Volume 12, Issue 6 тАвCreative Fibre National Exhibition тАвQuilts Aotearoa тАвYour ANNUAL craft fix! September 8 тАУ 11, 2011 Claudelands Events Centre, Hamilton Ticket PRICES Come to New ZealandтАЩs favourite craft event тАУ itтАЩs only here once a year! September 8 тАУ 11, 2011 Thursday to Sunday Open 9.30am to 4.30pm Claudelands Events Centre, Cnr Heaphy Terrace & Brooklyn Rd, Hamilton, North Island Tickets: Single-day tickets: purchase at the door or buy online NOW at www.craftfair.co.nz тАвтАв Adults $14 тАвтАв Seniors, age or disability pensioners $12 тАвтАв Children тАУ 5 to 16 years old $7; under 5 years old FREE тАвтАв Family тАУ 2 adults & 2 children $34 Online bookings close 5pm, Tuesday, September 6. Group tickets*: book online, download a booking form from www.craftfair.co.nz or contact us. More info on page 6. тАвтАв Pre-booked тАУ minimum of 10 tickets $11 per ticket. Multi-day passes*: Contact us or go to our website www.craftfair.co.nz тАвтАв 2-day Pass $26 тАв 3-day Pass $37 тАвтАв FriendтАЩs Pass тАУ unlimited entry & FREE cloakroom service $47 * Group bookings: order and pay before Friday September 2. Passes not transferable тАУ ID may be required for fair entry. No refunds available. AVOID THE QUEUE тАУ buy tickets online in advance. For more information: Free Call: 0800 399 378 Email: craft@expertiseevents.com.au Free Fax: 0800 383 689 Website: www.craftfair.co.nz Cover: Owl by Cameron James Designs, Stand E18. Supported by Organised by: Information is supplied by exhibitors for inclusion in our program. Expertise Events is not responsible for incorrect information or product names. Updates to the program will be made on the website closer to the event. Dear Craft Fair Friends, This year will be our 10th Hamilton Craft & Quilt Fair тАУ thank you craft lovers for welcoming us back each year. Putting this event together is a real team effort with craftspeople from all over New Zealand contributing to it. This year, for the first time, the Creative Fibre group will hold its annual exhibition at the event тАУ in previous years, we have had their wonderful тАЬexperienceтАЭ display, but this is the big one! ThereтАЩll be plenty of magnificent quilts on show too тАУ from both Australia and New Zealand. Make sure you check out the Seven Deadly Sins quilts тАУ itтАЩs amazing what quilters think of when theyтАЩre given a тАШsinfulтАЩ theme! Plus thereтАЩll be fantastic shopping and loads of demonstrations and workshops for you to stock up on ideas and craft materials. Block out your diary now! See you there, S e ve n Deadly R by San ibbons (deta dy Corr il) y Be Early тАУ You Could Win! Limber up for your big day out with our kick-off dance at 9.20am before the fair opens. Not only will you warm up, but you could win some great prizes from CatharinaтАЩs Country Collection. Stockists of a gorgeous range of supplies for patchwork and quilting, visit CatherinaтАЩs at Stand B13 to find fabrics, kits, patterns and much more. September 8 тАУ 11, 2011 3 Enjoy the latest in sewing, knitting, beading crochet, quilting, scrapbooking and more! Shop for the newest supplies, products and tools тАУ for your next project Check out cake decorating page 19 Marvel at тАШcreative fibreтАЩ page 14 Learn new skills page 32 You could win se e p a g ! e 9 Quilts galore page 12 4 www.craftfair.co.nz See wearable art тАУ made from trash тАУ in ReStyle page 20 About the FAIR Tips to help plan your day тАвтАв Pass-out stamps are available at the door for re-entry on the same day. тАвтАв Cloakroom charge is $1 per item. Leave your coats, bags, umbrellas and heavy shopping! We recommend leaving trolley bags here, too, as people can trip over them in a crowd. тАвтАв Food and drinks will be available at the venue cafes. тАвтАв The venue is accessible by wheelchairs and prams. тАвтАв Get cash out via EFTPOS at the gift shop a $2 fee applies. тАвтАв Respect copyright: craft designers make their living from the sale of their ideas and designs. Make sure you buy a pattern rather than copying their display. Contents 6Travel to the Fair 8 Tree of Knowledge 9You could win 10Guest Artist тАУ Jane Siddall 12Quilts Aotearoa 14Creative Fibre Exhibition 16AP&Q AQC Challenge quilts 19EmbroiderersтАЩ Guild display 20ReStyle 22LetтАЩs go shopping 27WhatтАЩs Hot тАУ LIVE 28Cake DecoratorsтАЩ Art 32Free Workshops 34Craft Circles 37Sew & Go 38 Gift Shop тАвтАв Photography at the fair: Please ask permission before taking