Calendar

February 2010

-23 March

Yuta Badayala
The Australian Centre for Craft and Design will exhibit a range of lights which are the first, market-ready outcomes of a collaboration between furniture designers Koskela and weavers from Elcho Island Arts.
Where: Object's Project Space, 417 Bourke Street, Sydney
Info: www.object.com.au, 9361 4555

March 2010

- June 16

One hundred, a major exhibition at the Mitchell library, Shakespeare Place, Sydney, opened on March 9 is the centrepiece of centenary celebrations in 2010.
www.onehundred.sl.nsw.gov.au/

19

Exploring Felt, Guild rooms

26-28

a day of Art Yarn fibre preparation, including Dyeing, Carding & needlefelt Add.Ins workshop on, and Jacey Boggs a teacher from the US who recently put out a DVD called Sit and Spin, will be teaching a 2 day Art Yarn spinning workshop on Sat/Sun.
Registrations are available for 1, 2 or 3 day workshops.
Contact Michelle: to register.

27

AGM and Guild meeting

27 & 28

Alan Craven studio Closing Down Sale
72 Cowper Street, Crookwell

29 to April 11

Craft NSW invites you to the opening night of Not Naked on Monday, March 29, 6 - 8pm
Show runs: March 29 - April 11, 9:30am - 5:50pm
Where: Craft NSW, 104 George St, Sydney
Info: 9241 5825, gallery@artsandcraftsnsw.com.au www.artsandcraftsnsw.com.au

April 2010

9 and 10

Guild demo at RAS, Homebush Bay

9-30/5

ArtCloth, Orange Regional Gallery

11-17

Visit Textile Forum . The event is open to the public from 8:30 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday with a special open day on Saturday April 18.
Where: Kinross-Wolaroi School, 59 Bathurst Road, Orange

14-17

Reflections on Fabric, Palm House, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Textile and related crafts sale and exhibition. Open 10am- 4pm. (April 27 10am - 2pm) Free admission. Closest Gardens entry is Art Gallery Rd.
Email intertwining@hotmail.com

23-25

Hawkesbury Show. Entries close Thursday, April 1 at 4.30pm.
Spinning competition, Saturday April 24, generous prizes.
www.hawkesburyshow.com.au

23-25

EWES (Epping Weavers Embroiderers & Spinners)
22nd Annual Craft Show at Epping Creative Centre 26 Stanley Rd, Epping.
Open 10am - 4pm. Free entry.
www.eppingewes.blogspot.com
eppingewes@yahoo.com.au

30-May 1

a new twist for old shale workshop, Liz Gemmell. Grafton Fibre Group invites Guild members to join them in Grafton.
Enquires: Barbara Roberts

May 2010

1

Robertson Woolfest
Let's try something different, let's get our creative juices flowing - create! create! create! Close our eyes and create the perfect, coolest bag ever using any method you can think of and at least 80% wool. There will be a special guest judge, great prizes and lots of fun. There is a maximum of 3 entries per person, at $5 entry fee per entry.
All entries must be delivered on the day of the Robertson Woolfest on May 1 by 10:30am to the Robertson School of Arts Hall. Entries must be named and details of materials and methods included on the entry form.
Enquires: Deb McGuire, Carol Hamilton, Robynn Ross.

8

Bathurst Spinners & Weavers' 24th Wool and Fibre Muster

June 2010

4-5

Winter Wool FairSutherland Shire Spinners and Weavers will hold their annual wool fair in June with an exhibition and sale of members work and traders selling their wares on Friday and Saturday, 9:30 am-4 pm at the Uniting Church, Flors Street, Sutherland
Info: Karen Severn

8

Bathurst Hand Weavers and Spinners Guild Inc will hold their 24th Wool and Natural Fibre Muster at MacKillop College, Corman's Hill Road, Bathurst.
Enquires: Margaret Hobba, Sue Armstrong, Jeannette Kingston, Joyce Munro

July 2010

16-19

Sheep and Wool Show

The Australian Sheep and Wool Show provides not just animals but a great variety of general interest exhibits, including fashion clothing, fleece and yarn as well as woolcraft competition and demonstration. Also featuring food and wine, daily fashion parades (4 per day) as well as shearing and wool handling.

Prince of Wales Showgrounds, Holmes Road, Bendigo Victoria

December 2010

11-23/1/11

ArtCloth, Wangaratta Gallery

July 2011

15-18

Sheep and Wool Show

The Australian Sheep and Wool Show provides not just animals but a great variety of general interest exhibits, including fashion clothing, fleece and yarn as well as woolcraft competition and demonstration. Also featuring food and wine, daily fashion parades (4 per day) as well as shearing and wool handling.

Prince of Wales Showgrounds, Holmes Road, Bendigo Victoria