Spinning Weaving Stitching
Creating contemporary textiles with ancient tools and techniques.
Workshops and Events
Stop and Stitch
Stop and Stitch
Stop and Stitch
In this workshop you will learn to stitch a classic myozashi pattern with a maple leaf motif onto a gorgeous 100% linen tea towel. You will have the option to stitch with some very special sashiko thread that Vicki has dyed with kakishibu (Japanese persimmon tannin).
Topics covered will include:
· stitching technique with a long sashiko needle and Japanese leather thimble
· preparing your threads
· tracing out and designing your stitching
· beginning and ending without a knot
· maintaining correct tension in your work
When: Saturday 5th February 2022
Where: Hive and Gobbler, Dungog
Time: 10:00am - 12:30pm
Cost: $75
Fibre to Art
Stop and Stitch
Stop and Stitch
This workshop gives you the opportunity to create a woven wall hanging using your own hand spun yarn made from raw natural fibres.
Vicki will teach you how to create wonderful, textured yarn from raw sheep and alpaca fleece using a Mayan Spinner. These are simple, robust, easy to use tools and a fun introduction to hand spinning.
You will then learn the basics of tapestry weaving by incorporating your hand spun yarn into a small woven wall hanging.
This is a wonderful introduction to the crafts of spinning and weaving for the absolute beginner.
When: Saturday 5th March 2022
Where: Hive and Gobbler, Dungog
Time: 10:00am - 2:30pm
Cost: $120
Interviews, Talks and Articles
Article and photographs published in TinyStudio Creative Life Issue 11
Article and photographs published in TinyStudio Creative Life Issue 11
Article and photographs published in TinyStudio Creative Life Issue 11
TinyStudio Creative Life Issue 11 - Article entitled "Keeping Ancient Crafts Alive" and accompanying photographs.
This article is about my passion for keeping ancient crafts such as nalbinding and spindle spinning alive, and why I think they are a great fit for modern crafters.
Article and photographs published in TinyStudio Creative Life Issue 10
Article and photographs published in TinyStudio Creative Life Issue 11
Article and photographs published in TinyStudio Creative Life Issue 11
TinyStudio Creative Life Issue 10 - Article entitled "Permission to Make" and accompanying photographs.
This article encourages fibre artists to follow their creative impulses and not worry about whether or not their work has a "useful" purpose. It also encourages people to consider and value the many reasons there are for making.
Artist Talk for Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Article and photographs published in TinyStudio Creative Life Issue 11
Weaving Worksheet Created for Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Talk presented about the large scale hand spun and hand woven installation "Stay". Stay was on display at Maitland Regional Art Gallery from May 11th to July 13th 2020.
Weaving Worksheet Created for Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Weaving Worksheet Created for Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Weaving Worksheet Created for Maitland Regional Art Gallery
This worksheet was created to accompany the installation "Stay". It provides step by step instructions on how to make a cardboard loom and use it to weave a wall hanging.
Perspectives in Parryville Podcast
Weaving Worksheet Created for Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Perspectives in Parryville Podcast
Interviewed by Mark Parry, an Instructional Designer at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. His podcast aims to provide "unexpected and profound insights from smart people you'd like to meet". This interview was recorded on April 13, 2020