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THE CANBERRA DRAFT
Newsletter of the Canberra Spinners and Weavers, Inc. (ABN 43 710 683 995)
As Spring has arrived and people turn to gardens & parks
for outdoor activity during Covid 19,
we notice in the work of our members the influence of the landscape
and an interest in producing natural dyes from the plants.
Here we draw your attention to the work of Canberra Textile Artist
Sally Blake
who has done extensive research at the Australian National Botanic
Gardens
and provided a Eucalyptus Dye database
along with information on producing the dyes from the leaves & bark
of Canberra native trees. Go to: sallyblake.com for more information.
ISSUE 9 OCTOBER 2020
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
PRESIDENT’S NOTES
JULIE RYDER WORKSHOP
WORKING WITH HEALTH
GUIDELINES
SHARING WORK OF
MEMBERS
GETTING TO KNOW
SUE HAYES
INDIGO/SHIBORI DYEING
(KATE MARSHALL
WORKSHOP)
LIBRARY NEWS
TEXTILE WORKS EXHIBITION
ACTIVITIES
END-OF-YEAR LUNCH AT
GREENHILLS
OFFICERS/COMMITTEE
FEES/CONTACT INFO
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PRESIDENT’S NOTES October 2020
With spring (and tulips in my garden!) we can look forward to daylight saving.
Make the most of the longer days and consider Tuesday Evening Drop-in: a time to meet like-minded
makers for inspiration and companionship. Bring a project you are working on, pick up or drop off
equipment/library books.
Last month we received very welcome news from the ACT Government: we have been granted a further
3 months rent free till January 2021, to see our organisation through the pandemic. It is frustrating we
still can’t hold our monthly meetings yet. We have good hope for next year with speakers ready!
Covid restrictions have been eased a little. We can now meet with max 25 people at Textile Works
(+extra 2 people in the library). Our activities allow us to meet with up to 25 people in the main room, as
long as people are mostly seated. Rather similar to a small cafe where one can sit in small groups with
spaces between. It is still recommended to keep 1.5m distance where possible. The maximum number of
people in other spaces remains the same. All rooms have signs to remind us.
Thank you to Pam McDougall who’s prepared banners (made from handwoven blinds for Kurrajong) for
the meeting room. We hope they will help improve the acoustics!
JAG has bought a lounge chair for Textile Works Gallery; it will be used to display throws and cushions. A
good addition in time for the Textile*Makers*Home exhibition in conjunction with Design Canberra
Festival on November 13/14. Are you making something for this exhibition? See info in newsletter.
Book a sales table with a friend ($40/table) and meet with the public on 13/14 November. We also invite
members to demonstrate a skill on those days. To help us plan, please let us know if you are interested,
as we have to limit places because of social distancing.
“COASTAL”- Please support Sth Coast fibre groups by registering for the 29th International Scarf
Exchange. It is a rewarding challenge to produce something from fibres sent to you! The organisers aim to
match preferred techniques (ie you won’t get a crochet piece if you prefer weaving). Exchange fibres in
your stash or buy some from the CSW shop. If there is enough interest CSW can organise postage.
To get involved follow this link:
https://www.nsweave.org.au/articles/2020/07/international-scarf-exchange-2021/
After a successful experiment in August we will offer CSW members and family/friends another zoom
presentation (Sat 17 Oct-2pm) showing work in the International Contemporary Textiles Biennial
Exhibition in Rijswijk- Netherlands 2019. You will get a separate email invitation for this event. The
powerpoint will be made available on our website afterwards. Please join us and enjoy!
Lastly the committee invites CSW members to join a catered CSW lunch on 28th November at Greenhills
to see the year 2020 out. We have tried to keep the cost low, CSW will subsidise the lunch.
See information in the newsletter.
There is something in the air that says things are looking up!
Keep well and keep making!
Monique
Happy to meet new members,
Kate Loynes, Kate de Naro, & Katrina Prime-Linmarker
at Saturday Drop-in
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Workshops Working with Health Guidelines October 2020
JULIE RYDER
Canberra
printmaker & textile
artist,
teaching ways of
using procion dyes
on cellulose fibres &
fabric
Social Distancing and Meeting at Textile Works
We have consulted the National Covid-19 Helpline. We are doing as much s possible to provide a safe place to meet,
following restrictions and ACT Health advice. Only come in if you feel 100% well. We suggest people reduce the time spent
at TextileWorks. Be mindful of maximum numbers allowed in each space and keep 1.5m distance. Ventilation in the centre,
especially winter, is limited. Open doors and windows when possible and after each session. If you feel at risk, wear a mask
or consider coming at another time.
