Fibre Arts New Zealand
Fibre Arts New Zealand runs face to face fibre arts events that provide the opportunity for participants to work with a variety of innovative fibre artists. These workshops provide an opportunity for learning and exchanging ideas.
RESIDENTIAL RETREAT - WHANGANUI GIRLS' COLLEGE
20-26 APRIL 2025
A five-day event with four workshops. Some workshops focus on techniques whilst others are designed to push the participants to think about their creative practice in a new light or in a new direction.
Participants select one workshop and work with that tutor for the duration of the event.
The nature of the event means that you have the chance to meet participants from other workshops. Each tutor gives a presentation about their work giving you the opportunity to hear about their creative practice.
Participants can choose to be fully residential - accommodation and all meals, or semi residential - accommodation of their own choosing with lunch and dinner provided on site.
Tutors 2025
Whanganui Girls' College 20-26 April 2025
‘Mending by Design’ reimagines repair as a creative opportunity rather than something to hide.
The first two and a half days of this workshop will cover a wide variety of hand-stitched visible mending techniques, both traditional and modern.
The last two days, Anna will give you the opportunity to create a mending-inspired artwork with upcycled clothes or fabric.
Join Neha Puri Dhir for a hands-on workshop on various resist-dyeing techniques, such as -
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Nui Shibori – stitch resist dyeing
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Itajime – a contemporary exploration using Shape Resist techniques
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Arashi Shibori – pole wrap resist dyeing
In this workshop, you will design and print your own unique designs using screen-print, block print and stencil.
You will learn to mix your unique colour combinations of inks and learn the tricks and techniques of creating pattern repeats. You can produce a series of work on either fabric or paper.
If you will admit to owning a collection of small fibre treasures, a stash of beautiful handmade papers, embroidery flosses and yarns or a stash of all of the previous and more, this is the workshop for you.
Using an innovative system to create multi media art works, participants will discover how to manipulate paper and combine materials to create a small series of art works on a personal theme.
