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Stirling Street Arts Centre |
Telephone: 97911256 Facsimile: 97912532 Email: starts1@bigpond.com http://stirlingarts.mysouthwest.com.au Cnr Charles & Stirling Streets, PO box 119 Bunbury 6231 |
Our Supporters
The City of Bunbury supporting the Arts in your community
Keeping mentally healthy is as important as staying physically healthy
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Creative Textiles The group has been meeting at Stirling Street Arts Centre every Thursday for over 15 years!
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Photo by Cait Gordon
These decorative cushions were on display at Caf - fez |
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Stirling Street Arts Centre Studio 3 Thursday 9.30am - 4.00pm Contact: Margaret Kelly Phone: 9728 1211 |
An extensive program for 2011 is being developed New members welcome Creative Textiles is not a teaching group but we hold regular workshops and group projects and guidance is always available. The group endeavours to embrace all forms of free hand machine embroider, fabric manipulations and we all share an interest in textiles. New members must have intermediate sewing skills. |
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It has recently become our practice to each put together a small parcel of fabrics and trims, and to exchange these gifts at our christmas party. In the new year the members are challenged to use these pieces as the basis for a project.
This year it is “Make a Bolster”. |
The versatility of free hand machine embroidery uses stitch as its medium to manipulate,slash and burn, stamp, paint, bead, cut and layer to create that special effect.
The techniques used create bags, hats, scarves, jewelery, designer wear, art to wear and other three dimensional items such as vessels, picture, frames, book covers, boxes cushions. |
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Fabric and Threads Creative Machine Embroiderers was formed in 1989 after a workshop conducted by Judith Parnell. There were 11 original members who became passionate about free hand machine embroidery.
The group applied for a grant for a cupboard and reference books which was the beginnings of our extensive library.
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A bolster by Margaret Kelly |
