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    Virtual dyeing day
    hwsdgtasmania
    • May 27, 2020
    • 1 min

    Virtual dyeing day

    Guild member Karen Vincent continues her experiments with dyeing her blended merino/alpaca fleece with interesting results. "Vinegar has ...
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    Virtual Dye Day - Wheat and brass
    hwsdgtasmania
    • May 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    Virtual Dye Day - Wheat and brass

    We all love Eucalyptus cordata and the colours we get when eco dyeing. Di Kearney has achieved some interesting results here using differ...
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    Virtual Dye Day
    hwsdgtasmania
    • May 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    Virtual Dye Day

    Guild President Di Kearney was busy last week. These skeins were dyed with Coreopsis. Di tells us "Wool and silk dyed with Coreopsis flow...
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    Brighten Our World with Colour challenge
    hwsdgtasmania
    • May 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    Brighten Our World with Colour challenge

    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 "...
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    Brighten Our World with Colour challenge
    hwsdgtasmania
    • May 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    Brighten Our World with Colour challenge

    Patrice Avery from the Deloraine group has sent in this lovely example of Fair Isle. Patrice tells us "I tend to favour monochromes, and ...
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    Virtual Poatina - snapshots
    hwsdgtasmania
    • May 21, 2020
    • 1 min

    Virtual Poatina - snapshots

    A good day enjoyed by some of our Guild members, weaving from Marie Ratcliff, Viv Crawford, Di Kearney and Sue Hastie.
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    Virtual Dye Day - Buddleia results
    hwsdgtasmania
    • May 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    Virtual Dye Day - Buddleia results

    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...
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    Virtual Dye Day - rewind
    hwsdgtasmania
    • May 19, 2020
    • 1 min

    Virtual Dye Day - rewind

    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 b...
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    Virtual Dye Day - rose leaves
    hwsdgtasmania
    • May 18, 2020
    • 1 min

    Virtual Dye Day - rose leaves

    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 fo...
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    Virtual Dye Day - playing with modifier results
    hwsdgtasmania
    • May 18, 2020
    • 1 min

    Virtual Dye Day - playing with modifier results

    The use of different mordants and modifiers changes the results you achieve when using natural dyes. Guild President Di Kearney is giving...
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    Virtual Dye Day - Study in colour
    hwsdgtasmania
    • May 17, 2020
    • 1 min

    Virtual Dye Day - Study in colour

    Guild president Di Kearney shows us what you can achieve using something as simple as this Buddleia (aka the common butterfly bush) from ...
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    2020 Tasmanian Craft Fair - Update
    hwsdgtasmania
    • May 12, 2020
    • 1 min

    2020 Tasmanian Craft Fair - Update

    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, ...
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    Virtual Dye Day Challenge - Day 1
    hwsdgtasmania
    • May 11, 2020
    • 1 min

    Virtual Dye Day Challenge - Day 1

    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...
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    Virtual Dye Day Challenge
    hwsdgtasmania
    • May 5, 2020
    • 1 min

    Virtual Dye Day Challenge

    This personal challenge to guild members is taken from a recent challenge held by the Victorian Guild Thursday Dye Group. We would like t...
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    Brighten Our World With Colour - Round Two
    hwsdgtasmania
    • May 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    Brighten Our World With Colour - Round Two

    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 vagar...
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    2020 Tasmanian Craft Fair - update
    hwsdgtasmania
    • Apr 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    2020 Tasmanian Craft Fair - update

    We are closely monitoring information about the 2020 Tasmanian Craft Fair. As of the date of this post, we have the following information...
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    Brighten Our World With Colour Challenge - Round 1 Complete
    hwsdgtasmania
    • Apr 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    Brighten Our World With Colour Challenge - Round 1 Complete

    These final entries bring to a close Round 1 of the Brighten Our World With Colour Challenge with a slash of colour. Annamaria Mangus fro...
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    Brighten Our World With Colour Challenge
    hwsdgtasmania
    • Apr 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    Brighten Our World With Colour Challenge

    This is the final week of our first challenge, with entries closing on Friday 24th April. We hope that seeing all the beautiful colour co...
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    Mental Health Wellness Strategies
    hwsdgtasmania
    • Apr 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    Mental Health Wellness Strategies

    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 informatio...
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    Tasmanian Craft Fair update
    hwsdgtasmania
    • Apr 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    Tasmanian Craft Fair update

    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 ...
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