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25.01.2022 Latest News: the PRE-Fibres West Garage Sale Event and Much More - https://mailchi.mp//latest-news-the-pre-fibres-west-garage

25.01.2022 The Thread Studio is a regular at Fibres West events, including as a Trader and through advertising in our brochure and website (check out their link and wares!) wwwfibreswest.com.au Their Open Day tomorrow Saturday October 24 promises to be a feast of colour. Don’t miss it. https://fb.me/e/4LQSMZTOZ

22.01.2022 Northam Craft Supplies has been a wonderful supporter of Fibres West events over the years, and an inspiring place for all things textiles in the greater Northam region. Sadly the shop is closing down as the proprietor (Wendy Miller) is branching in a new direction in her career. Last day of trading is December 24 and EVERYTHING is 30% off. Lots of bargains to be had, for sure. Northam Craft Centre... 202 Fitzgerald Street Northam WA 6401 Ph: 08 9621 1288 We wish Wendy well, and thank her for her support and her expertise in all things textiles. Her shop will be missed!

20.01.2022 Excitement continues to build in the West - only one more sleep until bookings open for our 2021 Fibres West event. www.fibreswest.com.au We are also very excited that Sharon Peoples (ACT) is one of our 10 outstanding tutors! ... Her workshop Conscious Creativity: Design for Stitch is designed for a broad range of participants: from those experienced in stitch and wanting to delve into a more conscious way of working, to participants who don’t see themselves as ‘embroiderers’ as such but want to use stitch to enhance their work. Sharon writes: "There are three responses to looking at art yes, no and WOW! WOW is the one we aim for in this class by using efficient, less wasteful ways to consciously achieve our visions. While it is not a making workshop, making is central. Discussion of stitch will include many techniques that use needles: including knitting, needle lace and machine embroidered lace. The workshop examines what is design, the design process and design as a problem-solving activity, giving students the skills to build a framework for planning, designing and constructing stitched work. Students will be guided to develop a deep understanding of design through both practical and ‘design thinking’ exercises. They will come to understand where design and stitch fit into the broader artmaking, and come away with a portfolio of design work ready to be stitched for the next year." Sharon has worked as an artist in Canberra for over 20 years, exhibiting nationally and internationally as well as taking on commissioned work. Her work has been collected by many national and state institutions. She holds a Master’s degree and Ph.D. from the Australian National University and has taught as a guest lecturer in the Textiles workshop at Australian National University. Her art practice focuses on textiles, both hand and machine embroidery. Website: www.sharon-peoples.com @peopsh #FW21 #FibresWest2021 #stitching #embroidery #immersivelearning #stitchtechniques #textiles #textileart #machineembroidery #handembroidery #journalwriting #design #comejoinus #residentialprogram #consciouscreativity

20.01.2022 UPDATE November 3: Only ONE place left if the workshop with Pam de Groot (and indeed our entire event!) UPDATE November 2: Only TWO places left in the workshop with Pam de Groot! For more details head to our website or read our latest E-news below. ... Read the latest news about Fibres West 2021 in our E-news, hot off the press today: https://mailchi.mp//the-fw21-booking-whirlwind-some-places #fibreswestinc #WAtextiles #immersivelearning #residentialprogram #textileart #fibreart #textiles

16.01.2022 Is anyone else getting excited about bookings for Fibres West 2021 opening in just over 10 minutes?? www.fibreswest.com.au

16.01.2022 In just over three hours bookings open for Fibres West 2021!! Pam de Groot is an amazing felt artist and her class is set to fill quickly. Just look at what students in her other Mosaic Tunics workshops created www.fibreswest.com.au

16.01.2022 December eNews | Season's Greetings from Fibres West - https://mailchi.mp//early-bird-scholarships-and-more-from-

15.01.2022 Hazel and Michael McKone are the owner/operators of The Fibre of the Gods, a unique alpaca fibre processing mill and fibre/products enterprise near Toodyay in Western Australia. They are also generous supporters of, and advertisers with our Fibres West events. Check out this post by Hazel McKone and their website www.thefibreofthegods.com