Main Room (25) and Loom Room (2): It is most important everyone’s attendance is recorded in the sign-in book on arrival.
Precautions: use hand sanitiser on arrival and when you leave. There are wipes for you to use too.
Kitchen (1): All crockery and cutlery to be washed in dishwasher and surfaces cleaned after each session. We suggest
people bring their own snacks. If you feel the need to be extra careful, consider bringing your own hand sanitiser/wipes, cup/
plate, tea/coffee in a thermos. Please take all personal items home each time
CSW Library (4) will be open, hours may be limited. Precautions: sign in/out time sheet; limited time in library to
accomodate others; use hand sanitiser; minimal handling of books; collection box for returned books- quarantining books
before returning them to the shelves.
CSW Shop (1): will be open; hours may be limited, Precautions: hand sanitiser and wipes, minimal handling recommended.
Toilet facilities: Your group may prefer to use one of the smaller toilet washrooms across the courtyard, rather than the
larger toilet block facilities. Wash hands thoroughly, use hand sanitiser before and after using the washroom.
3
Members Sharing Their Work October 2020
Katrina Prime-Linmarker
Knitted Cowl Neck Scarf
Chris Rushall
tree tapestries
Melanie Olde
weaving complex
double cloth
patterns, based
on bacterial
growth
Maggie
Cooper
Tapestry Brooches
4
Members Sharing Their Work October 2020
Belinda Rosee
25 Shaft Corris,
woven in
hand dyed tencel
Polly Wheen
Janet Meaney
discussing Yucca Basket
Kath Phillips
waved & rolled
pique
for home
furnishings
Roz Barker Jenny Hall
making winding warp on
warping mill
‘rolags’ in our equipment
for spinning on supply
blending board
from our (faster than
equipment warping board
supply for long warps)
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Members Sharing Their Work October 2020
Cat Evans
conducted the very
successful Rigid
Heddle Weaving
Workshop
Helen using the Roz
versatile,
Peak portable Barker
completed rigid heddle Ryah knots
wall hanging looms and clasped
& scarf in weft
(great for techniques
progress beginners!), It’s going to
which we be a wall
done in Cat have for
Evans rigid hanging,
members to using my
heddle rent
workshop hand spun
Bookings: Cat Evans & Christine Appleby
https://designcanberrafestival.com.au/event/lunchtime-
workshop-spinners-and-weavers/ represent CSW
at ‘DesignCanberra’
“WEAVING CIRCLE”
Wed 25 Nov 12:30-13:30 CityWalk
a 1-hour workshop in which to learn
to weave & create a small weaving
to keep or give
to someone they care about
Urgent Call Out
Workshops are a very important part of our association. They are often the reason people join CSW. The
current person organising the workshop program has been doing it for quite a few years, is doing multiple
CSW jobs at the moment and needs a break!
We desperately need a few people to step up to help organise future workshops. Processes that work well
are already in place. You will be guided and assisted. Could this be you and a friend!?
Getting ready for 2021
So far the thinking is:
Twice yearly introductions to spinning and weaving (autumn/spring)
Tapestry: weaving with texture or tapestry en plein air
Design: understanding design from textile heroes (if tutor is available)
Basketry:???requests? Ragging:???requests? Knitting???requests?
Dyeing???requests?
Band weaving: tablet weaving Rigid heddle weaving: intro + extension Loom Weaving???requests
Loom weaving: extending knowledge of weave structures, following Intro to Weave
Spinning: Smorgasbord of Spinning (which was cancelled because of Covid 19)
All Suggestions Welcome!
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Getting to Know Sue Hayes October 2020
Experiments with natural
dyes
Here, indigo grown in my
garden, the leaves mashed in a
blender with ice water and
the dye thrown on the
yarn/fabric within15 minutes
(also now harvesting the seeds
which must be used within
1 year of germination)
I keep returning to Fujino,
nearTokyo, to study shibori
and indigo dye techniques
with Bryan Whitehead who
grows indigo and
silkworms, for 10
unforgettable days of
workshops.
This is the view from the
studio
I did some dyeing with local
eucalyptus in Canberra,
(gathering the leaves &
pieces of bark off the ground
from large trees in public
parks.)
Then I used them to dye &
weave this piece (tencil
warp, some alpaca, wool &
silk, clasped weave)
These are cinerea Then we pruned the
dyed wool & silk prostrate wattle in our
yarns with various yard and my husband
modifiers such as said: “throw it in the
alum, copper or iron pot and see what you
get!”
