Totally and UTTERLY. What a huge day. Today was the culmination of 11 months' planning. Nearly 800sqm (8000sqft) of textile arts and crafts activity - exhibitions, vendors, clubs, demonstrations, classes, and a really top notch cafe. 36 stalls in all plus the extra things. We set up the tables, frames etc last night, and started again at 7am this morning, helping vendors and other clubs to unpack their cars and get set up so everything was ready by 10am. (To be perfectly honest and in a spirit of complete disclosure, I was useless and got sent home early the night before, as this coldy fluey thing is exhausting and I was just in the way!)
At 10am, there was a queue at the door! People poured in and it was like that most of the day. I taught classes in how to make a yoyo brooch (will do a blog on this, it's fun!) and there was felt bead making, needle felting, making a scarf using washaway, demos of every kind from embroidery, lacemaking, helping to put a quilt together, spinning, various knitting techniques, antique and vintage textiles; and supplies for every textile art and craft imaginable for sale. Except dressmaking stuff, not so much of that.
It was a busy, fun, amazing celebration of textile love. And we are already plotting how to make it bigger and better next time! And did I remember to take the camera? ARGH!!! So you will just have to believe me and hopefully someone else had more common sense :)
Update: Turns out of course lots of other people did! Including Jenny of Romany quilting.
That just sounds like so such work ! But it seems fun too. l hope you're feeling better though.
ReplyDeleteFor a great write up with photos, check out Jenny's blog at Romanyquilter.blogspot.com I too thought it was fantastic!
ReplyDeleteDood. I had a camera on me. You should have said something.
ReplyDeleteI only realised about the no photo thing when I got home! Sarah if you have any nice shots you're willing to share I can update the post :)
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I saw Jenny from Romany quilter there. Haven't had a chance to chck it out.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link to my blog. I had a great although limited time as I had another commitment. So much to see and the cafe was fab. As were the quilts hanging up on display. All concerned with this idea can give themselves a big pat on the back.
ReplyDeleteJenny I will pass that on to the rest of the team :)
ReplyDeleteI'm just a dabbler and even I had a great time looking at the quilts and seeing what's available. Thanks to you and the whole Fabrications crew!
ReplyDeleteI had a fabulous time! I meet wonderful talented and knowledgable folk, learned heaps, made new contacts, saw wonderful works and demonstrations, bought ridiculous amounts of treasue and ate yummy food with excellent strong coffee. A pretty darn perfect day and much appreciated, so a big thanks from me Fabrications team, Madame Ornata
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