Traditional crafts

Craft South is holding some workshops teaching traditional crafts including the Caspian Sea Socks. These socks are knitted in the countries around the Caspian Sea, eg Iran, Turkey, Armenia, Georgia etc. They are meant to be worn in the home "on the carpet" not in shoes.
The socks are started at the toe, highly patterned, and the heel is added later. The approach is quite different to our Western socks. Interested? Contact me.

End of term

It is our custom to have a small party at the end of school term. Everyone brings a plate of food. We all eat far too much and enjoy all the forbidden goodies like Easter Eggs.
The group will return on April 19.
Shibori Studio workshops will be held on the first 3 weeks in May. It is necessary to book in advance. No more than 8 people in the class. It is spread over 3 weeks so that students have time to do their preparation. It will cover fold and clamp, stitched and capped.
Email me for any questions and to book.

Rainbow dyeing

The workshop is on Saturday, 6th March. Yes, this Saturday! If you haven't booked in yet, please ring 82625544 now. You must book your place to get the list of equipment and materials needed.
I am picking up my order of dyes today for this and the shibori workshops which will be held in May and June this year.
Are there any knitters who would like workshop for dyeing and/or painting wool or other yarns? Please contact me here or by phone or email if you are.

Group today

Today we had a small group with the hot weather, but it was a real stitch and bitch session. It is good to offload sometimes with friends.
The support and friendship in this group is remarkable. Members can laugh, joke and tease one another so there are is a lot of laughing.
Lots of loving, lots of laughing, lots of living!

I have just received a friend request from a woman in Istanbul in Turkey. She is a prolific crocheter among other things. It will be interesting to find out about a craftswoman's life in such a different culture.

Salisbury Artists

I am participating in an exhibition of local artists as part of the Adelaide Fringe 2010. 

I have 2 small tapestries and an or nui embroidery. 

 John Harvey Gallery,

12 James Street, Salisbury

26 February to 26th March

Opening by Gillian Aldridge

5pm Friday 26th February

RSVP 84068469

Trials and tribulations.

It has been an extraordinary week. By the time your children are off your hands and you are ready to indulge your creative muse, you are old enough to have parents with health problems that need your assistance. A broken hip, acute cholecystitis and various other ailments have meant I need to reschedule the rainbow dyeing workshop for BRIGHTS. The next tentative date is Saturday 6th March, 2010. 

If you are interested please post or contact me.

Two Shibori Studio workshops will be held in May and June this year. Exact dates to be announced. Each workshop will be held over 3 weeks. Pleating, clamping, stitching, capping to make unique patterns. No experience in dyeing or shibori needed. I am looking for expressions of interest.