15.01.2022 Ever wanted to make a felted garment that fits your body measurements? In the Mosaic Tunics class at Fibres West 2021 you will make a template based on your own measurements which will allow for shrinkage rates as you felt - you will be taught everything you need to know. You will make a unique and exquisite garment in this week long residential programme, under the expert and experienced tutelage of Pam de Groot (follow her on @pamdegroot) , but there are just three places... left, so be quick! The enrolment fee covers the cost of the workshop, your accommodation and your food for the week. You will be staying at the lovely Muresk College and there are many other activities arranged for your enjoyment. The programme runs from 4 July to 10 July, 2021. Follow the link in the profile to book or go to fibreswest.com.au #FW21 #FibresWest2021 #textileartists #textilecourses #immersivelearning #textileart #fibreart #perthsews #comejoinus #residentialprogram

14.01.2022 As of 7.17AM this morning, Fibres West 2021 is Fully Booked! Waitlists apply for all classes. DO add your name to the list (email [email protected]), as places do come up from time to time. www.fibreswest.com.au

14.01.2022 Good morning all and what an evening last night was. Bookings for our 2021 event opened on the dot at 6pm and within an hour or so 113 of the available 120 places were booked. Some workshops filled in a minute- and both our website and Trybooking site ran smoothly This morning enrolments continue to roll in, edging ever closer to a fully booked event. Thank you and thank you again to all who booked from far and wide throughout W.A., and to everyone for supporting our even...t. Your response has been amazing and heartwarming. IF you missed out on a place with your preferred tutor and would like to go on the waiting list for that work, or you need to get in contact with us, send us an email at [email protected] We will get back to you as soon as we can; we are responding to queries in order of receipt, and with a pot of coffee within reach . The Fibres West Committee. www.fibreswest.com.au

11.01.2022 As part of the WA Lester Prize for Portraiture 2020’s community engagement program, an inspiring (and free, online) embroidery workshop may be of interest to the Fibres West community! Hosted by one of the Prize finalists, Nicole O’Loughlin (TAS), Portraiture in Thread is a 2-hour Zoom workshop on Wednesday 25 November at 10:15am. The session is a brief introduction to using embroidery to create portraits. Nicole will run through colours in the DMC thread range that are suita...ble to convey skin tones, how to blend colours through stitch, constructing the portrait and using stitches to convey shade, shape and features. Date: Wednesday 25 November 2020 Time: 10.15am 12:30pm Cost: FREE Venue: ONLINE Register by clicking the link below, and a Zoom link will be sent to your email address closer to the event. https://www.eventopia.co//Online-Workshop-Zoom-Nico/416404 Full details are also available on The Lester Prize website (https://www.lesterprize.com/evrplus_registration/), and on their official Facebook event. https://www.facebook.com/events/3383171475145869/)

08.01.2022 We trust that many of you have set your alarm for 6pm (WA time) tomorrow - which is the moment bookings open for Fibres West 2021, through our website www.fibreswest.com.au Our 2019 event was close to a sellout within the first 4 days of bookings going 'live'. If you are new to our event, Fibres West 2021 is a wonderfully immersive residential programme that runs July 4-10 next year, at Muresk Institute near Northam. The enrolment fee covers the cost of a 5-day workshop wit...h a tutor of your choice, single room accommodation (share bathroom), all meals and fabulous company! Class sizes are small and you will undertake a detailed exploration of your chosen activity for the entire week. Over the past week we've highlighted our fabulous tutors, and among them is Julie Ryder who will join us from Canberra. In her workshop "Natural Dye and Mordant Printing" participants will discover the magic of printing with mordants in conjunction with a range of natural dyes. The mordant printing process has been specifically targeted towards the colouration of cellulose fibres and fabrics - cotton, linen, hemp, rayon, ramie etc. Many natural dyers find the cellulose fibres hardest to achieve strong colour, and this workshop will enable you to work with these fibres with confidence. This workshop is suitable for those wishing to extend beyond immersion dyeing to printing. It is suitable for all levels, from relative beginners to the very experienced, as participants can determine how to incorporate the Mordant Printing methods in their own practice. Julie Ryder is a textile designer who has gained international recognition for her work. Originally trained in science, she retrained as a textile designer in 1990, and completed an MA in Visual Arts (Textiles) from the ANU in 2004. She has been working with natural dyes in specific locations for many years to make textiles that reflect the terroir and culture of the land, which is something which every natural dyer is interested in. Website: www.julieryder.com.au @julierydertextiles #FW21 #FibresWest2021 #naturaldye #mordanting #immersivelearning #localnaturaldye #dyeingwithplants #textileart #julieryder #localvegetationcolours

