Workshop- Basics of Fabric Dyeing, 2 April

Mary Kennedy: Basics of Fabric Dyeing Workshop – Saturday 2 April 2016, 10.00am – 3.00pm   Come enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Strathnairn, Holt while learning to dye your own fabrics using procion dyes.  Mary will be teaching how to dye fabrics  in a sequence from light to dark and from a primary colour to… Continue reading Workshop- Basics of Fabric Dyeing, 2 April

Workshop News- Advanced Dyeing, 31 October

The Advanced Dyeing Workshop with accredited teacher, Mary Kennedy, will be held on Saturday 31 October 2015 at Strathnairn. Participants will come home with a “colour wheel” of dyed fabric. The cost of the workshop is $105 (including a $60 material fee). Bookings and full payment of the workshop fee is due 30 September 2015. Contact… Continue reading Workshop News- Advanced Dyeing, 31 October

Small Japanese Projects – 22 April

A message from co-ordinator Wendy: This month Shuji from Wabi Sabi Design has generously volunteered to run an indigo dyeing workshop with us. This follows on really well from Karen and Wendy’s show and tell of items they dyed in Japan. We aren’t likely to do something as complex as the photo, though! He will… Continue reading Small Japanese Projects – 22 April

Workshop News – Lisa Walton (Fantastic Fusion), Mary Kennedy (Advanced Dyeing)

  Here is some important news from our workshop co-ordinator, Anne: The Advanced Fabric Dyeing Workshop with Mary Kennedy, which is scheduled for 18 April 2015, has been postponed until 31 October 2015 due to insufficient people booked to attend.  If you are interested in attending this workshop please submit a workshop booking form with… Continue reading Workshop News – Lisa Walton (Fantastic Fusion), Mary Kennedy (Advanced Dyeing)

Last minute place in Basic Dyeing workshop – tomorrow 28 March

A place has become available at the last minute in the Basic Dyeing Workshop tomorrow at Strathnairn, from 10am until 3pm. More information is available here. Cost is $85, which includes a kit fee of $40 – kit includes shared dyes and chemicals and fat quarters of fabric for you to dye. Please phone workshop… Continue reading Last minute place in Basic Dyeing workshop – tomorrow 28 March

Advanced Dyeing Workshop – 18 October

Canberra Quilters accredited teacher, Mary Kennedy, is running an advanced dyeing workshop on 18 October at Strathnairn Arts Centre. The workshop fee of $100 is due by 18 September 2014. Further details and enrolment form can be found on both the Services and Events menu tabs, under workshops, on the CQ website.

Exhibition – Synergy: Shibori Down Under, 1-24 August

Members may be interested in this exhibition at the Belconnen Arts Centre, currently running until 24 August. Those interested in dyeing, shibori and fabric manipulation will all find something of interest. Image in the banner is a detail shot of a scarf by Barbara Rogers of Sydney.