Meetings
Meetings are held on the third Saturday of each month (February through November) at 1.30 pm. We have occasional guest speakers as well as hearing from our members and sharing news, tips and afternoon tea.
All Welcome
Non members $5 includes refreshments.
Meetings are held on the third Saturday of each month (February through November) at 1.30 pm. We have occasional guest speakers as well as hearing from our members and sharing news, tips and afternoon tea.
All Welcome
Non members $5 includes refreshments.
Past Meetings
February 2022 EASS students floortalk and exhibition: Rosie Armstrong, Kate Rice, Miriam Penrose
February 2021 EASS students floortalk and exhibition
April 2021 Jean Lombard 'A Magic Carpet Ride around the Caspian Sea'
May 2021 Leonie Andrews 'Art in the time of COVID'
July 2021 Gail Nichols Hooked rugs
2020 We had only two meetings this year at our premises due to COVID related closure of the rooms.
February 2021 EASS students floortalk and exhibition
April 2021 Jean Lombard 'A Magic Carpet Ride around the Caspian Sea'
May 2021 Leonie Andrews 'Art in the time of COVID'
July 2021 Gail Nichols Hooked rugs
2020 We had only two meetings this year at our premises due to COVID related closure of the rooms.
June 2019 Kate Marshall, our indigo dyeing and Shibori tutor in September, will give a short presentation
Lisa Molvig will show us the the Tapestry Challenge exhibition
Lisa Molvig will show us the the Tapestry Challenge exhibition
April 2019 Christine Appleby will show us her post-art school works
March 2019 Liz Perry will talk about 'Anni Albers at the Tate Modern', which was a major retrospective exhibition of this artist's work held at the Tate Modern from October 2018 to January 2019.
February 2019 EASS students Katie Martin, Kerry Flanagan and Cat Evans will give a floortalk on their exhibition which will still be in place in Textile Works gallery.
October 2018 Guest speaker: Carol Guida
Master Weavers in Florence, Venice and Kyoto
Carol gave us an exceptionally interesting talk and slide show on her visits to master weavers studios:
Antico Setificio Fiorentino, the master weavers of Florence; the workshop of Luigi Bevilacqua, master weavers of velvet in Venice Setificiao; the Kawashima Textile School in Kyoto and the cooperative Association for Kyo-Kanoko Shibori in Kyoto.
Master Weavers in Florence, Venice and Kyoto
Carol gave us an exceptionally interesting talk and slide show on her visits to master weavers studios:
Antico Setificio Fiorentino, the master weavers of Florence; the workshop of Luigi Bevilacqua, master weavers of velvet in Venice Setificiao; the Kawashima Textile School in Kyoto and the cooperative Association for Kyo-Kanoko Shibori in Kyoto.
April 2018 Guest speaker: Janet Meaney Janet will be sharing her skill and love of basket weaving.
March 2018 Guest speaker Monique van Nieuwland: 2017 Rijswijk Textile Biennial, Netherlands
February 2018 Guest speaker: Liz Perry: 'From the textile cupboard: Textiles from Vietnam'
October 2017 Guest speakers: Jessica Ashcroft and Jennifer Barrington, CSW Awardees from the ANU School of Art.
June 2017 Guest Speaker: Liz Perry: Cambodian silk textiles
May 2017 Guest Speaker: Ondrae Campbell: Natural Dyeing in Italy
March 2017 Guest Speaker - Monique van Nieuwland: Textile Biennale, Lodz, Poland
February 2017 Guest Speaker - Tracy Martens, archaeological research into Sth American textiles at Caleta Vitor archaeological site.
October 2016 - Ann McMahon, Fibre Basketmakers of ACT
September 2016 - Monique van Nieuwland, Lodz Textile Triennale
August 2016 - Meredith Hinchliffe, arts advocate and reviewer
July 2016 - Guest Speaker - Canberra Embroiderer's Guild
June 2016 Guest Speaker - Helen Cox, Canberra Regional Feltmakers
May 2016 Guest Speaker - Mariana Ortega, tapestry artist from Mexico, currently in residence at ANU School of Art
April 2016 Guest Speaker - Vera Delova, artist in textiles and mixed media