Show and tell

Such a big productive day today. One of the nice things is seeing the purchase of new equipment for us to use. always fun! It is also rewarding to the the fractal spinning turning up on the show and tell table already. Some lovely colours. Sue was helping Jan H to learn nuno felting and both their scarves were impressive. Is Sue a good teacher or Jan an excellent student? Lovely, bold colours and such a good visual effect. Jumpers are turning up too as we are into winter now and we don’t like the cold. Next week we have a public holiday so there will be no meeting.

Hilary:Handspun  asymmetrical scarf in Alexis’ reddish colours.

Cheryle : White socks in 40 year old Patons 12 ply. Her first socks in 45 years. Fractal spin of Alexis’ plait in nice colours.

Sue: Beautiful nuno felted scarf in wool and silk. Orange.

Kay :Suzue Horne’s pinks and oranges spun into chunky yarn.

Angela: Colourful 4 ply rainbow cowl. Colourful tan, black and white jacket in cotton and merino.

Maxine : Monochrome slipover vest and matching beanie.   

Anita:  Mohair and merino lace scarf in tan. Black and green silk mittens, long cable mittens in green colourmix.

Jan H: Nuno felted silk and wool scarf in lime green.

Corina : Crochet bag in pastel colours. Twined bag in blue, green, white and ecru.

Janette: Knitted jumper in Marie Pfeiffer’s fleece and Brenda’s colours.

Dagmar: Spun merino and silk in Kathy;s fibres colours.

Show and tell

Fabulous day at the club today despite the colder weather. We have our homespun to wear and it keeps us warm! We have plenty of ideas and this month we are looking to support charities and that always makes you feel warm. Since Alexis suggested we have a donation box on our exchange table we have collected a very tidy sum to donate to charity this month. The exchange table has been very successful this last couple of years. What we don’t want finds a good home and use. It is also great to see members learning new skills as well. Someone will always help them get better and so they reach good levels of achievement very quickly. Doing something new always get the creativity and conversations going.

Show and tell

Corina: a small stick woven bag and a wool/silk woven scarf in various darker colours. She had learned to do twining to make her bag.
Cathy: beanie in bright fluffy pink yarn and four felted cutlery pouches.
Marjorie: a scarf in Dagmar’s lace knit pattern and a skein two tone green wool.
Maxine: a pair of fingerless mittens in green with owl motif and a silk pashmina nuno felted scarf in mauve.
Anita: two packets of processed alpaca/mulberry silk : one in autumn colours and one in green/blues from Dovedale Creations, Woodside.
John: a woven scarf in a very intricate pattern in a green /red/yellow mix.
Jan H; knitted beret in grey/red from Sheila Mc’s pattern.
Hilary: a pair fingerless mittens made from left over yarn in coral, blue and white.

Tips for better felting

treetops colour harmonies has some great tips on its site for producing good quality felting. Jan E, one of our experienced felters shared the site with us. Read into the site and you will get so many ideas as to how to achieve better quality fabric when you are felting. Experience matters, but so does learning from experienced people who know what they are talking about.

Show and tell

Plenty of sunshine and light today after a mixed bag of hot, cold, wind and rain for a week. We has a busy time today and it was great to see all the dyed yarn and fleece come back after our dyeing workshop last week. Then there were plenty of other inpired projects to see and interesting ones in the making. It was a happy, creative time and we are starting to think about the beanie festivals coming our way in the winter months.

Show and tell

Anita: a bag of dyed coral fleece from last week and two balls of spun wool.

Lynn: Handdyed knitted fingerless mittens in a dark coral colour.
Dagmar:orange/coral fleece dyed from last week & a beautiful lacy knitted scarf from spun black wool plied with multi colour silk.
Maxine: five various coloured balls from the dyeing workshop.
Alexis: a ball of spun wool dyed in three primary colours, a long shawl knitted in commercial, tapestry yarn in a feather and fan pattern.
Kay: a selection of wool from last week’s dyeing workshop and 3 felted scarves which were a mixture of sari silk , wool and alpaca.
Corina: a stick woven bag which was fully lined.
Cathy :a display box of samples from her dyeing day, a beanie in dark red and purplecombined with a sparkle yarn. Fiar Isle pattern.
Marina: classic cream crochet hat with a flower motif.
Sheila O: a knitted felted hat in bright turquoise with a matching ribbon band.
Marjorie: a pair of knitted gloves in rust dyed wool.
Hilary :two skeins from last week’s dyeing day: 1one red/yellow, one blue/yellow, beanie with lime and purple bands, a pair of fingerless mittens from an easy pattern in the yarn mag.