Christmas Party @ the Fire Shed

Donations for the raffle:

Hand felted silk and wool scarf hand dyed with E. cinerea leaves after dyeing in an immersion bath of brown onion skins, and

Hand felted silk and merino wool, "Cherry Blossom" scarf.

Learning about colour...

From this...

To the finished scarf.

Detail

A scarf to coordinate with Carla's Autumn colours

Began with tissue silk in ecru and a variegated dyed wool by Martien van Zuilen.

Finished scarf with machine stitched grid.

One thing leads to another...

Used an acrylic paint applied with a foam roller, collages with shapes cut from rice paper as a starting point, added silk and wool from the stash, and...

Voila!

Detail.

Some of this Winter's scarves...

Black tissue silk and merino wool.

Merino wool.

Going up the Hill.

Two fronts and the back of a vest in the process of being made for The Queanbeyan City Council Regional Art Awards 2013.

Reflecting on the theme of "Aspects of Queanbeyan's Heritage", the handmade fabric refers to building features and the times at which these were added to the landscape.

Melbourne Scarf Festival - Judging Results 2013

5. Sustainable Practices
Lis Mertens - Winner

http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/nwm/calendar/article/item/8ce039e35ce1816.aspx for all the winners