Festival Facts:
Textile Art Festival
June 11-13, 2011
June long weekend
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Bank, Queensland
Open 9am to 5pm daily
This event has now finished....
At this point no dates for 2012 are scheduled.
Pictured: Fibreworks yarn. Photo: Loki McIntyre
About the festival:
If you have a passion for fibre, yarn and fabric, this festival is for you. Dedicated to textiles, you'll find ideas, inspiration and supplies for knitting, sewing, felting, embroidery and anything in textile art that you can imagine. The event will incorporate retailers specialising in textile art materials, live demonstrations of textile art techniques and short workshops where visitors can get hands-on.
Latest News:
ART U WEAR: Circus Berserkus entries are amazing! Roll Up! Roll Up! to see the finalists at the festival!
Pictured from left are entries by Kirry Toose, Cathy Clur and Julia Sai Carlson.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS:
FIRST PRIZE of $3000: Kirry Toose with Tilly the Tightrope Walker.
SECOND PRIZE of a Bernina 350PE valued at $1799 goes to Tess Tavener Hanks with her Circus Berzerkus entry.
VIEWERS' CHOICE: Congratulations to Svenja with her entry Siren of the Sea, winner the Viewers' Choice award.
JOIN THE KNIT IN!: Celebrate World Wide Knit in Public Day at the festival. Meet Wrap with Love knitters and join Jenny King to crochet an owl for the Give A Hoot project!
READ MORE: Give a Hoot project.
Find specialist suppliers of fibres, dyes, surface design products, yarns, fabrics and finished textiles. Pictured is the new Can Can yarn available from Stitch n Stuff. You can also join a workshop with Jenny King and make your own frilly scarf using this clever new yarn.
For an exhibitor list, click here.
Displays include Dairing Knitting, Vintage Lace, Whimsical Woollies, Bernina Friends Challenge, Circus Berserkus wearable art, ArtCloth Swap, The Fabric Art Studio quilt challenge, ATASDA's Vivid Challenge and more.
See art quilts by Julie Haddrick, Textile Art Pocket Challenge by The Thread Studio, the State of the Art 2011 Quilts by Queensland Quilters.
Pictured: Sunprint Spectacular (detail)
Learn in Classes:
with Lesley Riley, Wendy Bailye, Julie Haddrick, Sharyn Hall, Kerrie Hay, Jane MacDonald and Nola Sterling.
Pictured: Fabric colouring with Julie Haddrick.
Members of ATASDA will be selling their unique textile work and demonstrating. Buy a gorgeous hand made scarf or bag or some unique accessories. See demonstrations.
See the entries in our competitions, swap events and challenges. All on display at the festival. Pictured is an ArtCloth piece.
For more details on the Swap, click here.
Learn in Make & Take workshops. Knit a brooch with Prudence Mapstone, make a collage lamp shade with Catherina's Country Collection or make these gorgeous Kanzashi Flowers with KimYes.
Watch artists at work:
Wendy Bailye, Julie Haddrick, Sharyn Hall, Beth Kemp, Jacinta Leishman, Lesley Riley, Dale Rollerson, Nola Sterling, Kirry Toose and Cecile Whatman will demonstrate surface decoration, felting, dyeing, sun-printing, printing, kumihumo, mixed media techniques, burning, bonding, machine embroidery and more.
Dress Up in your own creation – you could win prizes while having a great day out! This year Monday is dress up day – register at the door to be in the running for a prize. Wear an outfit or accessory that you have made. If your wearable is Circus-themed, you will be eligible for a jackpot prize!