Catherine O'Leary - Nuno Felting
This workshop is ideal for the beginner felter as well as anyone who has made nuno felt before and wants to extend their skills.
Date: Friday 22nd - Saturday 23rd June, 2012
Time: 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Registration is open until: Monday 6th Feb, 2012
Location: Lavalla Centre
58 Fernberg Rd
Paddington Qld
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In Day one of this workshop you will be making samples of pieces using Catherine’s unique method of nuno felting. On Day two you’ll be taking these further.
Workshop Code: CO12-06
Requirements:
- 4 metres needle felted wool fibre. Suppliers include 
christinelauritz@fibrefusion.com.au
, sales@silksational.com.au
- 200 grams merino wooltops (in a variety of colours)
- 2 litre clean milk bottle with holes drilled in the lid
- 1 packet of clear thin plastic (painters dropsheets)
- 3 metre x 1.5 metre plastic bubble wrap
- 1 swimming pool noodle (same width as bubble wrap)
- 1 narrow rod 50cm long
- 1 narrow broom handle, approx 2m long
- 3 metres either black or white tissue silk 3 momme weight(available from Beautiful Silks, Melbourne, or The Silk Company, South Australia)
- A range of half metre lengths of loosely woven fine natural fabrics such as silk chiffon and georgette. Cotton gauze. Viscose (old scarves and clothing to be cut up). No polyester or acetate. Patterns and plain fabrics are both useful.
- Small amount of knitting yarn or threads
- Needles and cottons
- Sharp scissors
- 3-4 old towels
- Biodegradable dishwashing detergent or pure soap grated so that it dissolves easily in hot water
Materials Fee
Nil. Please see description for materials required for this workshop.
Workshop Fees
ATASDA Member: $140.00
Non-Member: $190.00 (Non-Members are encouraged to join ATASDA to be eligible for reduced workshop fees)
How to Register
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To register via post, please download this PDF form, fill in your details and post to the appropriate ATASDA branch with your payment details (cheque or credit card).
Download the Workshop Registration Form (192 KB)
Enrolment information & conditions
Please refer to information published in fibreline and on the website for Workshop topics, tutors, dates, times, venue and cost, including any materials fee.
- Full payment is required to secure a place in a Workshop. Your place is not guaranteed until full payment has been received by ATASDA
- A requirement list will be emailed/posted to you once the workshop is deemed to have enough paying participants.
- If a workshop is cancelled by ATASDA the workshop fee will be refunded.
- A workshop is the responsibility of the purchaser. If the purchaser is unable to attend a workshop, fees will not be refunded or transferred to another workshop. The purchaser may find another member to take their place (making their own financial arrangements – not at a profit) or gift the workshop place through the Committee as a scholarship.
- ATASDA volunteers may take photographs during the workshop for use in ATASDA promotional material. If you do not wish to be photographed please advise the workshop helper at sign-in. If you want to take photographs for your own records, please check with the workshop helper first as some tutors do not allow photography.
- It is the responsibility of the individual student to provide any personal protective and/or safety equipment required during the workshop, eg safety glasses, facemask, gloves. See workshop requirements list for additional items.
- Safety of personal electrical equipment is the responsibility of participants and they will not be allowed to use equipment with obvious flaws.
- Students must ensure that the Workshops co-ordinator is advised in advance of any special needs, eg wheelchair access.
By submitting my enrolment in Catherine O'Leary - Nuno Felting Workshop, I hereby accept the enrolment conditions.
