tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10618551592089383912024-03-13T00:03:23.723-07:00Textiles on the Edge... (of the Planet)Clare Smith - textiles, art and travelsClare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.comBlogger308125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061855159208938391.post-77473142617544787542024-01-24T16:18:00.000-08:002024-01-24T16:21:41.228-08:00<p><span style="font-size: large;"> 2024 Classes</span></p><p>I'm a textile artist based in Wellington New Zealand and I teach a range of dyeing, printing, quilting and bookmaking classes. The first classes for the year are usually the indigo dyeing classes as they are much more fun if we can hold them outside!</p><p>This is a list of my current bookings</p><p><a href="https://www.tawacomed.co.nz/Course,Indigo-dyeing-Shibori-Wellington,4050">Indigo Dyeing and shibori</a> - Tawa College, Tawa, Wellington. There are still spaces in this class.</p><p>Saturday 9th March 10-4pm.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUjT9yNEJHcXqm8nAn8rTcB1QbcjpdBI5hrNT615k9NdquEc99odZlRQodGwo7v8SD-uEQtNkGljxhD9vQLWFuZXK7xdssxkNsQpinwR9joXly-wdK62Da56JQUoS2xySp6pMarCrk9rsDbFOb_r92KTBj890aNkra7ldA4vYjbpFEc_nIROJPOd-AT0/s640/IMG_1492%20copy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="483" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUjT9yNEJHcXqm8nAn8rTcB1QbcjpdBI5hrNT615k9NdquEc99odZlRQodGwo7v8SD-uEQtNkGljxhD9vQLWFuZXK7xdssxkNsQpinwR9joXly-wdK62Da56JQUoS2xySp6pMarCrk9rsDbFOb_r92KTBj890aNkra7ldA4vYjbpFEc_nIROJPOd-AT0/s320/IMG_1492%20copy.jpeg" width="242" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDK89zLam6T3Ert5Ujer8kX1pIypxEBARWFR5T491CJb_vQcT2ljBZJk9EVx4XAqWdVYTeQzh1dFvlU-_0GR3ee-8z9X6C_oyGVrHmbYKP_n7HO13wVCj1NDQitdw4suXSRUZxdSFTqHoBJAYCGuX6yYtZY0HKccY-nDunpJW1P1TM1OTorrlqNuflJoM/s640/IMG_1491.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDK89zLam6T3Ert5Ujer8kX1pIypxEBARWFR5T491CJb_vQcT2ljBZJk9EVx4XAqWdVYTeQzh1dFvlU-_0GR3ee-8z9X6C_oyGVrHmbYKP_n7HO13wVCj1NDQitdw4suXSRUZxdSFTqHoBJAYCGuX6yYtZY0HKccY-nDunpJW1P1TM1OTorrlqNuflJoM/s320/IMG_1491.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.kacc.org.nz/adult-s-classes-and-workshops"><span style="font-size: medium;">Karori Art and Craft Rooms, Karori, Wellington.</span></a></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Printing on Fabric</span></b> - 24th February 10-4pm</p><p> This class can be booked online <a href="https://www.kacc.org.nz/adult-s-classes-and-workshops">here</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8i0v6zkirYQ7JRkvNrq5NcVObt26h21Cwy56DNvPEyJKFUWwUI4GLuKw7i1Mi4PwkF9n-hf6zwx1F6l5SO9NK9CcUDnd_gKeBX0pe_oidtPmGwf7F9RNvE9FNA-YopdcB471HLXaADdSXFxECKkJa91yle23TcS_hHktnfyQYNqrHg2Jit9vazUUVBGU/s2577/_MG_8916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2577" data-original-width="2100" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8i0v6zkirYQ7JRkvNrq5NcVObt26h21Cwy56DNvPEyJKFUWwUI4GLuKw7i1Mi4PwkF9n-hf6zwx1F6l5SO9NK9CcUDnd_gKeBX0pe_oidtPmGwf7F9RNvE9FNA-YopdcB471HLXaADdSXFxECKkJa91yle23TcS_hHktnfyQYNqrHg2Jit9vazUUVBGU/s320/_MG_8916.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Inspired by Boro </b></span>(quilts/patches) - 25th May</p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Crazy Piecing</span></b> - 30th June</p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Sashiko</span></b> - 27th July</p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Quilt As You Go</b></span> bags/placemats/table runners. - 10th November</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKA_SgEM-ibII-b8RvmVanvfZYCav_mej7PGLEFdZFTVcmsVhxUCJz1jfQ_55mwxuOT0aFPDoqXnwRKRm68ka0a9iLq7BSyZNdLqmcXQ6gXgEdzNMgGO8i__RAs03iQAb2iv5zitT9QeCE5zvxR5l1pvHedAzMu8gWM_yZPYJ5wS2Dnn8LYqDwS1-d2k/s640/IMG_4630.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="640" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXKA_SgEM-ibII-b8RvmVanvfZYCav_mej7PGLEFdZFTVcmsVhxUCJz1jfQ_55mwxuOT0aFPDoqXnwRKRm68ka0a9iLq7BSyZNdLqmcXQ6gXgEdzNMgGO8i__RAs03iQAb2iv5zitT9QeCE5zvxR5l1pvHedAzMu8gWM_yZPYJ5wS2Dnn8LYqDwS1-d2k/s320/IMG_4630.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><a href="https://www.huttart.co.nz/copy-of-classes-3">Hutt Art Society Rooms, Lower Hutt</a></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Indigo Dyeing and Shibori</span></b> - 3rd March 10-4 (<span style="color: red;">Class Full - waiting list available)</span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Komebukuro Bag</span></b> - 2 classes - 7th April 1-4pm, 12th May 1-4pm.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMCgR0_O9EyAcOPmaiPZpQgbKz54Z2iECIFq8pjQq-1Tk-upEpsIAjG0npBfoiQA0vq4PxuuDPDBiwaIBQsjpL6Vodz0Hpa9HH385-bVIPjZ7ULABkHF_h4oTRUh0SIR9zAYSaOG7u6vjn712J2r9wOU2_ioeY9j0YELFQfikJEwhj56us2Shq2g6O7M/s640/IMG_4641.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMCgR0_O9EyAcOPmaiPZpQgbKz54Z2iECIFq8pjQq-1Tk-upEpsIAjG0npBfoiQA0vq4PxuuDPDBiwaIBQsjpL6Vodz0Hpa9HH385-bVIPjZ7ULABkHF_h4oTRUh0SIR9zAYSaOG7u6vjn712J2r9wOU2_ioeY9j0YELFQfikJEwhj56us2Shq2g6O7M/s320/IMG_4641.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Inspired by Boro (jacket)</b></span>. 4 sessions - 16th June 10-4pm, (<span style="color: red;">Class Full, waiting list available</span>)</p><p>21 July, 4 august, 25 August, 1-4pm.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://quiltsymposium.com">New Zealand Quilt Symposium</a></span></p><p>I have been invited to teach at the New Zealand Quilt Symposium 2024. This is to be held in Cambridge in the North Island of New Zealand. </p><p>The classes are not confirmed yet but I hope to be able to tell people soon.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Clare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061855159208938391.post-74368050239213901582023-01-26T12:52:00.002-08:002023-01-26T12:52:31.457-08:00Indigo Dyeing classes in Wellington, New Zealand<p><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJACpzG8UzsXL_RgPLzOv-6-O4VZbcZYzeAsvDxEnBe2Ms0dSaVSg1HGq7wVfQAVPMq8_7FCwj9vSFkHODlfMuW8hh9_W8cZCrjPex-OzBOJc_Lun286To2T0YJBvgcDhDWemiq9Y1V3gMZXRRWGztCNWLvaSnyYpHBCBV3fn8-aDAf1m4zB_nP2sb/s640/IMG_1490.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJACpzG8UzsXL_RgPLzOv-6-O4VZbcZYzeAsvDxEnBe2Ms0dSaVSg1HGq7wVfQAVPMq8_7FCwj9vSFkHODlfMuW8hh9_W8cZCrjPex-OzBOJc_Lun286To2T0YJBvgcDhDWemiq9Y1V3gMZXRRWGztCNWLvaSnyYpHBCBV3fn8-aDAf1m4zB_nP2sb/w403-h537/IMG_1490.jpeg" width="403" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8l-4XiaPDp1OJume6pcQ_ZYvSMOzkUnIXg9RNZhgsTu6t68gBiTPVcvHXxfgcYIjtxGEJqxDAaDbghj0MvrGfz2oYEbYHJL9Td1iAItBnFxK2-_e3M1ZjFivCYA6drt-0Lg8v9G_fjX7ObXmM99uibEwvHuU--oHBVJqK8YqTQeur5u-Mz0dIhliG/s640/IMG_1491.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8l-4XiaPDp1OJume6pcQ_ZYvSMOzkUnIXg9RNZhgsTu6t68gBiTPVcvHXxfgcYIjtxGEJqxDAaDbghj0MvrGfz2oYEbYHJL9Td1iAItBnFxK2-_e3M1ZjFivCYA6drt-0Lg8v9G_fjX7ObXmM99uibEwvHuU--oHBVJqK8YqTQeur5u-Mz0dIhliG/w403-h537/IMG_1491.jpeg" width="403" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOi4KIbDvSMltyl3S3dAuttPmYP6tT_uZ1jOMsNwuBXz1qMMxls292w2vozgwsJdL6PqF0f3VftHjA76zozLZKpRBqZSy42J_PtIav6vn3nq2F2OswvepxAmgqjvX5usxYRE-xRHl8NAli-dZTt_ACFK0cSWW0bcfhv5dh0sVoFA1IaqzV6UuQCXhW/s640/IMG_1492.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOi4KIbDvSMltyl3S3dAuttPmYP6tT_uZ1jOMsNwuBXz1qMMxls292w2vozgwsJdL6PqF0f3VftHjA76zozLZKpRBqZSy42J_PtIav6vn3nq2F2OswvepxAmgqjvX5usxYRE-xRHl8NAli-dZTt_ACFK0cSWW0bcfhv5dh0sVoFA1IaqzV6UuQCXhW/w426-h568/IMG_1492.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><br />Here are some photos of students work from some of my indigo dyeing workshops. These are great classes and mostly held outside so there is great ventilation! In the next two months I have three workshops booked. I only run these classes in the warmer months so book in now if you are interested as it will be a whole year before they are offered again.<p></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">If you are interested in enrolling please click on the links.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Saturday 25th February 9-3pm. Tawa College, Tawa, Wellington.</b></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">This <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>class will focus on shibori using multicoloured fibre reactive dyes as well as indigo.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://www.tawacomed.co.nz/Course,Indigo-dyeing-Shibori-Wellington,4050?fbclid=IwAR0nVsYgW4dbssEq6WYFA4JVlVzwYKO9c4TMRSU3lMaiNzfPlp4tAjVPqmE" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--blue-link); cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.tawacomed.co.nz/Course,Indigo-dyeing-Shibori...</a></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Saturday 18th March 10-4pm</b></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Shibori using indigo at Hutt Art Society Rooms, Lower Hutt.