Threads Of Inspiration

Guild President Di Kearney was busy last week. These skeins were dyed with Coreopsis. Di tells us "Wool and silk dyed with Coreopsis...

I don't know about you, but I love the colours in this bag! Robyn Delaney from West Hobart sent in these photos of her work. Robyn said...

Patrice Avery from the Deloraine group has sent in this lovely example of Fair Isle. Patrice tells us "I tend to favour monochromes, and...

A good day enjoyed by some of our Guild members, weaving from Marie Ratcliff, Viv Crawford, Di Kearney and Sue Hastie.

As much as I love vibrant brash colour ways, I am in love with these skeins. How do I convince Di that they belong in my stash? Again the...

Another mini lesson show and tell by Di Kearney. Again, Di tells us that "this photo shows the skein in the previous photo after it has...

From Doris Banks comes this lovely example of what you can achieve with finds from your garden. Doris tells us "Not the colour I hoped...

The use of different mordants and modifiers changes the results you achieve when using natural dyes. Guild President Di Kearney is giving...

Guild president Di Kearney shows us what you can achieve using something as simple as this Buddleia (aka the common butterfly bush) from...

Did you know that as a Guild member, you can sell items you've made in the Guild Hall during the Tasmanian Craft Fair? Spin, Dye, Weave,...

These skeins from Di Kearney were waiting for their pre-mordant bath in rhubarb leaves. If you are using rhubarb as a mordant, the leaves...

This personal challenge to guild members is taken from a recent challenge held by the Victorian Guild Thursday Dye Group. We would like...

Round two of the challenge starts out with a pic of an entry that was posted to Instagram, but didn't make it to the blog - ah, the...

We are closely monitoring information about the 2020 Tasmanian Craft Fair. As of the date of this post, we have the following information...

These final entries bring to a close Round 1 of the Brighten Our World With Colour Challenge with a slash of colour. Annamaria Mangus...

This is the final week of our first challenge, with entries closing on Friday 24th April. We hope that seeing all the beautiful colour...

This morning, as we enter week 3 (for some of us it has been even longer) I wonder how we are all coping. There is a myriad of...

As of the writing of this blog post, all systems are still a go. The deadline for exhibitors was extended until today, and the Deloraine...

Weavers. Spinners. Dyers. Knitters. All sharing the colour from their world to brighten your day.

"A special note regarding our continued planning for a wonderful 2020 Tasmanian Craft Fair just over 7 months away. Planning for our...