2 showings of interest in Melbourne for December

Tinning St gallery, Lot 5, Tinning St Brunswick, Vicoria, 3056. 

Open Thursday - Sunday 11 - 5pm.  Phone 0422 180 232.tinningstree.blogspot.com

Gathering - a group show of emerging textile practitioners presenting the culmination of several years exploration using diverse textile techniques and materials, including printed, woven, knitted and manipulated works.  

Gathering celebrates the endless possibilities of working with textiles.  15th - 18th December.  Opening Night December 15th, 6 9 pm.

Have added this text as the pamphlet below is hard to read.

CHRISTMAS MEETING

The meeting scheduled on November 5th has been cancelled.

Our Christmas meeting will be held on December 10th as the hall was booked for the 1st Saturday.
We have a challenge for the December meeting for attendees to make a "Christmas item"  there will be a prize given out.  Don't forget items for our trade table.
Please bring a plate of food to share for lunch.
Raffle prize is a hair and beauty pamper at Aveda in Richmond worth nearly $400.  Tickets are $2 each of 5 for $8.
Hope to see you all there.  If you cant get to the meeting and would like to buy raffle tickets contact Barbara at  <irelandbe@gmail.com> or Fran at fairiesrme@gmail.com

2012 we have some exciting workshops booked and some to be confirmed more details on these later.

"Hot Stuff" Heat Tools Workshop Flyer

Here's the flyer for our upcoming Heat Tools and mediums workshop. It's only just over 2 weeks away so book now! For more information see the article on our last blog post by clicking here.

To book call Barbara Ireland on 0419 396 695. Click on the flyer to enlarge.

'Hot Stuff #1' Workshop Sep 3 2011 with Neroli Henderson. Learn how to use heat guns, synthetic fabrics, Tyvek, Angelina fibre and Textiva (fantasy film).

Announcing ATASDA Vic's first ever own workshop! Learn heat materials and techniques to add zing to you next textile art or multimedia project. We will be painting and distorting Tyvek plastic and then layering synthetic fabrics with Textiva (fantasy) film and Angelina fibres, stitching a resist and using heat guns for impressive (and easy!!) results.

You will leave with your own heat distressed mini quilt and a knowledge of how to incorporate each of those materials and techniques into your own work.

Hot Stuff #1 with Neroli Henderson (artist and author)

Date: September 3rd

Time: 11am to 3pm

Where:  

Hartwell Church Of Christ Hall, cnr of Milverton & Highfield Rds Hartwell. (off Toorak Rd)

Cost: $40 for ATASDA members, $45 for non-members.  $5 materials fee if needed.

Materials lists will be emailed to all who enrol.

To book call Barbara: 0419 396 695

You will be making something that could look like this:

And turning it into something that looks like this:

some close ups:

We really hope to see you there! It's late notice and ATASDA Vic's first own workshop, so we've kept the costs down. Take advantage and book in!

To see more of this talented tutors work visit Neroli's website  or blog.

MEETING PLACE

The Victorian Group of ATASDA now have a permanent meeting place  

all meetings will be held here on the 

1st Saturday of each month except for January.

 the Hartwell Church Of Christ Hall 

cnr of Milverton & Highfield Rds Hartwell.  

(off Toorak Rd)

This venue is on the ground floor and easily accessible. 

10.30am - 3.30pm

Entry Fee $5.00

Bring your own mug, lunch, hand work something for Show and Tell.  We also accept donated items for our Trade Table.

The workshop with Gayle D'Angelis at Warburton www.retiedattire.com 

on August 13th has a few vacancies 

if you are interested contact

Carolyn at ripplesonthepond@bigpond.com 

to reserve your place.

CHANGE OF VENUE

The next meeting of ATASDA Vic Group will be held 

on MAY 7TH 

at the Hartwell Church Of Christ Hall 

cnr of Milverton & Highfield Rds Hartwell.  

This venue is on the ground floor and easily accessible. 

10.30am - 3.30pm

Entry Fee $5.00

We are having a Home Warming lunch.  Please bring a plate of food to share.  Any items for the trade table to boast our finances are welcome.

Show and Tell of Hand Made Name badge with ATASDA and Your Name or a mug bag.

4th June we will have the Maharajah's Garden travelling suitcase exhibition on display.  Tell your friends, family neighbours etc to come and see this wonderful exhibition.

2nd July  Guest Speaker Jenny Scott from Aurifil Threads. www.alwaysquilting.com.au/ThreadsOnline

 

For financial members apply to join the ATASDA Yahoo Group.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ATASDA_Vic/

Their will be an August meeting as well as a workshop with Gayle De Angelis in Warburton  

11am to 3pm 15- 20 people.  

Cost to be advised later.

March Meeting

An interesting workshop was held by Gayle De'Angelis from Warburton.   Gayle has a business called Retied Attire were she makes wearable art out of ties and scarves.   This was a hands on workshop where we all had such fun.  Greg Carolyn's husband was on hand to video all the goings on.  This video will be available for loan from our library.
Gayle works out of 'The Sheila's Shed' 6 Ferndale Rd Wardburton Melway Map 290 F2
web site www.retiedattire.com.

Left.  Helen modelling a waistcoat

Right The back of waistcoat

left.  this a bag folded out flat.

right.  the flap folded over

Left  Sarah modelling a long coat

Right  the front of the coat.

left. A coat with a special name which I forgot the name of.

Right.   a pinny for a stitcher.

Right Rose modelling the back of a different waistcoat

 Right Rose showing the front of the waistcoat

 Left Gayle arranging a coast on Sarah

 Left more adjustment necessary

 Right.  Hands on part of the workshop.  We choose our own scarves and ties.  With the help of one of dressmaker models that Gayle had thoughtfully bought along Sarah and I worked on this cape made from 6 scarves and 2 ties.

 Right. The back of the cape Sarah and I worked on.

 Raewyn working on hers and Carolyn's masterpiece.

Left. Carolyn showing it on the model