photographs. Expertise Events strongly supports the protection of intellectual property rights and copyright law, and unauthorised photography is prohibited. The Craft Fair Friend is published by the organisers of the Craft & Quilt Fair IRD 82050469 37a Oranga Avenue Onehunga, Auckland 1061 ┬й Copyright 2011 See page 38 September 8 тАУ 11, 2011 5 Coming with friends... Book as a Group Pre-purchase at least 10 tickets for you and your friends тАУ and save. You can buy a few tickets each to use over two or three days. Tickets are just $11 per person when you book a group of 10 or more. Other benefits include: тАвтАвFree entry to the fair for the group organiser or bus driver for groups of 20 or more. тАвтАвNo need to queue for tickets тАУ just go in and start shopping! тАвтАвAttend on any day of the fair. You donтАЩt all have to come the same day тАУ just book your tickets together. Tickets must be purchased by Friday, September 2. To book: contact us, book online or download a Group Booking Form from the fair website. Contact us today! For more information: Free Call: 0800 399 378 Free Fax: 0800 383 689 Phone: +61 2 9452 7575 Email: craft@expertiseevents.com.au Website: www.craftfair.co.nz Little Missy by Cameron-James Designs, Stand E18 Buy tickets with friends тАУ save time and money! 6 www.craftfair.co.nz Venue The Hamilton Craft & Quilt Fair is to be held in Claudelands Events Centre. Corner Brooklyn Road & Heaphy Terrace, Hamilton, North Island. Parking Entry is through Gate 4 on Brooklyn Road. Parking is $2 per car. Please check parking costs before you decide where to park as they are subject to increase at any time. Public transport Local buses service the venue. For timetables call 0800 4 BUSLINE or visit www.busit.co.nz Travelling to Hamilton Hamilton i-SITE can book your travel and accommodation тАУ details below. 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Do you have a tip тАУ or two тАУ about any craft youтАЩd like to share? If so, you can add them to the Tree of Knowledge at the Craft & Quilt Fair. Simply go to the website at www.craftfair.co.nz and print one of these shapes тАУ a flower, a leaf or a bird. Then cut it out and write your tip on it. After that you just colour it in and decorate it or embellish it any way you like, and bring it along to the Craft & Quilt Fair. Finally, attach your tip to the Tree of Knowledge on display at the Craft & Quilt Fair and share your idea with thousands of other visitors. But thatтАЩs not all тАУ if your tip is judged to be among the top 101 of those received, it could be published in a book in 2012, called 101 Tips for Craft!* *By adding this tip to the Tree of Knowledge at a Craft & Quilt Fair, you warrant the material is the authorтАЩs original work and if reproduced or published by Expertise Events Pty Ltd, there are no payments or royalties due to the author at any time. 8 www.craftfair.co.nz One lucky visitor will win this amazing QC-2000 Innovis machine from Brother. The QC-2000 offers an unsurpassed level of quality, reliability and flexibility, while also delivering an impressive range of features. Your creativity can run free with the 430 included stitches and an additional 30 stitches on the bonus CD. This impressive assortment of sewing, quilting, utility and decorative stitches, including 12 buttonhole styles and three sewing lettering fonts, are saved by category and can be easily selected at the touch of a button. Key Features include: тАв 460 sewing stitches: 430 built-in and 30 on CD тАв Virtually unlimited stitches with the My Custom StitchтДв feature тАв Programmable pivot function тАв Automatic needle threader and simple numbered threading guide тАв Three specialty free motion feet and a range of accessories This superb machine is valued at $2499; get your entry in when you come to the fair. Visit Stand G01 for more information about this machine. To enter, complete the coupon you receive when purchasing your ticket and put it in the barrel. The winning coupon will be drawn at the end of the last day of the fair and the winner will be notified the following week. Conditions of entry will be displayed at the barrel and on the website www.craftfair.co.nz For information please contact Expertise Events on 0800 399 378 or email craft@expertiseevents.com.au September 8 тАУ 11, 2011 9 Embroiderer Jane Siddall may be engaged in one of the gentle arts, but the subjects are anything but sedate. Drawing on the