</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://www.huttart.co.nz/copy-of-classes-3?fbclid=IwAR1pa1-P0q1bJ-RLEqBhZ4TtQDwtw-jDw2zY8sJ_k7pMJ9cvjy2OWyKC0pM" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--blue-link); cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.huttart.co.nz/copy-of-classes-3</a></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Saturday 25 March</b></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">This is a class run by Kapiti Quilters. If you are interested in joining them and you are not a member the price is $60 ( it’s subsidised for members). If you are interested in this class let me know and I can give you the coordinator’s contact details.</div></div>Clare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061855159208938391.post-45886524384966986222023-01-26T12:47:00.003-08:002023-01-26T12:47:38.856-08:00Textile Classes in Lower Hutt , New Zealand.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1X742nFNg-qXnj-bbvqENrBH3AYrxIzk7bVLvKrfv_scmE_5j8HsdmMTR4qclloRTWejxs-9d73RFR2EstqLKUzP4G01y2IhEoW-c141rwqYnLmCABxpdykfHEJzMdFmnceoqKmPog8oiOD9TWT8nWtMF8Y024M-R7eHezPhBiy3a2xTIGOqhKSC/s640/HAS-Textile-classes-poster-2023_email_small.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="452" height="549" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1X742nFNg-qXnj-bbvqENrBH3AYrxIzk7bVLvKrfv_scmE_5j8HsdmMTR4qclloRTWejxs-9d73RFR2EstqLKUzP4G01y2IhEoW-c141rwqYnLmCABxpdykfHEJzMdFmnceoqKmPog8oiOD9TWT8nWtMF8Y024M-R7eHezPhBiy3a2xTIGOqhKSC/w388-h549/HAS-Textile-classes-poster-2023_email_small.jpeg" width="388" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Hi everyone</p><p>I'm teaching multiple classes at the Hutt Art Society rooms in Lower Hutt. There are very few places which offer evening and weekend classes in the Wellington area since a previous government removed subsidies for adult education. So Sue Swann (Embroidery) and I (surface design, quilting, bookmaking) started offering classes at the Hutt Art Society Rooms. Each year we have expanded and this year have brought in a number of new tutors. Here is a copy of our newsletter.</p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Welcome to 2023</span></p><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">We have a variety of classes and new tutors for you this year. Whether you're a beginner or whether you want to take the next step in your stitching journey there are classes we hope will interest you.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Classes for the first half of the year are on the Hutt Art website already. More classes will be added over the next few months for classes to be held later in the year. I'll send out an email as new classes are added.</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"> As well as ourselves we have classes planned with the following tutors;</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><ul><li>Mary Self - Mary is teaching a beginners stitch class as well as a couple of classes that will develop your creativity and teach you new techniques, </li><li>Cherie Gurney - Cherie is teaching a piece that gives you the opportunity to use those precious scraps in your collection and create something memorable,</li><li>Katherine Pepperall - Katherine has created a wonderful doorstop incorporating native New Zealand clematis flowers in reticella,</li></ul>Coming Up later in the year<br /><ul><li>Anna Hicks - Anna is preparing some classes from her "Mending and Design" series and</li><li>Marilyn Moran - For those of you who requested a class in needle felting, Marilyn is designing a small creature to tempt you to 'have a go'. </li></ul><br /><b><u>Heads up</u></b> - there are a couple of groups starting at the end of February and a shibori dyeing class in early March, so don't delay in getting enrolled for these classes: <br /></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><ul><li>A monthly stitching group on the 4th Sunday of each month - this group is for those who need a bit of help getting an old project restarted, want help with a new project or just want to stitch with a group of like minded people - it's a great way to keep a project moving.<br /></li><li>Design your own "Kutch" Dowry bag. This group will also meet monthly and by the end of the year you will have learnt a bit about the design process, some new stitching techniques and have a handy little bag.<br /></li><li>Clare is holding an indigo / shibori dyeing day in early March, so be quick to enrol for this popular class and create some interesting fabrics for other projects.</li></ul><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div><b>Class Samples</b></div><div>If you'd like an opportunity to see the class samples for the classes already scheduled, the class samples will be on display in the Huia Gallery (Hutt Art) from Tuesday 31st January - Sunday 12th February.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Exhibition - Indonesian Textiles</b></div><div>There is an exhibition of Indonesian textiles at Hutt Art from Tuesday 31st January - Sunday 12th February. The textiles are ikats and batiks and they all use natural dyes for most of the colours. On Saturday 4th Feb at 2pm there will be a talk about the dyeing processes as well as looking at the rituals associated with their production and the meanings of some of the patterns. If you're interested in textiles this is not to be missed.</div><div><br /></div><div>Attached is a poster for the upcoming classes, and a poster for the upcoming Indonesian textile exhibition. Please feel free to forward this email to anyone who you think may be interested in the classes or the exhibition.</div><div><br /></div><div>Enrolments are via the Hutt Art website</div><div><a href="https://www.huttart.co.nz/copy-of-classes-3">https://www.huttart.co.nz/copy-of-classes-3</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div dir="ltr">Regards<div><br /></div><div>Sue and Clare</div><div><a href="http://www.huttart.co.nz/" target="_blank">www.huttart.co.nz</a></div><div><a href="mailto:textile.hutt.art@gmail.com" target="_blank">textile.hutt.art@gmail.com</a></div></div></div></div></div><p><br /></p>Clare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.com04V9QVXP4+FJ-42.1137643 175.9565-70.423998136178852 140.80025 -13.803530463821154 -148.88725tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061855159208938391.post-39577966362212150152021-04-04T18:49:00.000-07:002021-04-04T18:49:26.229-07:00A New Venture - new textile classes in Wellington.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UVnF39A6pGMUIjqNjLjLSgap1CIHqHUq9eDrQsYB3OqIvp0J-unG8es16b1_eeGgCLlExQ3zqCjPcfDVHhsShmTB2Dk3rUGLHplHn1KSeITz0bP_6I0U03zZOAiImjKfLF1KBmYcwb4/s2048/Textile-Art-Classes_A5_+Mar+21.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1444" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8UVnF39A6pGMUIjqNjLjLSgap1CIHqHUq9eDrQsYB3OqIvp0J-unG8es16b1_eeGgCLlExQ3zqCjPcfDVHhsShmTB2Dk3rUGLHplHn1KSeITz0bP_6I0U03zZOAiImjKfLF1KBmYcwb4/w363-h514/Textile-Art-Classes_A5_+Mar+21.jpeg" width="363" /></a></div><br /> I've been teaching textile classes at Nancy's Stitch Studio in Wellington for quite a few years but the shop has recently changed hands and at this stage the owners are not ready to run a big list of classes. So three of us are starting to run classes at the Hutt Arts Society Rooms in Lower Hutt (New Zealand).<p></p><p>You can have a look at the classes in more detail by going to the <a href="http://www.huttart.co.nz">Hutt Arts</a> website.</p><p>My classes are </p><p>Boro - making a layered, stitched fabric panel.</p><p>31st July 10-4pm.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVR_w50ALCmSJNcopCa6nMHpG5XOVO5rFyLjUJrVhsmJ6jA6TQynnYHRDFvTETtq6J_hvrKAMN4pOZQMBHKonKiWX1OMR_Hxyi6xWv8D-mY9s00RJ8ks11Stp-kjH9VWI2eyzbpDmeIiA/s2048/IMG_E0015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1461" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVR_w50ALCmSJNcopCa6nMHpG5XOVO5rFyLjUJrVhsmJ6jA6TQynnYHRDFvTETtq6J_hvrKAMN4pOZQMBHKonKiWX1OMR_Hxyi6xWv8D-mY9s00RJ8ks11Stp-kjH9VWI2eyzbpDmeIiA/s320/IMG_E0015.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPqMXq_DSZvaABfqXXbMENEekIfF24fAgCi17kkxHJZKXp9aDnXTWJRW0fYDCq2ZY64pM5Sek7BIM6NTPBrJBHHeXGbmUZQbnTZ97CzAoxLNzJEfvMLgnnxHA2-EZIcsFdJYPTYGlw_Y/s2048/IMG_E0034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2001" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPqMXq_DSZvaABfqXXbMENEekIfF24fAgCi17kkxHJZKXp9aDnXTWJRW0fYDCq2ZY64pM5Sek7BIM6NTPBrJBHHeXGbmUZQbnTZ97CzAoxLNzJEfvMLgnnxHA2-EZIcsFdJYPTYGlw_Y/s320/IMG_E0034.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Monoprinting.</p><p>Monoprinting on fabric or paper to make fabric for quilting or papers for bookmaking.</p><p>Saturday May 29th</p><p>10-4</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcZOk9SppGgRvugISx05gzSWSn2xPUDeJQpm8AMYDWKCJ4mRaItZRRUGhsbb6g60lYYySiPUj_j6cYm4EUZ5jUR36iYuQA8FBU_hS3UxNwIpZWNBg-8ek9My852975O3FUNXGoP4ohGQ/s2048/_MG_8916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1669" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcZOk9SppGgRvugISx05gzSWSn2xPUDeJQpm8AMYDWKCJ4mRaItZRRUGhsbb6g60lYYySiPUj_j6cYm4EUZ5jUR36iYuQA8FBU_hS3UxNwIpZWNBg-8ek9My852975O3FUNXGoP4ohGQ/s320/_MG_8916.