One week to go...

There is still time to see this year's Scarf Festival at the Wool Museum in Geelong- 

Exhibition finishes on September 2nd 2012.

It is on its way!

My entry for the 2012 Scarf Festival at the Geelong Wool Museum is finally complete and in the mail on its way to the exhibition. After investing in a huge 15 litre dye pot that was big enough to submerge the scarf in dye and simmering for 40mins, the real hard work started as I hand felt all my work. This was not helped by my tiny kitchen with no room for the 3.5m+ length!! After felting, the scarf measures 290cm- so is still long enough to wrap up in a soft bubbly cloud of colour. The exhibition runs from 16th of June until 2nd of September- put it in your diary!!

And now to begin...

After regretting the amount of colour changes that needed so many ends to be sewn in, the real work of tying all the bubbles began- now two weeks and 775 marbles later, my very long scarf is ready for the dye pot!!

'The Journey' scarf W.I.P

I have started my entry for this year's Scarf Festival- "The Journey"...."From Sunshine to Cape Schanck". At the moment it is very long and very stripey with many ends to weave in before I can start the real work of tying it ready for the dye pot and lastly the felting. Scarves will be displayed at the Geelong Wool Museum from June 16th. Time to get knitting!!

Scarf Festival opening 2011

My entry in this year's scarf festival- Red/orange/pink bubble scarf.

It was very tricky to take a non- blurry photo as all the scarves were constntly spinning around on bent LP records. There was a lot of close inspection of the entries.

There are some beautiful works on display.

I'm not sure the records used for display did justice to some of the entries especially the fine and lace weight scarves, but there are some beautiful pieces and it is well worth a trip to Geelong during July to have a look.

The excitment is building- Behind the scenes at the 2011 Scarf Festival

From: clog: craft news, reviews and previews.: Behind the scenes at the 2011 Scarf Festival:

The annual Scarf Festival is coming!

In a moment of insanity, I sent my entry without actually sending in my scarf-hopefully it arrived safely!! The judges are now hard at work and the festival opens on Friday 24 June at the National Wool Museum in Geelong and runs till 21 of August 2011.

Falling leaves in autumn

I collected my purchase of this beautiful scarf by Manon Asarfi from the Scarf Festival. She says: "The colours and circles remind me of falling leaves in autumn in the forest where my parents live, a tiny country town in the Netherlands". I am looking forward to wearing this lovely piece of the forest!

more bubbles

More fuchia curves and bubbles- I can't seem to resist the beautiful red dye pot!

Please visit the Geelong Wool Museum website to see photos of the scarf awards being presented. It is not too late to get to the exhibition- it finishes on July 25th. http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/nwm/about/services/article/8cce757c5a9d9f2.aspx

Number 3 is the winner

Number 3 is the winner!! I was very excited to win the category of "best use of different techniques in a scarf" in this year's scarf festival with my black coffee and milk coffee bubble scarf. I have already spent my winnings on one of the other beautiful scarves in the competition!! The exhibition of all the scarves runs until July 25th at the national wool museum in Geelong it is well worth the trip.

Scarf Festival 2010 entry number 3

This is my final entry for this year's scarf festival- "Black coffee and milk coffee bubble scarf".

The colours of the background and the bubbles are reversed/ reflected on either side of the scarf. -Welcome winter with a warm, wearable, bubbly coffee!

Scarf Festival 2010

After some very slow progress, this is my first finished entry for this year's scarf festival at the Geelong wool museum. I have combined my current shibori technique with small handsewn mirrors for this year's theme "Reflections". This year's festival runs from 18 June to 25 July.

http://www.geelongcity.vic.gov.au/