Fri, 23 Sept
|Longroom, St George's Anglican Church
Time to Weave Tapestry - South - Friday 23 and Saturday 24 September 2022
Joy Rees and Jillian Brammer are facilitating 2 day workshops with a focus on woven tapestry techniques. This workshop is for beginners and those who may have already done some tapestry weaving. The idea is to have two days where the focus is solely on tapestry weaving for a good length of time.
Time & Location
23 Sept 2022, 9:30 am – 24 Sept 2022, 3:30 pm
Longroom, St George's Anglican Church, 30 Cromwell St, Battery Point TAS 7004, Australia
About the Event
For this workshop, priority enrolment will be given to members; and non-members will only be accepted if there are spaces available at the conclusion of members' registration. A 'wait list' for non-members will be created when bookings open. Please refer to the Terms and Conditions on our booking site when enrolling in this workshop. Booking for this workshop opens on Mon day 15 August 2022 at 9am. Please book Here.
Friday 23rd September - Day 1 of the workshop focuses on developing experience of weaving tapestry techniques that form the basis of woven tapestry, from basics to more complex for those people who have had some
experience. Participants will weave a sampler of techniques to be able to use for reference when
weaving their own design. Pre warped looms will be provided for Day 1.
Saturday 24 September - Day 2 will involve learning to warp a loom and weaving your own design using techniques
experienced in Day 1.
For members:
It is essential that you have your membership number when you enrol as your place will only be confirmed with correct membership details, even though payment will have gone through our booking system. If someone else is enrolling for you, it is essential that they have your correct membership number when processing your enrolment.
Unless all details are correct at the time of enrolment, your place will not be confirmed and you will not be sent the requirements for the workshop. If you do not know your membership number, please contact the Membership Officer, whose details are provided in Island Yarns.
Cost of the workshop is $120.00 for members. For non-members, if places are available, the cost is $170.00. There will be a materials fee of $10 payable in cash to the facilitators on the first day of the workshop.
It is anticipated that the tapestries from the AU Tapestry Challenge (2022) will be available for
viewing. Workshop dates have been planned to coincide with this.
Joy and Jillian are both graduates from South West TAFE diplomas in Tapestry.
Enrolments will begin on Monday 15th August at 9am. You can enrol here.