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Machine Quilting</p><p>Learn how to prepare a quilt for machine quilting then draw with a sewing machine. After machine quilting a sample, you can then colour the design in , using fabric pens if you wish.</p><p>Sunday July 18 10-4</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhswRBwBudfFILThMfc-I5hfIKJ4a8wgsLJHskUi2UeOe02EKKN5mEyWB8xb2vjNsHinGKeY3IGLjnY2VCHx8g3UKKYbTxzC9bDLH1U6ag4ayd1kq4TF759KLSxnlrzx1MmZLrsnIV_4E/s1280/IMG_0042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1245" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhswRBwBudfFILThMfc-I5hfIKJ4a8wgsLJHskUi2UeOe02EKKN5mEyWB8xb2vjNsHinGKeY3IGLjnY2VCHx8g3UKKYbTxzC9bDLH1U6ag4ayd1kq4TF759KLSxnlrzx1MmZLrsnIV_4E/s320/IMG_0042.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Bookmaking<div>Learn how to make at least 5 different styles of sewn books.</div><div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Clare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061855159208938391.post-72595433934625883982020-01-01T15:31:00.000-08:002020-01-01T15:31:57.620-08:00A new decade 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm finding it hard to accept that I turn 60 this year. Surely a 60 yer old person should be tidy and have their creative life a bit more organised than I do. I get carried away creatively and don't mind that I'm working in a disaster zone. I think I spend most of my life tidying up the mess I made the previous day. I also have about the slowest computer available at the moment since it hasn't been able to update to the latest operating system. I'm waiting for a new one to be delivered. So this blogpost is taking rather a long time to load photos ad its been a long time since I even posted here as I find computing very frustrating at the moment.<br />
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This year I have again been studying raranga and we started the year making hieke which is a type of Maori rain cape. The base underneath is made of jute string which is what we beginners started with. The top part is mainly shredded harakeke (NZ flax) and the bottom is New Zealand flax which has rolled up into tight straws called pokinikini. In the background is an example of harakeke, the plant that we use to weave baskets and make these sorts of cloaks.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This is the second cloak we made this year. Mine was the only bright blue one though. String is made from the the interior fibres of the flax leaf. I dyed mine with dyes suitable for cellulose fibres. There are pokinikini at the bottom of the fibre strings.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In mid May a group of New Zealand quilt tutors will set out for Canada to teach at the <a href="https://ailsacraigartscentreampquiltfibreartsfestival.wildapricot.org/2019-festival">Ailsa Craig Quilt and Fibre Festival. </a> An exhibition of quilts made by the tutors were sent off a few months ago to take part in a road show to promote the festival, then the 100 quilts from around the country were sent off last week in a huge parcel along with challenge quilts with the them "New Zealand through Our Eyes".<br />
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I'm starting to think about which quilts to take with me. It's a choice between having enough clothes for the festival and for 3 weeks travel in Canada afterwards, and having a good selection of quilts for people to see in class. Maybe I don't need clothes!<br />
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I'm teaching my Spiky Trees class . Here are some of the quilts I've made in the past. Past students have made quilt tops of plants such as Aloe (South Africa), grass trees and palms (Australia), agapanthus and cacti (in the UK). Its always interesting to see which pictures people bring with them to use as inspiration for their quilt top.<br />
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Another class I'm teaching is based on utility quilts. In Australia these are called 'wagga quilts' this is probably because the quilts were often backed with flour sacks from the Wagga Wagga flour mills.<br />
Wagga were made from discarded clothing often covered with a final layer of cretonne curtain fabric. When the top layer of fabric is removed, the layers of clothing can be seen. A childs jersey, a mans overcoat, a wool skirt - anything to keep warm. They are like a history of a family in discarded clothing.<br />
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I've used this layering of clothing to signify 'layers of lives'. Sometimes I embroider genetic symbols on top of the clothing, sometimes I have screen printed on the fabrics. I often use this method of laying out fabrics or clothing as a background and then add something else on the surface.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Granny Smith (using doilies and household linens as the background)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Layers of lives (inspired by the book 'the seven daughters of Eve'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wagga quilt over printed with genetic information</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">layers of kimonos (after the Tsunami in Japan)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">crossover wagga/japanese boro</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Layers of Lives - white office shirts (and DNA image on the surface)</td></tr>
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The final classes I'm teaching are to create simple kono (baskets).In New Zealand we would weave with harakeke (NZ flax). This is not available in Canada so we will be using willow bark. I'm going to try and take a bit of harakeke with me so people can see what it is like.<div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The way we cut the harakeke leaving the three central leaves</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">two kono (square baskets)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a selection of 4 and 2 corner kono</td></tr>
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I understand that the two weaving class are full but there are still spaces in the wagga and spiky trees classes. If you are interested in my classes but need more information, please don't hesitate to ask questions and I'll try and explain anything that doesn't make sense. </div>
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I look forward to Ailsa Craig Festival and hope to see some of your there.</div>
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Nga Mihi (regards)</div>
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Clare</div>
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Clare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061855159208938391.post-75454735792537327902018-11-23T23:02:00.001-08:002018-11-23T23:02:47.532-08:00Raranga Exhibition - Te Wananga o Aotearoa Porirua 2018.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raranga (weaving) exhibition, 2018.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">mostly kete pikau (backpacks)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ipu putiputi (flower arrangements, kete, wallhangings)</td></tr>
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Clare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061855159208938391.post-24981357906995673362018-11-23T22:53:00.003-08:002018-11-23T22:53:49.713-08:00Learning to weave Harakeke part 2.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The course at the Wananga is nearly over, we are currently having our exhibition and our opening was last night. The course is 10 months long and counts as full time but most people are able to work full time as the classes are 5-9pm on a Wednesday and once a month there is a full weekend of 5pm friday to 2pm on sunday. Most new skills are taught on the full weekend.<br />
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here are a few of the kete I have made in the second half of the year. I have been exploring the use of dyes and weaving with flax that has been harvested and prepared then boiled and dried for 4-6 weeks before dyeing and weaving. I'm still getting used to the amount of time the flax needs to be soaked to get it flexible enough to weave with. Too wet and it dries with gaps, too dry and it cracks while I'm working with it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">patterned kete pikau (backpack)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">patterned kete Timata</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patterned kete timata with 4 plait shoulder strap</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">kete pikau with patikitiki pattern (the flounder)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">kete pikau with patikitiki pattern (the flounder)<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">kete pikau with patikitiki pattern (the flounder)<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kete porowhita with whakapuareare (holes)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">kete whakairo (fine weave) with holes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">kete whakairo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">kete porowhita</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the poster for our student show</td></tr>
