Hand woven. Hand spun. Hand stitched.
Creating contemporary textiles with ancient tools and techniques.
Workshops
Learn to Spin
Learn to Spin and Weave
Learn to Stitch
Learn to Spin with a Mayan Spinner
This is a fun introduction to spinning for anyone who has considered making their own yarn. Mayan Spinners are robust, portable and easy to use tools. Learn all the basic spinning skills, then explore a range of fibres to create your own unique yarn. Spinners will be available to purchase.
Learn to Stitch
Learn to Spin and Weave
Learn to Stitch
Sashiko - Threaded Hitomezashi
Learn to stitch two threaded hitomezashi (one stitch sashiko) patterns using a long sashiko needle and Japanese thimble. Stitching technique and pattern transferring will be covered, then participants will explore a colourful range of plant dyed threads and fabrics to give their work a contemporary edge.
Learn to Spin and Weave
Learn to Spin and Weave
Learn to Spin and Weave
Fibre to Art
This workshop gives you the opportunity to create a woven wall hanging using your own hand spun yarn made from raw natural fibres. You will learn how to create wonderful, textured yarn from raw sheep and alpaca fleece using a Mayan Spinner, then learn the basics of tapestry weaving by incorporating your hand spun yarn into a small woven wall hanging.
Interviews and Talks
Newcastle Herald
Artist Talk for Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Perspectives in Parryville Podcast
Interview with Jo Bevan in the Newcastle Herald, May 25, 2019
Perspectives in Parryville Podcast
Artist Talk 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
Artist Talk for Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Artist Talk for Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Artist Talk for Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Talk presented about the large scale hand spun and hand woven installation "Stay". Stay is on display at Maitland Regional Art Gallery from May 11th to July 13th 2020.