Waitangi Day Heritage Day at Brayshaw Park - 2

Joan ponders on the usefulness or otherwise of some of the old looms.

The ikat warp on this loom has been almost finished for a year. It has stayed there because no one wants to see an empty loom. Now Joan is using it to demonstrate...

...and finally cut it off.

Look - it fits!

Rose does tend to get wrapped up in her weaving.

Rose

Waitangi Day Heritage Day at Brayshaw Park - 1

On 6 February, Waitangi Day there is always a 'Heritage Day' at Brayshaw Park and the groups who have their 'home' there are expected to open their doors to the public and reveal the mysteries of their crafts. While the name above our door says Beavertown Hall, to our Guild members this place has always been, and still is known as Bobbin Cottage.

Win represented the Tapestry group with her almost-finished group challenge work. On a visit to Win's home in July we saw the yarns for this piece which Win had just dyed.

Chis and Joan used some of the time to have a sort out of the equipment. Don't ask what Chris is going to do with this relic! In fact, don't even ask what it is.

Chris also did a sterling job handing out bookmarks to advertise the upcoming Festival. Well done Chris!

Jan demonstrated inkle weaving and chatted avidly to everyone who showed an interest.

"Bubble Wrap", by Rose Pelvin

A new start for a new year, and the first meeting is next Sunday at Tricia's.

Rose

Here Comes 2012

Happy and Creative New Year, everybody.
From Marlborough Weavers.

Season's Greetings

Merry Christmas and Happy Weaving to all!

October Meeting: Wearing the Fashion

Wearing the Fashion

Judy wearing her subtly striped cotton scarf

Judy's double weave adapted from an overshot pattern, just off the loom

Betsy's cape, finally made up, from her first venture into felting

Rose's Hats for Hope

Knitted by Nancy - so delicate

A bonnet (or is it?) A felted work in progress from Jan

And, yes, it was a WEAVERS' meeting. Betsy's full sized Touch Yarns throw rug weighs less than 500 grams and is soft and beautiful to touch. It is modeled here by Chris

Rose

Connecting Threads - an Exhibition

A retrospective exhibition of handweaving from Peg Moorhouse and Rose Pelvin is now showing at the Gillan Art Salon, Grove Road, Blenheim [opposite the Railway Station], 10 am to 4 pm daily until 24th October.

A great opportunity to see the contrasting styles of two of our most experienced weavers: Rose's signature elegant table linens, and Peg's colourful wall hangings.  As Steve Austin [CEO of the Marlborough Museum] said "These works represent a celebration of the survival of tradition".

There are more pictures here.

Chris

Area Exhibition: "Hands on Fibre" Part 2

Peg's hangings won the Marlborough award. 

Jenny's tapestry

And of course you've already seen Win's piece. It won the Best Woven Article and Overall Best awards. 

Red is so difficult to photograph, so this is a shot using another camera, one with which I am more familiar.

Well done, everybody!!

There are a few long shots here.

Meg

Area Exhibition: "Hands on Fibre" Part 1

The Nelson Marlborough Buller Area exhibition opened on Saturday at Refinery Art Space in Nelson. THE EXHIBITION HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED BY TWO WEEKS; IT IS NOW OPEN UNTL 21ST/22ND-ISH OF OCTOBER.

Here are some of our weavers' woven pieces.  

Chris' scarf and Sue's tunic

Chris's rug

Rose's baby blankets.  She also had a black cotton scarf, which, in spite of about a dozen tries, your truly just could not photograph well. But you see it at the back of Chris's rug above.

Joan didn't want me taking a picture of her in front of her lovely scarf. but it turned out this was a good move.  We now know that by the time this photo was taken, she had already lost her necklace! 

There are a few long shots here.

Meg

Stop Press: Nelson/Marlborough/Buller Exhibition

This year's Nelson/Marlborough/Buller Area Exhibition opened today, in the heavy rain, at Refinery Art Space in Nelson. It will be open for one week only.

While a more detailed post is forthcoming, I felt compelled to report that our own Win Currie took the top prize, Overall Best in the Exhibition.

Congratulations, Win.

Meg