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Clare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061855159208938391.post-90584856976491219752018-07-01T17:34:00.001-07:002018-07-01T17:34:41.473-07:00Learning to weave with Harakeke (NZ Flax)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This year is my year of Raranga. Raranga is Maori weaving with Harakeke (New Zealand flax or Phormium Tenax). I should have done this years ago as I have found that I love it. In fact, I think it would have given me a greater connection to New Zealand if I had learned this, way back in 1975 when I arrived from England although maybe I wouldn't have been ready for it then.<br />
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Here are some photos of the things I have made in the course so far. It is a one year course at Te Wananga o Aotearoa, in Porirua.<br />
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At the beginning of the year we started making putiputi. Flowers made from Harakeke. Our first assignment was to make some sort of flower arrangement and I made a Christmas wreath.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lily Whakairo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Koru</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pohutukawa</td></tr>
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We then learned how to make Kono and Konae. Simple baskets and small mats and then pot (hats.<br />
Our most recent assignment was Kete using undyed, green harakeke. As it is green it shrinks a bit as it dries so there will always be gaps in the weave, but the gaps are getting narrower.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Potae (hats)</td></tr>
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The two hats on the left were made very early on. The weave is quite gappy. I filled in the gaps by weaving coloured harakeke strips through the holes.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kete Timata showing gaps in the weave</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">kete timata showing improvements</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kete Porowhita (round) showing vast improvement!</td></tr>
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So that is where I'm up to in class and my weaving is improving all the time. I'm still a beginner and have a long way to go but I can really see the improvement.<br />
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Other than the main class I also made a Wahakura with a private tutor. A Wahakura is a baby bed. These are used where families co-sleep. it helps to prevent SIDS (cot death). The weave is different to the method we are learning in class.<br />
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<b><span lang="EN-AU">Quilt-doodling and colouring-in for machine quilters<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro";">Use some of your collection of Japanese fabrics or other scraps to make simple placemats then embellish them with sashiko stitching. These can be very organised or very random, depending on your preference (see photos)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro";">Have you got a cupboard full of your granny’s doilies, placemats and tablecloths? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro";">Use precious family linens or op-shop finds to make a quilt for the home, the bach or as a wall hanging. This quilt can be seen on the front cover of New Zealand Quilter issue 77.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro";">Making a quilt was historically about recycling.In this class , make a ‘wagga’ or ‘utility’ quilt. Clothes your kids have grown out of? Things that used to belong to your granny , old doilies, aprons, teatowels?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro";">Learn how to dye fabric using Procion dyes. Methods include scrunch dyeing, basic shibori and tie-dye, multi-coloured dyeing and dyeing in plastic bags. Students should end up with approx. 6 metres of dyed fabric.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro";">Learn how to dye wool fabric, felt and knitting wool using wool dyes and natural dyes. Multi-coloured dyeing, shibori and dye painting will be covered. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Adobe Garamond Pro";">Are you ready to take the step from traditional quilting into something unique but don’t know where to start? Are you scared of the word ‘Design’ or feel you can’t draw? Learn how to make an art quilt using an art-school design trick. No two quilts the same! Use fusible webbing to put it together and quilt it on the second day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Clare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061855159208938391.post-5403408879684912622017-10-24T07:01:00.001-07:002017-10-24T07:01:50.410-07:00Aomori JapanI love Japan. I think this is about my 8th trip here and this time we are staying away from the most touristy areas. We had a few days in Tokyo before heading straight up to Aomori on the Shinkansen using our JRPasses. We have spent the last 4 days in Hirosaki which is the centre of the largest Apple growing area of Japan and the apples are enormous! Even the smallest Fuji Apple I could find at the supermarket fed 2 of us for dessert.<div><br></div><div>This area is also where a style of Sashiko called Kogin comes from. It’s basically a running stitch originally used to strengthen fabric and make it thicker and warmer as Aomori is very cold in winter.</div><img id="id_fd5a_e409_84db_c968" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hHhGSgk5AiA/We9HfotGBaI/AAAAAAAADIs/EVusi84DGrMqRnw4vI3Ru-RJihtGjcanQCHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_b5e5_1baf_8b03_1e3f" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HZfHbGtUg78/We9HdkGnoEI/AAAAAAAADIo/xVy8PPbwS0cBLgIXn5QO-FnluW2jOUmBACHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">These are Kogin pieces in the display cases at the Hirosaki kogin institute , 61 Zaifucho-Cho, Hirosaki.</span><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">We walked there in the pouring rain yesterday at the tail end of a Typhoon. The institute will organise a workshop if you have group , an interpreter would be helpful too .</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">There are lots of other shops selling Kogin in Hirosaki and you can buy a kit to make your own, from the fabric shop on Chuo Dori. Just veer right from</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">The front of the railway station/bus station. Head up the road till you see this big store </span></div><img id="id_c66_43ee_a6bd_72ab" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YmHQ_lHC_sU/We9HcfB0BiI/AAAAAAAADIk/r2a37VsZMZsjaYr_2K9rw3-4RyArAwcjQCHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br>The fabric store is at the front of the car park. <br><img id="id_177a_5c1f_1b53_6c2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5q1kePzfN4M/We9HgbGabJI/AAAAAAAADIw/fKCNnkbH1GY6k4Rtd9IQMtOtl9w91x52gCHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">It has quilting fabric, sewing fabric, sewing supplies, kogin and Sashiko kits, needles etc. The prices seem better than a similar shop in Aomori City, but I suspect that is because the rent is lower in Hirosaki.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">The Aomori shop</span></div><div><img id="id_50cf_ee24_8b84_e397" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q_Vlib_6KOg/We9HobaC-9I/AAAAAAAADI0/D0X5WI3mh9MR2gKH5x0pMtbyyznv6qYdQCHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Similar sorts of sewing fabrics, quilting supplies and knitting wool. The owner speaks English I think, the signs around the shop are bilingual. The address is</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Across the intersection from</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">The Nakasan department store. Corner of </span><span style="font-family: ".SFUIText"; font-size: 17pt;">Showa Dori and Nikoniko-dori.</span></div><div><font face=".SFUIText"><span style="font-size: 22.66666603088379px;">You will see the Japanese fabric fat quarters outside the door. </span></font></div><div><font face=".SFUIText"><span style="font-size: 22.66666603088379px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face=".SFUIText"><span style="font-size: 22.66666603088379px;">Most of the big department stores also have a Japanese souvenir department on one of the upper floors. The Nakasan in Hirosaki has a good selection of Kogin souvenirs and a lovely selection of indigo dyed clothing which I can’t afford but I love to look at.