I haven't had the chance to get to the Bendigo wool show (actually called the Australian Sheep and Wool Show), it is only on for three days!! So much work and only three days of events.
Anyway, I am hoping to get there on Sunday but may not -things are hectic at home. And the weather is rather uninspiring if you aren't going skiing. It is windy and cold!!
However, I was pleased to get a message from a friend who visited today - I have won first prize in the tapestry category of the Woolcraft section. There were only three entries but I am still chuffed to have won. The other two entries were from people from our tapestry weaving group that meets at the Handweavers and Spinners Guild in Melbourne. So we have done ourselves proud!!
We are hoping to make the category more popular in the coming years. So far, it is mainly our small group of tapestry weavers in Melbourne.
We are hoping that more people will take the chance to do some tapestry weaving and participate next year.
I visited the guild today to put up the display of the travelling tapestries - it is an online group that puts out a theme each year (this year was Between the Lines) and then people send in their entries. They are then displayed across the county. It is our turn to have them in Melbourne.
We will put up our tapestries from the Bendigo show when they return. It will give us a few more tapestry weavings to show. - with certificate and ribbons!!
It is great to have these shows, they give us inspiration to actually weave.
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