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Woolcraft at the 2012 Australian Sheep and Wool Show
Posted by on July 16, 2012
Six pavilions full of:
- Fabulous fleece – white & coloured, wool from many breeds
- Fantastic fibre – hand dyed, combed, carded and prepared in batts
- Incredible yarn – artisan handspun, hand dyed
- Equipment – see, try and buy
- Demonstrations to impress
- Felting, crocheting, knitting, dyeing, spinning and weaving
- Competition exhibits to admire and inspire
- Celebrating 40 years of Woolcraft special display
- Feature Breed display with Finnsheep, Perendale, Romney and Suffolk
- Share Space for you to sit, knit, chat and learn
- Kid’s Corner for the kids to make something woolly
Passionate Advocate and Woolcraft Expert Emma Gerring, 2012 Women of Wool
Posted by on July 12, 2012
Woolcraft siteholder Emma Gerring of Spun Out is one of seven 2012 Women of Wool
Woolcraft competitor and hand spinning aficionado, Emma Gerring, of Blackburn, Victoria
Fibre has now taken over popular woolcraft exhibitor Emma Gerring’s life, with raw fleeces, dyes, roving, plus “way too many wheels and an obscene amount of spindles” battling for space in her home.
Her online mini-emporium of hand spinning equipment ‘Spun Out’ is “the baby of a compulsive obsessive fibre junkie,” Emma says.
“I am a relatively recent spinner, starting my yarn making journey September 2008,” she says. “I started with a wheel, after several lessons from a very dear friend, and I also became smitten with spindles, as this meant I could spin any time, any place, anywhere!”
“Spun Out began in 2009, running alongside my then yarn store of 10 years, ‘The Wool Shack’, which I sold in early 2011. So my love of yarn and the fibre industry tipped over into spinning.
“My desire to start up Spun Out, was driven by the wonderful spinning community that was opening up to me. I wanted to share the love (and obsession) and source the finest spinning paraphernalia from around the world,” Emma says.
Content courtesy of The Women of Wool
Australian Spinning Wheels
Posted by on June 13, 2012
Want to learn more about your Australian spinning wheel and its maker?
Mary Knox of New Zealand and author of New Zealand Spinning Wheels and their Makers has produced a directory on Australian spinning wheels with photos and a bit of history on each maker. It’s still a work in progress, but you are invited to submit additional photos and information to continue development of this wonderful resource.
International Yarn Bombing Day
Posted by on June 1, 2012
International Yarn Bombing Day is Saturday 9 June, 2012.
Yarn bombing, covert textile street art, yarnstorming, guerrilla knitting, urban knitting or graffiti knitting
What does it mean to you?
Fibre of Our Nation – Nation-wide Competition
Posted by on May 31, 2012
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) is sponsoring a nation-wide competition to highlight the stories within every bale of Australian wool. The competition is now open to anyone involved in the wool industry, including woolcrafters. A total of nine winners will be selected with a Grand Prize trip for two to London, Shanghai, Beijing, New York or New Delhi!
Choose one of four categories, write a short story and take some photographs or make a short video.
- Heritage: characters and history of wool in your family
- Custodian: the animals and landscape of wool on your property
- Community: the important role wool plays in your local area
- Humour: make us laugh and have some fun with wool
Check out an introductory video with Catriona Rowntree on how to enter and the Fibre of our Nation website for additional details.
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Woolcraft at the Australian Sheep & Wool Show 