06.01.2022 NO MORE SLEEPS! Bookings for Fibres West 2021 open TODAY, at 6pm (WA time). Book a spot in our weeklong residential fibre arts event and the workshop of your choice via our website: www.fibreswest.com.au... Read all about the booking process in our latest E-newsletter: https://us8.campaign-archive.com/ @fibreswestinc #fibreswestinc #FW21 #immersivelearning #comejoinus

04.01.2022 Bilby Yarns is a long-standing supporter of Fibres West events. Come along to Craft House in Menora this Saturday October 24, as Bilby Yarns & Melanian Sheep Breeders Society have been invited, along with other traders, by the Handspinners Weavers & Dyers Guild Of W.A. to have a selling table at their Traders Day. It will be a great day! https://fb.me/e/5DWGnlACp

03.01.2022 At our 2019 Fibres West weeklong event, the amazing Tania Spencer was our Artist-in-Residence. Who can forget the Muresk-Mahal she created on the lawn outside the Dempster Homestead and the many works in her Glasshouse Studio and appearing around campus during the week. At Fibres West 2021, Tania will be one our Ab-Fab tutors and we are SO excited. Her workshop, WORLD of WIRE is packed with techniques and inspiration. Using wire as a structural material, in this workshop st...udents will explore age-old textile techniques adapted to creative wirework. Think twining, lacework, looping, knitting, crocheting and weaving, learn to manipulate wire, get it to behave, and create innovative basketry forms, freeform sculptures, and wall pieces. The focus will be on design aspects such as line, tone, texture, volume, infill and space, and transposing 2D images and 3D forms into unique wire creations. Tania is a Western Australian artist based in the wheatbelt town of Lake Grace. Her art process combines traditional textile techniques with rural, industrial, or recycled materials. Tania is a multi-award-winning artist whose works are held in Council collections. Website: www.taniaspencer.com @taniaspencerartist Check out our website (www.fibreswest.com.au) to get more information about this amazing workshop and artist. Fibres West 2021 is an immersive residential programme that runs for a week. Class sizes are small and you remain in the same class with the same tutor for the entire time whilst you do detailed exploration of your chosen activity. The enrolment fee covers the cost of the workshop, your accommodation, food and fabulous company! Enrolments open Tomorrow! #FW21 #FibresWest2021 #wiresculptures #workingwithwire #immersivelearning #wiresculpture #wirebaskets #textileart #wirelace #stitchwithwire #comejoinus #residentialprogram

01.01.2022 We love the positive responses to our program for Fibres West 2021 - and with the line-up of our excellent tutors, that's hardly a surprise! ENROLMENTS OPEN TOMORROW One of our 10 workshops on offer is titled A Cornucopia of Books by the wonderful Adele Outteridge (QLD)... Delve into the world of handmade books! In this workshop you will learn a wide variety of book structures and bindings. Using a range of materials and drawing on the sculptural qualities of paper and pages, books and journals will be fabricated from a variety of fabrics. It promises to be an amazing class, and those with a love of paper, books, and 3D book structures will not be disappointed. Adele Outteridge gained her bachelor’s degree in science from the University of Melbourne in 1967 and subsequently worked as an Experimental Scientist at CSIRO for some years. She studied graphic design during the 1980s, and has attended workshops and courses in design, book arts, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, even taxidermy. Her work on artists' books, printmaking, sculpture and drawing has been exhibited widely all over the world and she has been the Artist in Residence in schools, galleries and the Ramingining Aboriginal Community in The Northern Territory. Adele’s work in artists' books, printmaking, sculpture and drawing has been exhibited widely and is held in private and public collections nationally and internationally. www.studiowestend.com @adeleoutteridge ENROLMENTS for Fibres West 2021 open on October 21, at 6pm WA time. See the full programme at www.fibreswest.com.au This is a residential programme and an immersive experience as you will focus on one workshop for 5 days (6 nights). The enrolment fee covers the cost of the workshop, your accommodation and food. Each tutor and workshop details are being highlighted, so check the grid to see who we’ve already shared. #FW21 #FibresWest2021 #bookmaking #copticjournal #immersivelearning #bookbinding #workingwithpaper #comejoinus #residentialprogram #fortheloveofbooks