</span></font></div><div><font face=".SFUIText"><span style="font-size: 22.66666603088379px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face=".SFUIText"><span style="font-size: 22.66666603088379px;">In Hirosaki you can also visit the Kawasaki Dyeworks shop. If you are missing your cat then this is also a good place to spend time with a very affectionate black cat who loves people. I never saw out the back where the vats are, once again I think this might be possible with the help of an interpreter.</span></font></div><div><font face=".SFUIText"><span style="font-size: 22.66666603088379px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face=".SFUIText"><span style="font-size: 22.66666603088379px;">Hirosaki and Aomori City also have great displays of Neputa. These are festival floats made of wire and painted paper with lights inside.</span></font></div><div><font face=".SFUIText"><span style="font-size: 22.66666603088379px;">In Aomori they look</span></font></div><div><font face=".SFUIText"><span style="font-size: 22.66666603088379px;">Like this</span></font></div><div><img id="id_a1be_e15a_5ce8_49f6" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vNTAimMHpV0/We9HpKK98CI/AAAAAAAADI8/H6jPqC8IhiEiu-lyg9NzeStAgQsrd9lpgCHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><font face=".SFUIText"><span style="font-size: 22.66666603088379px;">In Hirosaki they are fan shaped and look</span></font></div><div><font face=".SFUIText"><span style="font-size: 22.66666603088379px;">Like this ( see below)</span></font></div><div><img id="id_9c35_2602_bea0_cb92" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_o0LeDS_50I/We9HqY6UM0I/AAAAAAAADJA/aq5xpLdmniw5gZV5BvwxSV6msJ3KUkcmQCHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><font face=".SFUIText"><span style="font-size: 22.66666603088379px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face=".SFUIText"><span style="font-size: 22.66666603088379px;">I also liked the little goldfish made from</span></font></div><div><font face=".SFUIText"><span style="font-size: 22.66666603088379px;">Paper and wire. Kids carry these in the annual Neputa parade.</span></font></div><div><img id="id_a447_2ee8_b025_4313" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dpqHPrDjotY/We9Hoxvbx8I/AAAAAAAADI4/_BvZ7_ASWSo8G-KsiVJAkDtHc5Q-mydEACHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_dccc_286f_fcd1_ead4" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LQjEVx4O0PQ/We9HyUbDFmI/AAAAAAAADJI/FrNVXxYpefcTs57iJKPi9KDTd7NhkvHngCHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><font face=".SFUIText"><span style="font-size: 22.66666603088379px;"><br></span></font><div>Last time I came to Aomori I visited the Aomori Prefectural Folk Museum which had a good display of the different Kogin motifs. A very helpful lady translated the meanings for me. They were things like ‘mountain’ and ‘butterfly’.</div><div>Unfortunately the museum is closed till</div><div>Next March. This helpful sign is in the tourist office.</div><img id="id_49fb_caed_3cc3_2e74" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gagrMujqxds/We9Hvob75LI/AAAAAAAADJE/dpq3IoT_ihgnnIQewu6C8YbaIJtQ6Ba0gCHMYCw/s5000/%255BUNSET%255D" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">There is a lot more to see in this area. I travelled from</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Hirosaki to Kuroishi on Saturday for a craft fair being held at the Kokeshi Doll museum. This was on the 21/22 October in 2017. I only bought three Kokeshi dolls, and two hexagon shaped fabric brooches. It was nice to buy things from</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">The actual makers rather than from a shop or museum.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">To get to the Kuroishi Kokeshi doll</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Museum take the non JR line to Kuroishi( you have to pay if you are in a jr pass because this is a private line) then ask the information office people how to get to the Kokeshi doll museum by bus. The bus doesn’t go very often so it’s a good idea to find out what time the bus comes back too! Take a small towel so you can soak your feet in the foot baths round the back where the shops are.</span></div><div><br></div>Clare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061855159208938391.post-59309023224268185302017-08-23T03:07:00.000-07:002017-08-23T03:20:03.413-07:00100 days Project<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We are now up to day 94 of the 100 days project. Within that 100 days I spent 35 days on holiday in Australia stitching away in dimly lit motels and hostels. I had about 15 days to catch up when i got back but I'm pretty proud of having managed to keep going despite the time away. Here are some of the techniques I used during the 100 days. This group of stitched squares was from when I was on holiday and didn't have access to all my 'stuff'.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 100 days squares starting to add up</td></tr>
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Today I discovered a new process (for me). Discharging indigo using potassium Permanganate.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">painting on potassium permanganate thickened with Gum Tragacanth</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gum starting to break down, looks like black currant jam.</td></tr>
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It is exciting to try a technique I hadn't done before. The recipe is from this book by Susan Bosence.<br />
Hand <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hand-Block-Printing-Resist-Dyeing-x/dp/0715385240">Block printing</a> and Resist Dyeing. Published in 1985.<br />
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Potassium permanganate can be pretty toxic, don't dispose of it in the environment as it kills fish. It won't be good for your septic tank either. Use with care.</div>
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Last year I hadn't even heard of the <a href="https://100daysproject.co.nz/100-days">100 Day project</a> till all my friends seemed to be taking part. This year I signed up so for For 100 days I will be doing textile experiments and I hope that most will be inspired by architecture that I've taken photos of whilst I've been travelling. This is a link to my <a href="https://100daysproject.co.nz/projects/100-Days-2017/clare-smith-309">project </a>.<br />
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I am working through some of the fabrics and art materials I have accumulated over the years. The first week I used Evolon. This is a synthetic spun polyester and nylon fabric. It feels a bit like suede. The samples are approximately 6 inches square unless they shrink when melted or I start to run out!<br />
I bought my Evolon from <a href="http://villagebooksandcrafts.blogspot.co.nz/">Village Books and Crafts</a> in Palmerston North.<br />
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Day 1 - I free motion machine stitched it then painted it with dilute indian ink and acrylic paint. It spreads a bit like watercolour paints.<br />
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Day 2. I painted two different pieces with acrylic paints and fused one shape on top of the other piece. The Evolon takes the paint well and it is easy to cut intricate shapes because it doesn't fray at all. It stitches like fabric but would be better if stretched in a hoop. Unfortunately my pieces were a bit small for that so I stabilised it with fine batting.<br />
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Day 3 I monoprinted by spreading the ink on a piece of glass and then laying the Evolon on top and drawing on the back of it. It is a bit blurry as the Evolon has filaments which sort of wick away the ink. Some people use it for making watercolours as the ink soaks into the fibres<br />
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Day 4. I used some very old transfer inks to add colour. I am limited to blue, black and red as the rest have been lost over the 15 years since I bought them.</div>
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Day 5. I stitched 2 layers of Evolon together using a picture I'd taken of a window in Ahmedabad in India. Then I heated the stitched piece with a heat gun. At first nothing happened then it started to melt and finally became quite hard and plasticky.</div>
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Day 6. I did a different type of mono print by inking the glass then drawing into the ink. I then cut out the design and tried to add foil by using fusible webbing. The iron was too hot and I managed to melt the foil and the backing onto the Evolon. The background is hand painted cotton.</div>