(the eucalyptus & (using silk & wool; +
indigo dyes don’t alum, copper & iron
need mordants to be modifiers)
colourfast)
These yarns/fabrics are
from an indigo vat, so the
colour is quite different from
that of my own plants.
Shown here is a quilt I made
from the cloth,
my dye pot, and some yarn
dyed from that vat.
(we are now have red,
yellow & blue; so we can
mix most anything!)
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Kate Marshall’s Ever Popular Indigo Shibori Workshop October 2020
Kate provided the precious indigo dye and distributed it to people in separate buckets (which they
could take home for more dyeing), along with all kinds of materials & supplies to experiment with
and all kinds of fun & surprises for everyone!
Shibori stitching first done on scarves, then pulling the threads extremely tightly to make it very compact,
then undoing the threads after dipping in dye to produce the surface pattern.
Here a rice flour paste has been pressed through a screen pattern; when dry, the cloth is dipped in dye,
then dried again, the paste scrubbed out, to produce the patterned cloth.
To produce geometric patterns, fabric was first folded in different ways into small squares, then templates
were tightly clamped on before dipping in dye.
People invented many ways of folding or wrapping fabric; in this case wrapped around a pole and taped
with elastic before dyeing, to produce an amazing design pattern
8
Library News October 2020
Our Library is Open
(on drop-in days)
and Looking Beautiful
with new magazine labels!
Did you know most LT catalogue records
Please follow health guidelines include a photo of the book’s cover?
posted on the door
CSW Library (2 people) will be open; hours may be Go to:
limited. Precautions: sign in/out time sheet; limited
time in library to accomodate others; use hand
sanitiser; minimal handling of books; collection box http://www.librarything.com/catalog/
for returned books- (quarantining books before
CSW_Spinners_Weavers
New items added in September 2020
338.47677 HUG Spinning and weaving by Lynn Huggins-Cooper
A brief history of spinning and weaving (mostly in England) is followed by interviews
with textile artisans
700.457 ZIM History of hand spinning in art: Portrayed in a collection of paintings, drawings and
prints from Western art … 1500-1900 The title says it all!
746.12 AUS Hand spinning: technical and creative skills by Pam Austin
Techniques, fibres, use of colour, dyeing and yarn structure are all explained.
746.12 GAU Spinner’s dozen by Stephanie Gaustad A look at 14 tools used in fibre preparation
in fibre and yarn handling
Donations to our library
728.92 SOW Australian woodsheds (photographed) by Harry Sowden Donated by Lisa Hindmarsh
Over 200 black and white photos of shearing stuff and woodsheds.
746.432 KAG Classic Collection by Sasha Kagan
A selection of knitting patterns from 1969 to 2009 by this famous designer.
391 ART Art knits: contemporary knitwear by Australian designers
(1988 exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
707.4 FLE Flexible1: pan European (textile) art exhibition 1993
These two are exhibition catalogues.
Circulation procedure
Members may borrow from 2 (two) items to 4 (four) items; however, no more than 2 of these items may be
books. In other words, the maximum number of items that a borrower may have out at one time is 2 books
and 2 magazines OR 1 book and 3 magazines, OR 4 magazines.
Please write your ;name and the day’s date on the card and put the card in the orange box on the library
desk. Returned materials should be placed in the quarantine box.
Library Catalogue http://www.librarything.com/catalog/ CSW Spinners Weavers
Alexis Yeadon cswlibrarian@gmail.com
Members are reminded to please observe COVID-safe procedures when visiting the library. Please sign the
library attendance book even if you are the only person in the room and have already signed in the main
room. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
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Textile Works Exhibition October 2020
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our very successful ‘Rags to Riches’ exhibition, our first
since the Textile Works reopened If you didn’t get a chance to see the exhibition in person you can
still see the powerpoint version on the CSW website. Special thanks to Barbara Cairns and Cathy
Stratton for their invaluable assistance with hanging the exhibition.
Design Canberra
Our next challenge for the gallery is the Design Canberra Festival. This year the CSW and CRF will
be jointly hosting a public exhibition with the theme ‘Textile *Makers*Home’ which fits in well with
the overall Design Canberra theme of ‘CARE’.
For ‘Textile *Makers*Home’ we plan to present a rich
collection of contemporary homewares and turn our gallery
into an intriguing living room experiment.
(Handwoven rug by Monique Van Nieuwland)
Textiles are such an important part of our homes. They give us comfort, carry memories and allow
us to express ourselves. They can be beautifully functional or make us smile with their quirkiness.
So we are looking for pieces created using any textile techniques including weaving, rugging,
spinning and felting that fill this brief.