magical and mythical, JaneтАЩs beautifully stitched, sketched and collaged creations often feature half human-half, half-animal creatures, wild women and figures of the imagination. Transformation is a recurring theme and fairy tales, myths and legends are a source of inspiration. The Bird Wife (detail) Jane has a particular interest in feminist rewriting of fairy tales. Originally many of these tales were not bedtime stories for children, but were told for women, by women, and contained advice on suitable marriage partners and warnings about life. JaneтАЩs work, Cloth of Honour, explores a myth common in a number of cultures; a story of a man who steals a womanтАЩs feather cloak so she cannot fly away, her search for it and her freedom. Jane resides near Hamilton and is guest selector for Creative FibreтАЩs National Exhibition this year. See an exhibition of her work at the fair where she will demonstrate on selected days. 10 www.craftfair.co.nz Above: Cloth of Honour (detail) Below: Hunting тАУ Hiding (detail) September 8 тАУ 11, 2011 11 Quilts Aotearoa is a stunning display of around 100 quilts presented by The Aotearoa Quilters National Association of New Zealand. Ballerinas of the Highway by Lois Wine, 2010 Best Innovative Wall Quilt This annual juried exhibition showcases the innovative talents of Association members across all areas of quilting and textile art. Several prizes will be awarded including Best Bed Quilt, Best Traditional Wall Quilt, Best Innovative Wall Quilt, Best Use of Colour and Best Use of Quilting. This year visitors will also be able to see a poignant and moving quilt created by Thelma McGough, a recipient of the 2010 Aoteroa Quilters scholarship, that formed part of her Master of Arts degree exhibition called тАШCounterpainтАЩ. It focuses on the names and ages of all the children killed in New Zealand as a result of domestic violence over the past 20 years. Aotearoa Quilters was formed in 1994 with the aim of promoting and leading the development of patchwork, quilting and textile arts in New Zealand. The Association currently has around 300 members throughout the country and is open to anyone interested in the New Zealand quilting and textile scene. Members are given the opportunity to expand their quilting horizons and For the Protection of the share their work and ideas, as well as Complexion (detail) by Jeanie learn new skills. OтАЩSullivan - 2010 Best in Show To find out more about how you can get involved, come and chat to members at the Fair. Come and see the outstanding quilts from across the Tasman in the Best of Australia display тАУ each judged the winner in their home state in 2010. Silk Purses тАУ Crazy Bags by Robyn Ginn Under the Canopy by Kay Haerland, winner of the Australian National Quilt Award Best of Australia state winners are: WA: A Moment in Time by Jocelyne Leath NSW: Under the Canopy by Kay Haerland VIC: Eastern Elements by Linda Steele ACT: Hot Lava by Beth and Trevor Reid QLD: Silk Purses тАУ Crazy Bags by Robyn Ginn TAS: Galaxy by Shirley Gillam SA: Tribute by Julie Adamson NT: Tumbling One Block Wonder by Marney Leerson Sponsored by September 8 тАУ 11, 2011 13 The Creative FIBRE National Exhibition A fabulous display of all things fibre craft awaits visitors to the Craft & Quilt Fair. Creative Fibre brings together spinners, weavers, knitters, dyers, flax workers, felters, crocheters, as well as free-form fibre artists from across New Zealand to share ideas and inspiration. Be prepared to leave all your preconceptions about fibre work at the door, and let yourself to be amazed by the creativity and workmanship in all the aspects of spinning, weaving, felting, knitting and fibre art you could imagine. Experience the best pieces produced by Creative Fibre society members тАУ who now number over 3000 тАУ all dreamed up exclusively for this national exhibition. Work by one of the organisationтАЩs selectors, Jane Siddall, who is a talented embroiderer, will also be on display. Creative Fibre would like to welcome its new sponsors and also thank their regular sponsorsтАЩ continued support for this event. This year Expertise Events has sponsored an award called тАШLetтАЩs Go GreenтАЩ тАУ this has prompted a high degree of interest amongst Creative Fibre members as they contemplate all the meanings of тАШGreenтАЩ aside from colour. A huge variety of entries are set to intrigue and astound visitors at the fair. The Waikato Creative Fibre Guild stand is located in the main hall and here, you can learn to spin, see weaving in progress and have a go at felting, as well as get information about the organisation and chat with current members about workshops, classes, clubs and fibre suppliers. 