Events
Workshops and other events organised so far for 2012:
Saturday January 21 and Sunday January 22, 2012
Beading workshop in private home, Sydney:
“Capturing Fragments with Freeform Right Angle Weave Beadweaving”
This workshop is available as either a one-day or two-day workshop. If you are interested to know more, please email me for the workshop details – they aren’t on my website just yet.
Saturday March 10, 2012
One-day workshop for ATASDA, to be held in Sydney (Epping):
Capturing Fragments with Freeform Right Angle Weave Beadweaving (one-day version of this workshop).
Non-members can attend ATASDA workshops if space permits – extra fees for non-members. Check out NSW section of ATASDA website for more info and contacts: www.atasda.org.au
Saturday April 14 & Sunday April 15, 2012
Two-day workshop, held at the CONTEXTART FORUM in the Blue Mountains (west of Sydney). This inaugural event is the latest version of the famous TAFTA FORUMS (most recently held in Orange in NSW).
“Bead the Surface: create texture and dimension with beadwork”
The techniques covered in this workshop are:
- bead couching
- beaded backstitch
- regular fringing
- branched fringing
- bead stacks
- ladder stitch – and how it can be used with textiles
- brick stitch – and how it can be used with textiles
- maintaining appropriate tension in the beadwork
- general info on beads, needles, threads, suitable fabrics, etc.
The 2-day workshop costs $190 (or $170 if taking advantage of the early bird price – last day for early bird price is December 1, 2011).
Some additional information is available on my blog – see entry for November 15, 2011. For bookings, go to the TAFTA website: www.tafta.org.au and click on the link to the CONTEXTART FORUM.
Tuesday April 24 to Saturday May 5, 2012
Exhibition at The Q Gallery in Queanbeyan, NSW (next to Canberra):
Textile Trio
This joint exhibition will feature textile artworks made by friends Fiona Hammond, Wilma Cawley and Sandra Fisher. Many artworks will be for sale, and a cash-and-carry shop will be incorporated into the exhibition space.
Artist talks and demonstrations, plus a fashion parade, will be featured during the exhibition.
Friday May 18 and Saturday May 19, 2012
Stand at the Macarthur Textile Expo, Camden (just south of Sydney)
Fiona Hammond will have a stand at this expo, selling beading supplies and beading kits (original designs), stick weaving supplies and kits (original designs), and kumihimo braiding supplies and kits (original designs).
Many activities are planned for this textile expo, including a diverse merchants’ mall (where Fiona will have her stand).
Saturday September 29 to Wednesday October 3, 2012
The Rocky Retreat, a quilting retreat held in Rockhampton, QLD, run by the Patchwork, Quilting and Needlecraft Regional Association, Inc.
Two-day workshop: Curvaceous Squares Quilt
One-day workshop: Bead-dazzling Bits and Pieces
Two-day workshop: Celtic Inspirations Quilt
For bookings and further information, contact the association via email: rockyretreat@gmail.com
Saturday October 20 and Sunday October 21, 2012
“Jagged Stripes Wall-hanging Quilt” – two-day workshop at the Galong Patchwork Retreat, Galong, NSW