Think light shades, wallhangings, rugs, table runners,-what would you put in your sitting room?
Key information:
• Works for this exhibition need to be new or in ‘as new’ condition, and not have been
previously exhibited.
• Pieces for the exhibition can be dropped off at Textile Works on Saturday 7 November
between 11:00am and 12 noon, or Tuesday 10 November between 11:00 am and 12 noon. If you
can’t make it then please ring Alison Leonard on 0419 256 279 to make other arrangements.
• The exhibition will be open to the public on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 November between 10”30 am
and 3”30 pm.
• Pieces can be offered for sale and the usual CSW commission of 20% will apply. You can also
choose to exhibit pieces that are not for sale.
• The dates on which you can collect your work after the exhibition will be in November’s newsletter.
10Activities October 2020
People attending Textile Works are requested to pay a Members Contribution of $3.00 into the
‘GOLDEN BOX’ next to the sign-in Attendance Book, or by direct deposit to
Canberra Spinners and Weavers (BSB:063 908 Acc: 0906522 Note: Members Contribution”)
to cover the cost of tea, coffee, and to help pay our rent.
TUESDAY The library and the shop are open during the day. We meet every Tuesday from 10am to
DROP-IN 3:30pm at Chifley. October 6,13,20,27
DAY
TUESDAY All facilities available 5:30-8:30pm (or 7pm if no one turns up; library, shop sales, return
EVENING and hire of equipment, tea, coffee, and pleasant company. Enquiries Robyn Hopper on
DROP-IN 024 455 569
WEDNESDAY Meets alternative Wednesdays in our homes starting at 7pm. If your daily routine keeps
EVENING you away from spinning, come & try our evening group. We are always happy to see new
SPINNING faces. We are still to decide how and if we will continue to meet.
Enquiries: leonie.andrews@iinet.net.au
THURSDAY This group meets weekly at Chifley. We gather around 10am and leave by 2:30pm.
SPINNING Everyone is most welcome to join us- bring your own lunch; tea or coffee in a thermos
GROUP Thursday October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Enquiries Kathleen Phillips 6298 3498
THURSDAY Meets first Thursday of the month 10am-12pm. Show & tell, share knowledge of
WEAVING weaving & looms. Thursday October 1
STUDY Enquiries: Di Adams 04 0748 6356 or 6161 4825
FRIDAY The rag rug making also includes other construction techniques such as crochet,
RUG knitting, etc. meets 2nd Friday of the month, Friday October 9
GROUP Enquiries: Robin Asman 0431 216 631
FRIDAY Meets last Friday of each month from 10am to 2pm at Chifley. Bring along your knitting
KNITTING or crochet and any questions you may have about these traditional arts.
GROUP Friday October 30 Enquiries: Jenny Harber 6230 2429
SATURDAY Meets with Saturday Drop-in, on the 3rd Saturday of each month 10am-1pm..
TAPESTRY Saturday October 17
WEAVING Enquiries:Lisa 6254 2040 or email molviglisa@gmail.com
SATURDAY Meets 3rd Saturday of each month, 10am to 2pm at Chifley.
DROP IN A mixed drop-in, welcoming any textile making pursuit such as weaving, tapestry,
basketry, spinning, braiding, embroidery, & knitting. People are encouraged to assist
each other with projects if needed. All visitors welcome. Shop & library open. Bring your
own snacks, teas or coffee in a thermos
Contact: monique.van.nieuwland@gmail.com Saturday October 17
SUNDAY Meets fourth Sunday of the month at Chifley, 1:30pm-4:30pm. Lots of opportunities to
RAG explore the many ways of turning otherwise wasted fabric into fabulous rugs & much
RUGGERS more. Sunday, October 25 Enquiries: Maggie Whyte 0488 747 953
YASS Meets first Wednesday of the month at the CWA Rooms in Banjo Paterson Park, Yass,
ACTIVITIES 10am-3pm. Bring your own lunch, tea & coffee. All members and visitors are welcome
GROUP Wednesday, October 7 Enquiries: Lynne Clarke 6226 2205
BUNGENDORE Generally meets on Wednesdays starting at 10am at the School of Arts Building.
SPINNING GROUP Wednesday October 7,14,21,28
WELCOME Romana Timewarp, Jayne Flanagan, Pauline Wheen
NEW MEMBERS:
112020 Canberra Spinners and Weavers End of Year Lunch
Saturday 28 November 12:30-3:30pm
at Greenhills Centre, Cotter Road, Stromlo
To see the year out, please join us for a 2
course catered lunch at Greenhills!
