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• Drop in Wednesday 20 Jan

  • When
    20 Jan 2021
  •  
    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (UTC+11:00)
  • Location
    19/70 Mclaurin Crescent Chifley
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   Drop in Wednesday
  

  Join a social day felting with fellow felters. This is not a workshop, just a relaxed, fun time when you can explore felting techiques, work on a project of your own choice alongside other felt makers and share ideas. Bring your own wool and felting equipment.

  The red tin will welcome your $5 room fee for the day. Please sign in on arrival.

  Limited places are available for this members-only event. Registration is essential. You need to be logged in as a member to book a place.
  

  If the drop in day is fully booked, put yourself on the waiting list. If there is a cancellation we will go to the waiting list.

  COVID PRECAUTIONS
  

  We have to be cautious with our own and each other's health and we must abide by the government regulations.

  If you have the slightest sniffle, cough or cold, please do not come - cancel your place so someone else gets a chance to attend.

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• Fun Felt Evening 21 Jan

  • When
    21 Jan 2021
  •  
    4:00 PM - 8:00 PM (UTC+11:00)
  • Location
    19/70 Mclaurin Crescent Chifley
  • Spaces left
    3

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    Fun Felt Evening 

  Bring your own projects to work on. This is just a fun time felting with others
  

  The red tin will welcome your $5 room fee for the evening. Please sign in on arrival.

  Limited places are available for this members-only event. Registration is essential. You need to be logged in as a member to book a place.
  

  If the fun felt evening is fully booked, put yourself on the waiting list. If there is a cancellation we will go to the waiting list.

  COVID PRECAUTIONS
  

  We have to be cautious with our own and each other's health and we must abide by the government regulations.

  If you have the slightest sniffle, cough or cold, please do not come - cancel your place so someone else gets a chance to attend.

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• Felt Play Day

  • When
    23 Jan 2021
  •  
    10:30 AM - 3:00 PM (UTC+11:00)
  • Location
    19/70 Maclaurin Crescent Chifley ACT

   Saturday General Meeting 
  

  We will be having a Felt Play Day in January instead of a General Meeting.

  Bring a small felting project to work on and catch up with other members. BYO lunch.

  COVID PRECAUTIONS
  

  We have to be cautious with our own and each other's health and we must abide by the government regulations.

  If you have the slightest sniffle, cough or cold, please do not come.

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• Drop in Wednesday 27 Jan

  • When
    27 Jan 2021
  •  
    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (UTC+11:00)
  • Location
    19/70 Mclaurin Crescent Chifley
  • Spaces left
    7

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   Drop in Wednesday 

  Join a social day felting with fellow felters. This is not a workshop, just a relaxed, fun time when you can explore felting techiques, work on a project of your own choice alongside other felt makers and share ideas. Bring your own wool and felting equipment.

  The red tin will welcome your $5 room fee for the day. Please sign in on arrival.

  Limited places are available for this members-only event. Registration is essential. You need to be logged in as a member to book a place.
  

  If the drop in day is fully booked, put yourself on the waiting list. If there is a cancellation we will go to the waiting list.

  COVID PRECAUTIONS
  

  We have to be cautious with our own and each other's health and we must abide by the government regulations.

  If you have the slightest sniffle, cough or cold, please do not come - cancel your place so someone else gets a chance to attend.

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• Viscose and Other Fibres Online

  • When
    30 Jan 2021
  •  
    10:00 AM (UTC+11:00)
  • Location
    Online with Zoom
  • Spaces left
    7

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   SKILL SHARE ONLINE 
  

  Your volunteer tutor is Lynne Sanders. In this Skill Share, Lynne will introduce you to more exotic fibres such as bamboo, banana, ramie, soy, pearl, mint, milk and viscose and show you how the different fibres can enhance your work in surprising ways.

  This is a repeat of the face to face skill share held in 2020.
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  The exact timing is still to be confirmed but will be up to 3 hours. There will be Zoom sessions during this time and also some time for you to experiment.
  

  The cost for the Skill Share is $20.

  Limited places are available for this members-only event. Registration is essential. You need to be logged in as a member to book a place.
  

  If the skill share is fully booked, put yourself on the waiting list. If there is a cancellation we will go to the waiting list.

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• Photographing Felt

  • When
    10 Feb 2021
  •  
    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (UTC+11:00)
  • Location
    Tenants' Room 19/70 Maclaurin Crescent Chifley
  • Spaces left
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   SKILL SHARE 
  

  Your volunteer tutor is Jennie Curtis. Jennie was Editor of Felt Magazine for two years and has taken many photos for CRF over the past 10 years.

  Would you like to submit photos of your work but aren't quite sure how to take photos that show your work at its best? This will be a hands on session where you will practice using your mobile phone or tablet to photograph various types of felted items. We will look at setting up your photos - lighting, background and styling - and then selecting the photos to use and what you need to know about sending them.

  We won't be making felt in this skill share but you are welcome to bring along felt that you have made and would like to photograph.

  The cost for the Skill Share is $20. In addition, the red tin will welcome your $5 room fee for the day (you can stay longer and make more felt). Please sign in before going to the tenants' room.

  Limited places are available for this members-only event. Registration is essential. You need to be logged in as a member to book a place.
  

  If the skill share is fully booked, put yourself on the waiting list. If there is a cancellation we will go to the waiting list.

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• Basics and Beyond

  • When
    13 Feb 2021
  •  
    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (UTC+11:00)
  • Location
    Textile Works Meeting Room, 19/70 Maclaurin Crescent, Chifley ACT
  • Spaces left
    3

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   Workshop 
  

  Ever wondered what felt is and how it is created?

  
  

  Canberra Region Feltmakers offers one day workshops introducing those new to wet felting to the basic skills needed to start creating your own beautiful felt pieces.

  In Basics and Beyond you will learn about Merino, microns and mommie. Your tutor Lynne Sanders will guide you through techniques for laying out wool, wetting down, rolling, fulling and most importantly, how to tell when your felt is fully felted.

  After introducing you to the magic of felt making, Lynne will assist you to create a unique project to take home.

  We look forward to sharing the magic of felt making with you.

  Lynne Sanders
  

  Lynne Sanders is a professional feltmaker based in Canberra. She has been felting for 17 years, has trained with many local and international tutors and sells her work at the Canberra Old Bus Depot Markets.

  Lynne has a background in silk painting and machine embroidery (including a Certificate in Fabric Decoration from CIT Canberra). Her fine, felted wearables and scarves often incorporate these techniques with emphasis on design, drape and surface decoration.

  Other information
  

  Workshop level: Novice, beginner

  What's included in the fee: your pack of wool, one day workshop in small class.
  

  Backup plan if COVID restrictions are in force: if we are unable to run a face to face class due to COVID restricitions, participants will be offered an online alternative workshop using Zoom.

  Cancellations: see Workshop Terms and Conditions.

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