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Day 7. I cut out shapes in the Evolon using a soldering iron then coloured the design using transfer inks. The design comes from a window screen in Ahmedabad.</div>
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Advantages of Evolon. It takes paints very well, it can be cut into intricate shapes without fraying or tearing. It is strong and can be burnt to make very interesting shapes. I think it will be very useful for making costumes as well as for covers for hand made books.</div>
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Lastly - This is an interview of me by Charlotte Scott the '<a href="http://theslightlymadquiltlady.blogspot.co.nz/">SlightlyMadQuiltLady</a>".</div>
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Here is the link. <a href="http://theslightlymadquiltlady.blogspot.co.nz/2017/05/the-nz-quilt-show-interview-with-clare.html">Interview Clare Smith</a>. Charlotte asked some great questions. She is interviewing all the tutors teaching at the <a href="https://www.quiltsymposium2017.org.nz/">New Zealand Quilt Symposium</a> in October this year.</div>
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Clare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061855159208938391.post-32776965745366450312017-02-26T19:46:00.000-08:002017-02-26T19:47:41.712-08:00A few things I've made in 2017 so far.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I used to say that I was a quilter, then i started saying I'm a textile artist. Now I do a whole variety of different things that have to do with textiles. It would be impossible to make a living in New Zealand as a textile artist so like many people I do a whole variety of different things to earn a living. These are just a few things that I have made this year so far.<br />
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Over the last two weeks I have been making seagull costumes for a theatre group. They will be performing during the Capital E arts festival in Wellington. Its been a time of experimentation but also great fun. Thank you to Anna Maea Chitara for making the beaks.<br />
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I finished the seagulls yesterday so today I started work on a quilt commission. In this case its a Grandmothers Flower Garden quilt which I was given to finish. I did a similar job last year with an almost identical quilt. This one is for a man who inherited it from his Great Aunt. It is King bed sized was almost finished except for about 10 rosettes in one corner. I removed a row down one side and moved those into the corner. Next I will add borders and send it off to a commercial quilter to quilt, then I will add the binding.<br />
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Earlier this year I taught an indigo dyeing/shibori workshop for The Hutt Arts Society. Here are some of the dyed pieces that the students produced. Luckily it was a nice warm day although very windy which made it hard to work outside. Its been like that all summer really in the Wellington region.<br />
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The start of the year is also when all my classes seem to need class samples at once. These are for simple 'quilt as you go' classes at Nancys Stitch Studio in Wellington.<br />
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I have also made a lot of piped cushions this year. I turn people's tapestries into cushions one day a week at Nancys Stitch Studio in Wellington. Its great to spend time in the shop, its a nice change from working at home alone.<br />
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Here are a couple more oddities made this year, I've made 3 of these giant wetas so far.<br />
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Clare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061855159208938391.post-24213848295622101362016-11-25T21:21:00.002-08:002017-05-28T04:20:55.118-07:00Textile Commissions, earthquakes and travel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Its about 4 weeks since I got back to New Zealand from India. Its taken me a while to process everything and also to catch up on various projects which I couldn't work on while I was away.<br />
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Since I got back we have had a large earthquake. Our house has suffered a few cracks which weren't there before, and my husband has been working from home as his office is closed until they find new premises. The day after the earthquake we had heavy rain which followed a few weeks of steady rain. the ground was waterlogged and that meant we had water leaking through the back wall of our garage so we spent several hours sweeping water out of the garage and trying to get things dry. A lot of horrible fabric was thrown away that day. It was all stuff which should have been sorted and thrown away years ago.<br />
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It was lucky that we don't live near the coast of New Zealand. In what the newspapers called 'the perfect storm' we had a strong earthquake followed by heavy rain at the time of the Supermoon. There was a tsunami then high spring tides because of the supermoon and the heavy rain. No wonder the roads were flooded especially around the coasts and there were land slides, and fallen trees. Its taken a while to get back to normal, although there are still a lot of government and private buildings in Wellington closed due to earthquake damage. One of our friends has been evacuated from their apartment in central wellington and has been unable to get anything out of their home for nearly 2 weeks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bitter Harvest 3. This is a wallhanging currently hanging at Pataka. Water has been running down the front from the cups to make the dye in the blue patches run. It looks quite blurry now.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This life-size model of a weta (a New Zealand grasshopper)has been at the Knitting and Stitching Shows in London, Dublin and Harrogate this year with the BugLife exhibition curated by Ann Kelly.</td></tr>
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Its not easy to make money as a textile artist in New Zealand. I am usually working on a lot of different things at once. As well as making quilts I also make their costumes, tech quilt making and surface design, do commissions and complete projects for people.<br />
Before leaving for India I was making costumes for the show The Merry Widow almost up till the day I left. I still have a lot of the costumes in my garage , I brought them home to wash, and I haven't been able to take them back to the costume store because no one knows whether the building is safe. Luckily the costumes were up on a table or they would also be wet.<br />
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Most of the time I work from home and it can get a bit lonely. So I also do 'finishing' for a shop. People bring in their completed tapestries and I make them up into cushions. Sometimes I get to make up beautiful needle cases or quilt shop samples. I get to have some social time with customers and staff at the shop and the bonus is that I get paid.<br />
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I have been working on several collage litter bins for a commission and I recently completed a Grandmothers Flower Garden quilt for an elderly lady who is in her 90's.<br />
No sooner had I handed over the first quilt than I got another half finished hexagon quilt which is almost identical to the first one.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The quilt after I moved some of the rosettes around and turned it into a single bed sized quilt</td></tr>
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Lastly, some pictures from India<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woodblock printing at Anokhi Woodblock museum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elephant near Jaipur</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Traffic on the way back to Delhi</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the hotel window in Delhi. Cows, ice-cream vendors, cars and chaos</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful architecture in the Lodi Gardens, Delhi</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coloured chalk for making rangoli patterns for Diwali</td></tr>
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India was inspiring as well as confronting. 2 days after I left, Delhi had some of the worst pollution days ever, caused by Diwali fireworks and farmers burning off stubble in the fields. Then the large bank notes 1000, and 500 rupee notes were withdrawn suddenly over night making it very hard for tourists and locals alike. At the end of my holiday I would have loved to have stayed in India for longer but now I am very glad I left when I did. Maybe I will get a chance to go again when things have settled down.</div>
