Canberra Region Feltmakers

The “Shop” is open for business after the General meeting, usually around 1.00pm.

You will be confronted with a myriad of colourful, silky, enticing goodies to make your felt fabulous, I promise! We add very little markup so you get the best prices around. What more could you want?

We have many different solid dyed wool tops in colours ranging from Mango to Manganese and Eucalyptus to Wattle. We also have blends of silk and merino plus many different colour blends from Rachael Meek and Treetops.

We have the full range of Landscape dyes and will, hopefully, shortly have the full range of Gaywool dyes as well.

We have some dyed mohair curls and wool/mohair mix batts and tops.

We have silk fabric from 90 to 150cm wide, mulberry tops, throwsters waste, silk hankies all dyed or plain. We have silk scarves, patterned silk and occasionally get silk offcuts to play with.

We have woollen batts in different sizes, in natural colours or dyed fabulously to speed your felting.

We have needle felting requirements.

We have card blanks so you can get all creative with leftover bits.

We have wool yarn ready to dye and fancy yarns in small bundles to embellish your creations.

We have bubblewrap by the metre.

We have olive oil soap to keep your hands soft.

If there is something you need that we don’t have let us know! We’ll do our best to get it in the shop.

P.S. The library has larger items you may like to try, for hire, e.g hat blocks, drum carders, washboards and a dress makers dummy.

Felting at the Folk Festival.

Where: The Canberra Region Feltmakers’ tent at the National Folk Festival at Canberra’s Exhibition Centre

When: Easter 21st – 24th March 2008

What: Ongoing demonstrations of how to make felt.

There will be at least 2 people demonstrating felt making techniques throughout the day.

We’re a friendly lot and love talking about the wonders of felt making while we’re demonstrating. That’s how we got involved in felting!

If you like you can have a go; otherwise you are welcome to look as long as you wish at the magic of felt making.

And it’s free! And it’s fun!

There will also be plenty of felted articles such as hats, scarfs and jackets for you to buy to keep you warm during the winter months.

We will also have information about beginners and other levels of felting workshops that we run during the year.

Our Annual Exhibition and Buyers’ Bazaar is at the CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross Drive, Black Mountain from 28th May to 1st June, 2008.
Opening will be Wednesday evening, 28th May from 7.00pm and all are welcome.
Fashion Parades take place at 12.30 pm Friday,30th May and Saturday 31st May.
As well as the stunning and various items in the Exhibition we have an amazing “Buyers’ Bazaar” where every type of felt item can be purchased. These can range from sculpture to felt clothing and accessories.
View some exhibition pieces from last year’s event in our “photo” section.

Our Workshops will happen throughout the year and details can be found under “workshops”

Workshops for 2008.
Beginners on 3rd May, 2008
Fabulous Wraps on 10th May
Hats on 21st June
Brims’n'Trims on 2nd and 3rd August
Raewyn Penrose (subject TBA) on 27th & 28th July

Further information from Judy Davidson at sjdavo@netspeed.com.au or Telephone 02 5258 8190
All workshops are held at Green Room, Lions Westwood Farm, Kambah Pool Road Kambah ACT
From 10.00am to 4 pm. Tea and coffee provided but bring your own lunch.

We have a credit card payment option for workshop enrolments, which will make it easier for participants and the organisers to manage. Please use this updated form if you want to take advantage of this option. new workshop application form

A lot of people want to know how to enrol and the basic requirements for beginners workshops. Click on the link to download the requirements for these workshops.

beginners workshop requirements

workshop application form

Canberra Region Feltmakers has a monthly newsletter which is available to members by post or email. Below is a sample each member receives.

Issue 119 April 2006