The committee booked the Greenhills dining
room to allow us meeting in a a larger group.
The spacious dining room looks out over the
beautiful Brindabellas!
The lunch will be an opportunity for members
to re-connect and experience a little bit of
normality. We invite everyone to bring along a
few pieces of work completed during the year
to be displayed on tables in the hall. There
Cost: $22 per person
Menu Dietary requirements will be catered for
Wild Barramundi filet with orange chilli sauce & salads Contact person Sue Chen
Roast Beef with seasonal vegetables csw.greenhills@gmail.com
Vegetarian option Please register and pay on Trybooking:
Drinks supplied by CSW https://www.trybooking.com/BLVRO
Dessert If this proves difficult for you, we can assist
Mississippi mud cake with cream or ice cream on the CSW computer at Textile Works.
Citrus Lemon tart with cream or ice cream NOTE: Greenhills follows ACT Covid19
Fruit platter protocols. We can meet with up to 55
Coffee and tea
Officers/Committee October 2020
President Monique van Nieuwland csw.president0@gmail.com
Vice President Liz Perry garnet@fastmail.com
Secretary Pat van Steenwijk
Treasurer Jenny Hall csw.treasurer0@gmail.com
Newsletter Editor Carol Guida cahguida@bigpond.com ______________
Membership Secretary Gerdina Bryant csw.membership@gmail.com _______
Shop Manager Susan Weisser csw.shopmanager@gmail.com _______
Workshop Convenor position vacant csw.workshops@gmail.com
Equipment Manager position vacant
Committee Member Virginia Esposito
Demonstration Convenor position vacant _______
Librarian Alexis Yeadon cswlibrarian@gmail.com
Website Coordinators Liz Perry, Meike Moekel csw.webpage@gmail.com
Gallery Manager Alison Leonard csw.textileworksgallery@gmail.com
Meeting Convenor Barbara Cairns barbara.cairns@gmx.com
Shop Assistant Leigh Casely
LIFE MEMBERS EMERGING ARTIST
Helen Hamilton Pam McDougall STUDENT AWARDEES 2020
Miriam Nauenberg Alexis Yeadon Rosie Armstrong
Val Walker Jenny Harber Angela Coleman Cat Evans
Susan Weisser Jenny Hall Ella O’Hart
12Fees/ Contact Information October 2020
MEMBERS MEETINGS 2020
THE CANBERRA DRAFT (subject to government health advice )
17 October 2:00pm Presentation over
Contributions, advertisements and other items for the Zoom: Contemporary Textiles Biennial
next and succeeding Issues of the Canberra Draft Exhibition- Netherlands 2019
should be sent to:
28 November 12:30-15:30pm CSW End
The Editor CSW of Year Lunch at Greenhills
PO Box 622 DICKSON ACT 2602
‘The Editor’ canberraspinners1@bigpond.com
cahguida@bigpond.com or phone 026288 9867 CSW MEMBERSHIP FEES
Regular $ 75.00
PUBLISHING DATES Family $ 90.00
Final cut-off date 24th of each month Full Time Students $ 55.00
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radius from Civic GPO $55.00
ADVERTISING IN THE NEWSLETTER Centrelink Concession $55.00
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$20 For 1/4 A4 page ad
Payment must accompany advertisement. If joining between 1July & 31October:
Payable to regular: $40,
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Name: Canberra Spinners and Weavers-
BSB: 063 908 Account: 0906522 If joining from 1 November:
(Please include surname in transaction description Membership fees will cover the following
and email treasurer at CSW) year as well.
CSW Members receive a 50% discount on Members paying on or
newsletter advertising. before 31 Dec of the current year, receive
a $5.00 discount.
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advertising corresponds with the actual condition of the
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Weavers Inc. does not accept any responsibility for any with subscriptions due January 1. Those
misleading advertising. unfinancial at the end of January receive
the last newsletter in February.
CSW Rooms, Textile Works at Chifley Health
and Wellbeing Hub 70 Maclauren Crescent
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Phone: 02 5100 8492 - only monitored on
Tuesdays (you can leave a message at other times)
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Written, produced and published by
The Canberra Spinners & Weavers Incorporated From Sally Blakes
website:
Any members currently receiving the sallyblake.com
newsletter in black and white hardcopy, if
you would be willing to receive it in colour
13Next Committee Meeting is 17 October at 12:00 noon
Many thanks to all the members who sent or consented to
pictures and messages for this newsletter.
We look forward hearing from others in the next month; whatever in textiles you are doing, or
thinking or might come up with is welcome. cahguida@bigpond.com
If undeliverable return to:
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