Clare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061855159208938391.post-2625048693218769702016-11-25T21:21:00.001-08:002016-11-25T21:36:36.838-08:00Textile Commissions, earthquakes and travel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Its about 4 weeks since I got back to New Zealand from India. Its taken me a while to process everything and also to catch up on various projects which I couldn't work on while I was away.<br />
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Since I got back we have had a large earthquake. Our house has suffered a few cracks which weren't there before, and my husband has been working from home as his office is closed until they find new premises. The day after the earthquake we had heavy rain which followed a few weeks of steady rain. the ground was waterlogged and that meant we had water leaking through the back wall of our garage so we spent several hours sweeping water out of the garage and trying to get things dry. A lot of horrible fabric was thrown away that day. It was all stuff which should have been sorted and thrown away years ago.<br />
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It was lucky that we don't live near the coast of New Zealand. In what the newspapers called 'the perfect storm' we had a strong earthquake followed by heavy rain at the time of the Supermoon. There was a tsunami then high spring tides because of the superman and the heavy rain. No wonder the roads were flooded especially around the coasts and there were land slides, and fallen trees. Its taken a while to get back to normal, although there are still a lot of government and private buildings in Wellington closed due to earthquake damage. One of our friends has been evacuated from their apartment in central wellington and has been unable to get anything out of their home for nearly 2 weeks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bitter Harvest 3. This is a wallhanging currently hanging at Pataka. Water has been running down the front from the cups to make the dye in the blue patches run. It looks quite blurry now.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This small quilt is travelling with the OzQuilt exhibition in Australia.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This life-size model of a weta (a New Zealand grasshopper)has been at the Knitting and Stitching Shows in London, Dublin and Harrogate this year with the BugLife exhibition curated by Ann Kelly.</td></tr>
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Its not easy to make money as a textile artist in New Zealand. I am usually working on a lot of different things at once. As well as making quilts I also make their costumes, tech quilt making and surface design, do commissions and complete projects for people.<br />
Before leaving for India I was making costumes for the show The Merry Widow almost up till the day I left. I still have a lot of the costumes in my garage , I brought them home to wash, and I haven't been able to take them back to the costume store because no one knows whether the building is safe. Luckily the costumes were up on a table or they would also be wet.<br />
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Most of the time I work from home and it can get a bit lonely. So I also do 'finishing' for a shop. People bring in their completed tapestries and I make them up into cushions. Sometimes I get to make up beautiful needle cases or quilt shop samples. I get to have some social time with customers and staff at the shop and the bonus is that I get paid.<br />
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I have been working on several collage litter bins for a commission and I recently completed a Grandmothers Flower Garden quilt for an elderly lady who is in her 90's.<br />
No sooner had I handed over the first quilt than I got another half finished hexagon quilt which is almost identical to the first one.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Grandmothers Flower garden quilt top when it arrived</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The quilt after I moved some of the rosettes around and turned it into a single bed sized quilt</td></tr>
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Lastly, some pictures from India<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gorgeous step well near Jaipur</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woodblock printing at Anokhi Woodblock museum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elephant near Jaipur</td></tr>
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India was inspiring as well as confronting. 2 days after I left, Delhi had some of the worst pollution days ever, caused by Diwali fireworks and farmers burning off stubble in the fields. Then the large bank notes 1000, and 500 rupee notes were withdrawn suddenly over night making it very hard for tourists and locals alike. At the end of my holiday I would have loved to have stayed in India for longer but now I am very glad I left when I did. Maybe I will get a chance to go again when things have settled down.</div>
Clare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061855159208938391.post-54504436811209844332016-11-06T20:52:00.001-08:002016-11-06T20:52:27.483-08:00Summer Art SchoolI will be teaching an indigo dyeing workshop at the Hutt Art Society rooms in January 2017.<div><br></div><div>Click below to go to the website<br><div><br></div><div><a href="http://media.wix.com/ugd/313b3e_a16c7cebe19e4afe9f3728d0bdc7b8d3.pdf">http://media.wix.com/ugd/313b3e_a16c7cebe19e4afe9f3728d0bdc7b8d3.pdf</a></div></div><div><br></div><div>
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Some fairly loud scarves were completed on very thin loose weave cotton. <div>While we were making our masterpieces the rest of the family were continuing the family business by blockprinting previously tied and dyed fabric lengths and pulling the fabric diagonally to pop off the ties.</div><div><img id="id_b075_fe90_7364_f0ac" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zRaU9kopPbI/WAOsOme_j5I/AAAAAAAADBs/syEdgWQPBMw/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br><div>Tieing circles</div><div><img id="id_2a73_a370_d265_9e91" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5ZTg70lh2AA/WAOs_Y4JzKI/AAAAAAAADB0/nPQCTfmM25M/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br><div>Dyeing pink</div></div></div><div><img id="id_b720_e810_f1ab_1958" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-a2t9klH6Xxg/WAOwEkgLJvI/AAAAAAAADCM/g0ocODic8wE/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> Taking off the ties<br></div><div><img id="id_772b_9538_49b2_5f50" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AcI-FJJSjqs/WAOwnsb8fpI/AAAAAAAADCk/XPZNHBVyi6Q/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> Finished scarves<br></div>Clare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061855159208938391.post-43540359319970946302016-10-16T09:53:00.001-07:002016-10-16T09:53:28.651-07:00Bandhani / tie dyeToday we did a workshop on Indian tie dye. Mr Jakob showed us how to tie tiny circles, then to make a heart and a star. Colour choices were pink and orange or pink and black. Some fairly loud scarves were completed on very thin loose weave cotton. <div>While we were making our masterpieces the rest of the family were continuing the family business by blockprinting previously tied and dyed fabric lengths and pulling the fabric diagonally to pop off the ties.</div><div><img id="id_b075_fe90_7364_f0ac" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JASoNNlcP5w/WAOsDGrIq8I/AAAAAAAADBo/PBpj-vn5Ttg/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br><div>Tieing circles</div><div><img id="id_2a73_a370_d265_9e91" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J4vw7TPrQkk/WAOst83ZvDI/AAAAAAAADBw/gS5qmzWgHho/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br><div>Dyeing pink</div></div></div><div><img id="id_b720_e810_f1ab_1958" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RBTnw28N0vo/WAOv3j6OCBI/AAAAAAAADCE/TI1ke40PR90/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> Taking off the ties<br></div><div><img id="id_772b_9538_49b2_5f50" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GunzhOAweNI/WAOwhxTEqBI/AAAAAAAADCc/0DaFIHTHh9E/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> Finished scarves<br></div>Clare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061855159208938391.post-8631761486659929492016-10-13T09:43:00.001-07:002016-10-13T09:44:37.894-07:00JaipurWe went to a woodblock printing and dyeing workshop today just outside of Jaipur. We printed fabric using a mud mixture which was then sprinkled with sawdust to help dry it. When fully dry it was put in the indigo bath. We also printed with black ink made using natural black ink made from lumps of rusting iron fermented with sugar cake for 8 weeks in a black pot in a hot place. The fabric had to be ore mordanted with myrobolan which is a strong tannin.