Wow! I’m back and judging ‘project of the year’. The theme was ‘Containers’. The work was amazing and I was blown away with the use of materials (all natural fibers) and the conciept of the container taken above & beyond my expectations.
The winners were:

OFF LOOM WEAVING & POPULAR CHOICE:Brenda Roy

SPINNING: Margaret PC

LOOM WEAVING & PRESIDENTS CHOICE: Sylvia

PATRON AWARD: Mrs. Ruth Reid chose Judith’s Felt hat and is wearing it in the photo.

Our beautiful & wonderful Patron of the Guild Mrs. Ruth Reid.

Sue Greig’s wonderful glasses case.

Group entry containers for heads… Hand spun with Husky dog, syomoyd dog, possum hair, alpaca, angora rabbit & more…..



Project of the Year 09
September 12, 2009The Scarf Exchange 2008
December 30, 2008Sadly I was unable to attend this years Scarf Exchange Exhibition due to a broken ankle.
Jo-Ann tooks some shots of the beautiful works on show and they are best viewed as a slideshow. Thanks Jo-Ann.
Sharing table page has been updated
August 17, 2008Project of the Year
July 31, 2008On Saturday September 13th at Craft House, Spinners, knitters, weavers & felters all have the opportunity to enter their work with the theme of ‘The Kitchen’. You may enter work not related to the theme but it will not be judged but it will be displayed on the Show & Tell table.
A summary of the categories are as follows:
Spinning: Any article made from handspun yarn. 5ply & under. Over 5ply.
Weaving: Off loom weaving. Loom weaving.
Felting.
Group Entry.
Knitting. Article to be knitted with commercially spun animal or plant fibre yarn (not man made)
President’s award: A entry chosen by the President receives a certificate and trophy.
Popular vote: Members are to cast a vote for their selection.
Scarf Exchange 2008 Entry Form & PayPal Payment
February 19, 2008Hi all,
Please click on the following pdf. file to view the entry form for the 2008 scarf exchange hosted by ‘The Hand Weavers’, Spinners’ and Dyers’ Guild of Western Australia’
Also, for international entries PayPal is now available. Please pay the correct Australian Dollar amount to Paypal account sbtreasure[at]bigpond[dot]com
Cheers
Shirley Treasure Vice President of HWSDG of WA
The AGM
February 10, 20082008 Scarf Exchange
January 30, 2008The Handweavers, Spinners and Dyers’Guild of Western Australia Inc. are hosting the 2008 Scarf Exchange with the theme ‘OUTBACK’
Please join us in the 2008 Scarf Exchange – well actually scarf, bag, or anything that really jumps out at you to be made of your fibre. The theme is ‘Outback’.
Send us 150grams of fibre by 1st of May 2008, and you will receive a different package of fibre upon which to work your magic by the end of June. When you have crafted this, return it to us with the crafters’ information sheet by 1st October. After an exhibition to give justice to your lovely articles, your fibre, now in it’s different form, will be returned to you.
This fibre may be spun, woven, felted, knitted, crocheted, or any other textile craft. The fibres must be clean and prepared for working. Unsuitable fibres will not be accepted. Australia, and particularly Western Australia has strict quarantine laws. Raw fibres must be washed or scoured, free from vegetable matter and seeds. If the authotities reject the fibre it is destroyed, so please pack your fibre individually.
Entry fee: Australian Participants $AUD 15.00, New Zealand Participants $AUD 15.00, Other Overseas Participants $AUD 20.00
Overseas entries attract the higher fees due to the overseas airmail postage rates. This fee must be paid by bank draft/ cheque in Australian dollars. Cheques to be made to Handweavers, Spinners and Dyers Guild of WA Inc.
Handweavers, Spinners and Dyers Guild of WA Inc, PO Box 446, Inglewood, Western Australia 6932
Queries Contact: Jean Leary learyj@bigpond.net.au or Shirley Treasure sbtreasure@bigpond.com
Fibres West 2008
January 30, 20082007 Scarf Exchange, South Australia
November 15, 2007For all of you who are searching for the photos of the 2007 scarf exchange hosted by Gumeracha Handspinners & Weavers Inc. of SA this is the link you are looking for:
http://www.coloniallakebooks.com.au/scarfexchange/
I have had a large number of hits on my site with people searching for the scarf exchange information. Please stop by again to view my weaving. Cheers Shirley
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