Threads Of Inspiration

"This is my first venture into shadow weave. I had intended to use different colours in the warp and weft but very quickly found that...

"Thank-you for organising the Virtual Poatina weekend. I enjoyed it immensely and it gave me the drive and inspiration to get cracking...

"On Instagram Kerstin Neumuller (from Sweden) has recently shared her hand carved rigid heddles and she inspired me to try carving one...

For Virtual Poatina I thought that I would try to weave a scarf with shades of grey and a touch of pink. My inspiration - dusk to dawn;...

‘Moonlight on the River’ was my interpretation of Dark/Light. I wound a warp shading from black to white in 5 steps. I used Bendigo...

As Poatina Weaving Retreat was postponed a few members decided they would like to meet via ‘zoom’ and have a Virtual Poatina. The theme...

"These two tiny skeins were both mordanted with alum and dyed with mallow leaves - a weed in my lawn. They were modified with iron, both...

Guild member Karen Vincent continues her experiments with dyeing her blended merino/alpaca fleece with interesting results. "Vinegar has...

We all love Eucalyptus cordata and the colours we get when eco dyeing. Di Kearney has achieved some interesting results here using...

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...