<div><br><div><img id="id_fdb3_1cd1_5012_7f52" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qx2eY12vZnE/V_-5CGwruPI/AAAAAAAADAo/8RRNo1HewFY/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br><div><img id="id_cb7_9512_cd0b_2aaa" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-apA-dY6auQk/V_-5a_LDA3I/AAAAAAAADAs/D4rSrOIWIdM/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div></div><div>Woodblocks for mudprinting. The recipe for the mix is mud, gum acacia, flour made from spoiled wheat.</div><div><img id="id_df25_9428_5d0c_dcb0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IHothUCPEuE/V_-5zoN4kdI/AAAAAAAADA0/bc4IUeFeXao/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>The indigo vat is 10 ft deep. </div><div><br></div></div>Clare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061855159208938391.post-31408331769844643212016-10-09T16:20:00.001-07:002016-10-09T16:20:55.116-07:00Cow parkingOur hotel is down a side alley full of cows, ice cream vendors trolleys and the milk station. <div><img id="id_5075_1edf_9806_7747" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JjTdEhg1I7U/V_rPXa39q-I/AAAAAAAAC_4/1eIYIwP5krA/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><img id="id_c8fc_2eb0_da3e_6acb" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DJVvPoZK7Yw/V_rQFdbDpoI/AAAAAAAAC_8/ZLS1TLdbyzs/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <img id="id_ebb0_f707_12d1_df13" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NnjQ8bSD8kw/V_rQy2N0jcI/AAAAAAAADAQ/Q3yZCkC7Wxk/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div>The veggie market, unusually quiet because it's Sunday.</div>Clare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061855159208938391.post-9435938568051784142016-10-09T01:50:00.001-07:002016-10-09T01:57:57.591-07:00Khan MarketYesterday I went to khan Market in Delhi. It's where the ex pats shop. It's quite nice and calm. I bought a very simple but nicely made top in Fabindia. From the Fabindia website.<div>'<br><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="text-align: justify;">Fabindia is India's largest private platform for products that are made from traditional techniques, skills and hand-based processes. At </span></span>Fabindia<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="text-align: justify;"> we celebrate India, and endeavour to bring all that we love about India to customers around the world.' They also support a school with over 1000 students. </span></span><a href="http://www.fabindia.com/">http://www.fabindia.com/</a></div></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start;">Unfortunately I got a warning about watching what I eat and drink. I let my guard down in a restaurant that said they use filtered water. I'm now recovering from a mild bug. Fortunately it's on a day that we aren't travelling. Unfortunately it's the day the rest of the group are going to the Craft Museum. Oh well- another time.</div><div style="text-align: start;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start;">Yesterday I also discovered how cheap books are here. I bought about 5 books all about $8 each including</div><img id="id_4e4_488a_bcbd_8db1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vOKWZuP0IP4/V_oGkNkv9mI/AAAAAAAAC_o/Ff2gKnSGjwM/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <div style="text-align: start;">I don't seem to be able to turn it sideways </div><div style="text-align: start;">Clare</div><div style="text-align: start;"><br></div>Clare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061855159208938391.post-55955255820100879742016-10-07T19:19:00.001-07:002016-10-07T19:19:48.779-07:00IndiaI've been wanting to go to Rajasthan for years and when I saw that a tour I had heard about had some spaces, I signed up. I have been in New Delhi for 4 days having a look around by myself and the tour officially starts today but we are just waiting for two more people.<div>In the last 4 days I have learned about tourist touts, been to a shopping mall with a family from a small village who had never been in an escalator, been to a children's home/educational project for girls, been in some hair raising traffic jams with cars, rickshaws and tuktuks driving all over the place, and bought a few bits which I probably should have paid less for, but were still cheap.</div><div><br></div><div><img id="id_eb79_c95a_e298_73a1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cVI72AQKoLI/V_hW1pG4KsI/AAAAAAAAC_M/8QJQmdmwrVg/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div><img id="id_64a6_d7a7_5657_55d4" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K87VpNvuMrw/V_hXesvWIFI/AAAAAAAAC_U/iR7E9R1HON8/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>A cheap form of transport which can be exciting driving. More like bumper cars at the fair.</div><div><img id="id_a3dc_8544_2d56_8949" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mMjwPeOHzpw/V_hXwwejo4I/AAAAAAAAC_Y/lMZy_KFpAZQ/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 298px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div>Shopping for bling with the kids.</div><div><br></div><div>Now that I have found an app to use with blogger I might be able to update more easily. My 2 favourite apps are no longer available and I hadn't used them for so long i didn't know why they were crashing.</div><div><br></div><div>This app is much easier to use.</div><div><br></div><div>So today I'm off to the Khan market then tomorrow the tour starts properly.</div>Clare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061855159208938391.post-44454890555329830092016-05-29T17:17:00.003-07:002016-05-29T17:18:56.610-07:00Catching up with paperwork and future classesEvery now and then I feel overwhelmed with paperwork. I feel like I get less and less made and spend more and more time sending off CV's, sending photos, sending needs lists and arranging dates for classes. Today I am catching up with all that stuff at once rather than spreading it out. So in all likelihood I will send the needs lists for Quilter Lane in Masterton to Christchurch and the needs list for Kapiti Quilters to the lawyer, while the lawyer will get an article on the Aotearoa Quilters show in Rotorua instead of the tax return from my mothers estate.<br />
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I have updated my booked classes list (see the right hand side of my blog) to show some new classes. It seems that Sashiko is the new black. Everyone wants Sashiko so I'm teaching it in three places around the Wellington region this year. Some groups may have spaces for non-members. Its a good class to take because you don't have to lug a sewing machine around if you don't want to.<br />
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The first class is Wellington Quilters Solstice Weekend in Karori Arts and Crafts society rooms.<br />
26th June. I also have a machine quilting class (Quilt Doodling) on the 25th. I know there are a few spaces so let me know and I will pass on the details of the organiser. It costs $20 for members and $40 for non-members.<br />
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Coastal Quilters has booked a sashiko class for 2nd July<br />
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Kapiti Quilters for the 6th of August.<br />
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I might have to make more class samples as they need to be in three places at once. In these classes you can stitch by hand or machine depending on what you prefer.<br />
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In January I've been invited to teach Indigo Dyeing and Shibori at the Lower Hutt Arts Society Summer School.<br />
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This should be fun as indigo and warm weather go nicely together. More information and enrolment forms should go up on the website in the next few weeks.<br />
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I have also been invited to teach bookmaking at the Embroiderers Great Escape in Auckland from 24-26th of March next year. Since I'm going to be up in Auckland anyway, I could move on to teach somewhere else in the North and make a bit of a holiday of it in between 'gigs'. Any suggestions? Its still lovely and warm in March for organic indigo dyeing.<br />
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Clare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061855159208938391.post-73469236422665538412016-05-16T23:21:00.001-07:002016-05-16T23:21:49.977-07:00The New Zealand Quilt Symposium 2017At last I can let people know that I will be teaching at the next NZ Symposium in Christchurch <div>http://quiltsymposium2017.org.nz</div><div><br></div><div>I have 5 separate one day classes. </div><div><br></div><div>Hope to see some of you there.<br><div><br></div></div>Clare Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00859388609153312344noreply@blogger.com0