City and Guilds

Several members from Region 7 have studied or are currently studying for a City and Guilds in Feltmaking. It would be great to hear more about your experiences .... please share that with us by posting a comment below.

workshop possibility - your advice needed!

NB: SADLY FAITH CANNOT MAKE A WORKSHOP THIS YEAR AFTER ALL

WE ARE TRYING TO ARRANGE SOMETHING FOR 2011

We have the option of inviting Faith Roper to run a two day workshop and need to know if this would be of interest to you before we go ahead and make arrangements.

Please have a look at the internet to find out more about her work - see links opposite. She is currently working on fabric cut to sew into garments and felted to enhance the shape. She also has a wealth of other skills and experience we could draw on.

Workshop costs would be approximately £55 for the two days

Let us know what you think either by commenting below or by emailing us at feltmakers7@yahoo.co.uk


added to post on 21.1.2010
we have had a very good response to this proposal by email and so are seeking dates when Faith might be available. Watch this space!

COMING UP ------- 2010-------COMING UP

For more details contact us at feltmakers7@yahoo.co.uk

HAT MAKING with CAROLINE LAURENCE Saturday 20th February 2010 All Saints Church Hall, Bury St Edmunds £20 members £25 non members SORRY THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL

a basic hat making workshop with applied surface decoration and, for more experienced felt-makers, consideration of how to make patterns for different shapes and to manipulate and "sculpt" different designs.

SHOW AND TELL followed by BROOCHES Saturday 10th April 2010 All Saints Church Hall, Bury St Edmunds FREE to members £3 to non members

Everybody to bring either one felted item that they have completed; something about which you would like the advice of the group or a book you think other might find of interest to the rest of the groups. Gill Farlam will then show us how to make two different brooches in the way that she was taught by Helen Melvin last summer.

DEMONSTRATION / FELT MAKING DAY Saturday and Sunday 5/6th June 2010- either or both days! Kentwell Hall, Long Melford FREE to all - includes lunch and entry (so you can have a look round the house and gardens if you wish)

Another opportunity to felt out of doors, and share our love of felt with any members of the public who pass by. Last year we all worked to a shared theme – what we do this year is open for discussion. Bring along some of your felted items for an informal display. We have invited the local spinners, weavers and dyers guild along too. So there should be chance for some interesting networking and sharing of ideas. We can accommodate as many people that want to come but we do need to know your intentions in order to book lunch. We had great weather last year – keep your fingers crossed.

FRILLY SCARVES Heidi McEvoy-Swift venue yet to be arranged date either 20th March tbc £15 members - £20 non members

Due to popular demand Heidi has offered to repeat her very successful workshop teaching how to make her very distinctive frilly scarves. For those who came to the last workshop, if you want to come along again she will show you how to make more frills!

Christmas Tree Decorations 2008

Managed it at last!
Here are the photos of the Christmas Tree Ornaments we swapped in 2008
I hope you like them!

Christmas Card Swap - 2009

After the success of our Christmas Tree Ornament Swap in 2008 we arranged a Christmas Card swap for 2009. It was great that IFA members from the region, who cannot attend workshops, were able to join in. Hopefully the photo's below will inspire you to participate next Christmas - its only 11 months away!

I will post photos of the Tree Ornaments from 2008 when I manage to download them from my husbands camera.