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Bathurst Handweavers & Spinners Guild Inc

Locality: Raglan, New South Wales, Australia

Address: Bathurst Aero Club, Bathurst Airport 2795 Raglan, NSW, Australia

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24.01.2022 Collection Stories: Wheels and Yarns We have several spinning wheels at the National Wool Museum. Including a collection from Wlodzimierz Zakrzewski, a Polish m...echanical engineer who immigrated to Australia after World War 2. He started making spinning wheels to support his wife Sonya Carrington’s career as a tapestry weaver and teacher, in the end making 400 wheels over 30 years! The designs became known as Carrington Wheels. We are fortunate to have a number of skilled spinners in our volunteer group who demonstrate the skill for visitors to watch. Many are enthralled by the quiet and beautiful rhythm. One of our volunteers Kate, tells us what it’s like to bring this ‘lost art’ to life I volunteer at the Wool Museum mostly doing spinning. I sit at my wheel and people stop to watch and chat. ‘My mother used to spin back in the old country’ older people might say that their mother used a spindle and not a wheel. A lot of women say that they have a wheel at home but never use it either they are busy working or their hands aren't up to it any more. With children I ask ‘what am I doing?’ or ‘what is this?’ and I get answers ranging from ‘that is a sewing machine’ to ‘you are making wool’. Parents ask which part of the wheel pricked the finger in the fairy tale. So, this is a spinning wheel, I am making yarn (not string or wool) and I am spinning fibre from sheep, alpaca, silk, or a mix of any or all of those. I never prick my finger unless there is grass seed or thorn in a fleece when I am spinning unwashed fibre. Why do I spin? Because almost everything we wear is spun. Spinning twists the fibres together and makes them stronger. Plus it keeps my hands out of the fridge and the pantry!! But, I really spin because I enjoy the feel of the fibre and being able to make something from scratch. I enjoy the crafts that use the yarn I make so I can use it to knit and weave, to dye and design and to express my creativity. Click through to our collection to explore all of Zakrzewski’s collection and look at close up images of these beautifully crafted tools: https://victoriancollections.net.au/o/national-wool-museum Have you met one of our spinning volunteers? Do you know how to spin yourself or have you been keeping another lost art alive? #nwmcollectionstories #museumathome #collectionstories

24.01.2022 This giveaway has ended. Congratulations to Susan Harwell for winning our Standard Drum Carder giveaway! Brother Drum Carder is having another giveaway!! Our S...tandard Drum Carder with Accessory Kit!!! A $430 value!!! Includes Drum carder, Brush attachment, Clamp, Doffer, and a large and small cleaning flicker brushes. The winner will have the choice of either a fine, medium or a coarse tooth drum carder (only 1 carder). To enter you must do one or all of the following: 1. Like our page 2. Comment below. 3. Share this post. We will randomly choose a winner on June 24th 2020. Don't miss out!! See more

23.01.2022 Interesting story.

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21.01.2022 Mhmm, I think 7......

20.01.2022 Need a drum carder?

20.01.2022 Unfortunately, the Bathurst Festival of Fibre scheduled for the 6th and 7th June, 2020 has now been cancelled, due to the closure of Clubs and restrictions relating to COVID 19. We are disappointed that the event will not be going ahead as planned, and apologise for the inconvenience. The Bathurst Hand Weavers and Spinners Guild Inc, have been communicating with the venue Managers. We are able to retain the booking for the venue, with the option of rescheduling the date. At t...his point in time the group is considering the Long Weekend in June, 2021; but it may be earlier depending on availability of the venue and event We hope that you will consider joining us next year for the Festival of Fibre. I’m sure we will all be keen to be out and about; socialising and updating our spinning, weaving and felting supplies/skills by then. Thank you for your understanding. Stay safe and well.

18.01.2022 Our group had our first meeting since the beginning of Covid19 today. It was lovely to catch up with what everyone had been up to over the break and great to chat face-to -face instead of on a screen! Going forward, we have agreed to meet on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday’s each month, from 10am at Bathurst Aero Club at Raglan until further advice. Here are a couple of pics of completed projects

18.01.2022 Show & Tell from our meeting today - lovely warm cardigan by Margaret, knitted with hand spun wool dyed in a microwave dying workshop last year. White Superwash handspun by Moya and knitted socks by Sally.

18.01.2022 So I did a tapestry weaving class with Heather Dunn last year and finally finished and hung my sampler this week.

15.01.2022 With many of us confined to barracks, what have we been filling our time with? Let’s post some photos below, or some words of encouragement.

14.01.2022 Wool is a protein-based fibre made of keratin (the same as human hair) and has a natural ability to help regulate body temperature. When worn next to the skin,... wool works as a dynamic buffer in the micro-climate between the fabric and the skin, regulating both humidity and temperature. Its hygroscopic abilities mean wool constantly reacts to changes in body temperature, maintaining the wearers thermophysical comfort in both cold and warm weather. See more

10.01.2022 This is the lady I spoke about today.

10.01.2022 Rita's Solar Dyed hank

10.01.2022 #OnThisDay 1964: Tonight discovered a material more valuable than gold or platinum - the intricate shawls of Unst. This is wonderful.

10.01.2022 And thanks to Anne of SpunOut: Fibrecraft fo organising the kit for me. https://www.facebook.com/spunoutfibres/ https://www.facebook.com/spunoutfibres/

07.01.2022 Hi Everyone, Just showing the work of Mary Miller and Rita Kellett. I believe Mary did the knitting and Rita did the joining. Clever people! The knee rugs will be going to Cheriton and I’m sure they will be appreciated. The bit of rain was nice but is getting colder, so continue keeping your fingers busy and stay warm.... Take care Lesley

04.01.2022 During isolation, Carol has taken the opportunity to do an online course with Pam De Groot. http://pamdegroot.com/textures-and-dimensions.html. The 6 week course is split into 3 projects. Each project is split into a number of activities, and are supported by video and print instructions, along with a discussion board for problem solving and show and tell. She has previously done a face to face course with Pam at ContextArt about 5 years ago. The 2nd and 3rd are spirals.

03.01.2022 Photo shared from Bathurst Memories - caption in comments, 1978.

01.01.2022 At our November Business Meeting this week Life Membership Certificates & badges were presented to Margaret Hobbs and to Marcia Cubis in acknowledgement of their membership of and service to the Bathurst Guild. Lesley & Moya also visited and presented Life Memberships to Marian McCrossin & Danica Rajkovic.