celebrating – part two

“Ninety Years of Fibre Arts”

a lovely show of work from the permanent collection together with current work

very nicely displayed in a small, seaside gallery

a wonderful selection of old and new – each individual piece an expression of the maker’s hand

including clothing, hats, bags and scarves

  linens and art pieces

it was a trip down memorial lane – each piece had a well research name card and there were many copies of old photos

on the left is a 16 harness, colour and weave sample by Jean Barrick the tartan in the middle was designed and woven by Chris Howland, (1915 – 2004), born in Scotland and a professional weaver

I was lucky enough to know Chris and his daughter

the tartan was commissioned by Norfolk-Glenlyon, a private school in Victoria, and used for their uniforms

here is granddaughter Jillian with brother Iain, wearing the tartan on her first day of kindergarten

(she is in her first year of university now)

that is my boro quilt/blanket in the “new” category although it is recycled old weaving scraps

I cared for the permanent collection for many years and was delighted to see a few of the pieces “out in the public”

a few of the smaller items

impossible to photograph due to the reflection and very bright light shining directly above the display unit

several spinners were demonstrating  and I asked Brenda to show me how this spindle works (sorry, I’ve forgotten the name for it!)

it really is just a tapered length of finished wood with no whorl or hook – not all spindles are the same

thank you to everyone for all their work in putting the show together, designing and printing the name cards and researching the permanent collection

well done!

there is another celebration in the works – a fashion show and tea – later

and here is a confession – I “play around” with my photos, cropping, enhancing the colour, changing the size etc. using http://www.picmonkey.com

they’re my photos and I defend the right to do so!