May '09

Our May meeting brought with it full attendace and a line drawing design exercise from Robyn. Beginning with three straight lines or circles, we then drew horizontal lines so that when we came to cross the line or shape, we drew around them instead, never touching . The lines then were repeated, sometimes vertical, sometimes horizontal, sometimes with "blips". Our efforts can be seen below.

By Robyn:-

By Jenny:-
By Sheila:-By Georga:-

By Cathy:-
By Wendy:-

Show & tell brought much eye candy.

This bag, called "Fireworks" by Cathy, was made in an Isobell Hall workshop at Textile Fiber Forum in Orange NSW. The bag is painted brown paper which was scrunched, quilted, heat treated, waxed, painted & hand stitched.


Also by Cathy, this bag used coccon stripping paper, with acrylic wax, stamping, painting & other techniques.


This bag by Sheila was also made by bleaching velvet & over dying.

Sheila made this book following the instructions from the latest "Stitch" magazine.

Cathy had made this textured surface with hot glue & stamping.

Robyn had been learning to digitize.

Sheila had also been to Fiber Forum at Orange, where she attended a Jan Irvine Neale workshop " Running Stitch With Style"

Libby had won 1st prize in the Contempory Hand Embroidery section at Cotton Fibre Expo at Narrabri with this stunning piece.

Jenny had been making more lace and practicing her tallies.

Donna had been making postcards.

Georga visited to see what we got up to & has decided to stay . So we all welcome her to our group.