TAFA TOUR - Meet Constance Rose

Today a few TAFA members are doing a guided tour of TAFA and we will each be taking our readers to visit a different TAFA member.

I'm very pleased to introduce you to Constance Rose of Constance Rose Designs

Connie lives and works in Fortuna, CA, and has been working in textiles for over 30 years. Starting out as a custom clothing designer, her fiber career has included knitting, crochet, embroidery, papermaking, spinning, dyeing, weaving and now, surface design and studio quilting. 
The Studio Quilts Connie creates are non-traditional small quilts of varying sizes -- utilizing hand dyed, painted, printed and shiboried fabrics, and digital images printed on fabric and she is available by request to present workshops on dyeing and surface design techniques.

Pop over to visit her on TAFA and don't forget to go on to visit her website, blog and Textile shop.

Craftsy

Hi Everyone,

I've recently discovered Craftsy, a wonderful website for crafters! I've already loaded a number of projects onto my store there and will be adding more regularly, so keep checking to see whats new. All the patterns there are printer friendly so that solves the problems that have been encountered by people trying to print from here :)

To reach my store, just click on my Craftsy label in the right hand column of my blog.

Here are some of the paterns I've already loaded

Workshops

A friend of mine, who is an amazing fibre artist will be holding a shoe making workshop at her studio in February. These are not just ordinary shoes - they are really special. She will be presenting the same workshop at my studio in March. We haven't set the exact date yet but as soon as I can, I'll post it here.

SEW YOUR OWN SHOES

• Boots, shoes, sandals; design them to fit your own foot and wardrobe.
• Make them from fabric, string, glue and thread.
• Clothe your feet with imagination, flair and attititude.
• Join me, Kathryn Harmer (professional fibre artist) in a 3 day workshop.
Date: 1st week February: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Where: At my studio in Kwelera Mouth (Just outside of East London)

Cost: R250 per day + R150 for shoe kit (Includes rubber soling, contact glue, canvas, masking tape, a sheet of card, string, and bits and bobs of fabric)

You need: Your sewing machine and sewing tools, different coloured sewing threads and a whole lot of oomph.

Contacts: 082-350-7024 or 043-737-4814 or kathryn.kathy@telkomsa.net

HAPPY 2011



I have friends and family that right now are living in a different decade to me - how weird does that sound! By this time tomorrow we'll all have joined them there :)  Generally at this time of the year, everyone makes some kind of resolution for the new year and I've been thinking about what I'll be doing next year.

I'll definately be dyeing, felting, making yarn, knitting and crocheting. I'll be playing with "hot fabric", embroidering and beading. I hope to start painting again and have another go at making metal jewellery. There are a couple of exhibitions I want to be part of and some shows I'd like to see. I think I might teach a few workshops too.

In May 2011 my book will be published, I'm looking forward to that, and in the first few weeks of 2011 I'll still be involoved with the final touches for it.

Not really resolutions, I know but I do know that 2011 is going to be a wonderful year and I'm looking very forward to the begining of a new decade filled with a new energy of love and hope and a better life for everyone!