day is a little delayed. My computer and phone refuse to communicate via bluetooth, so I will have to physically connect the phone via a lead (which I haven’t yet purchased). Update: No lead available. Son no 2 has bluetoothed photos from my phone to his [...]
A new group, a new blog
Posted in ATC's, Embroiderer's guild, Journals on February 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Welcome to the first post of the newly created Geelong Creative Fibre Arts Group, a protegy of the Geelong Embroiderer’s Guild. Our inaugural meeting was held today and attended by twenty very enthusiastic members of the guild, ranging in age from 8 years to ….. Some of the lovely ladies who attended. Congratulations and Thank [...]
