Brisbane 2010

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Festival Facts:


Textile Art Festival
June 25-27, 2010
Brisbane Convention &
Exhibition Centre
South Bank, Queensland


Opening hours:


9.00am to 4.30pm daily


Expo admission:


Adults $14
Seniors, age and disability pensioners $12
Children* $7 (*5-16 years, under 5 years free)
Groups of 10 or more $11 per person.
Ticket sales are cash only.
Last ticket sales close at 4.00pm.


Organised by:


Expertise Events
PO Box 6053
Frenchs Forest, NSW
Australia
T: 02 9452 7575
textile@expertiseevents.com.au

WELCOME


 

This event has now closed. Thank you to all the visitors and exhibitors who enjoyed three wonderful days dedicated to fibre, yarn and fabric.

 

Congratulations to the following winners:

Art U Wear

1st Prize: Caroline Wilkes "Hoo - R - U"

2nd Prize: Ann Ensoll "Alice in Underland"

3rd Prize: Kirry Toose "Alice's Coat"

Judges Commendation: Debbie Bell "The Mad Hatter's Wife"

 

Embellish a Bag

Winner: Nicky Tepper

 

The Art of Recycling

Category 1: Wearable Art - Marina Lindsay "Mechta Palto"

Category 2: Textile Art to Live With - Adrienne Kenafake "Something lost, something found, something broken, something bound"

Category 3: Wearable Accessory - Sheila Virgo "T-Bird Necklace"

Junior Award: Emma Williams - "Don't Pollute, Recycle"


 

SHOP with specialist suppliers of raw and dyed fibres, exotic threads, new knitting yarns, dyes and fabrics. Find great new books and magazines, patterns, tools and machines to help you follow your creative textile passion. This is a boutique event with retailers who are devoted to textiles.

 

Debbie Bell, The Mad Hatter

ENJOY the amazing competition entries: go down the rabbit hole and see the gorgeous Alice in Wonderland costumes. See embellished bags, accessories, wearables and ingenious art creations from recycled textiles – beauty from throw-aways!
 

 

SEE exhibitions of art quilts from around the world and by local Queensland artists, original knits and textile artworks. The Twelve Project, Textile Tantrums and Tea Cosies by Loani Prior will be a delight.
 

Screen Printing

WATCH artists at work in this exciting new area. You can learn from Dale Rollerson, Jacinta Leishman, Wendy Bailye, Sharyn Hall, Cathy Moon, Louise Snook, Brenda Smith and Kirsten Duncan, to name just a few, and Kirry Toose will be demonstrating on the Bernina Stand.
 

Slippers

LEARN in classes and workshops. Listen to stage presentations and join in mini-workshops. Whether you want tips on colour, fabric decoration, sewing clothes and costumes, embellishing or quilting, there’ll be something for you.
 

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