14 www.craftfair.co.nz So, come on through and experience your craft in a whole new dimension! Clockwise from left: The Outer Journey by Winsome Sarten, Into the Woods by Jane Siddall, For a Cloak by Jane Siddall, Raspberry Fandango by Doreen Davies (from the 2010 display). Photographer: Chris Hillock, Hamilton NZ. September 8 тАУ 11, 2011 15 Material Magic New AP&Q AQC Challenge quilts on display тАШSeeing is believingтАЩ when the 30 finalists in the third annual AP&Q AQC Challenge were revealed this year. The intriguing theme of the Seven Deadly Sins was guaranteed to provide participants with ample inspiration and consequently, the results were eagerly anticipated. тАШDeadlyтАЩ or тАШsinfulтАЩ are hardly adjectives normally associated with quilts, but such an evocative theme is what makes the display of challenge entries all the more compelling. Vanity by Raelene Kwong 16 www.craftfair.co.nz Original designs by quiltmakers around the theme Seven Deadly Sins competed for cash prizes totalling $7500, and the 30 finalistsтАЩ wonderful тАУ and extraordinary тАУ quilts are touring with the Craft & Quilt Fair this year. Sponsored by and Anti-clockwise from top right: Seven Deadly Ribbons (detail) by Sandy Corry, Omnia Vincit Amor (detail) by Linden Lancaster, The Devil Made Me Do It by Cindy Watkins and Lucinda Hannam, and Envy (detail) by Karen Terrens. A place for the craft community Are you into craft? Sign up to our FREE Into Craft e-newsletter and weblog today for ideas, inspiration, free projects, product reviews, profiles of crafty people, news, views and competitions. Visit www.intocraft.com.au And click on the Sign Up button Be part of the craft community... Presented by ANZEG The vibrant colours and music evoked by the theme тАШOde to the BluesтАЩ have formed the inspiration for an exciting array of embroideries featured in this yearтАЩs display by members of the Association of NZ EmbroiderersтАЩ Guilds. These embroideries were created as part of the inaugural Bernina Postbag Colour Challenge where each piece produced had to fit into an A3 or A4 postbag. The display will also feature a range of beautiful work created by embroiderers from 60 guilds around New Zealand. The results of a new colour challenge will also be exhibited at the Fair and you can vote for your favourite piece of embroidery on display. Keen young stitchers can join in free childrenтАЩs workshops on Saturday and Sunday. They will have the opportunity to complete a fun, simple project to take home. Seasoned stitchers will also be demonstrating a range of techniques as well as providing advice to visitors. Come along and meet guild members at the fair to find out more. FREE workshops for kids on Saturday & Sunday Above: Teaching young embroiderers is a rewarding part of the Craft & Quilt Fair in Hamilton. Right: тАШManukaтАЩ a stumpwork by Gaynor Chronican. September 8 тАУ 11, 2011 19 Fashionable Garbage Transforming waste into wearable art. The annual ReStyle competition, now in its 11th year, has been inspiring talented individuals to create original, high fashion garments using solely recycled materials. Entrants are judged on a range of criteria including their innovative use of waste materials, visual impact, design originality and construction. The ReStyle display at this yearтАЩs Craft & Quilt Fair will feature a selection of winning garments, including a mermaid-inspired gown made from thousands of bread tags, some fabulous denim pieces as well as garments from the White Out section such as тАШmorning frostтАЩ тАУ a striking ensemble created with electrical tape and wire. 20 www.craftfair.co.nz The ReStyle show will be taking place at the Founders Theatre at 7.30pm on Saturday 10th September 2011. As this event coincides with the Craft & Quilt Fair, ReStyle has a very special offer for Craft & Quilt attendees. Visit the ReStyle Stand during the Fair, grab a special voucher, and take this to Ticketek before the show at 7.30pm to receive $5 off ANY ReStyle ticket. Pictured (clockwise from right): Mermaid dress by Elizabeth Hosking; MenтАЩs Garment by Grant Ashley Davy; Insect Luscious by Melissa Wise; Denim Dress by Jayne Baucke; Morning Frost by Laken Semmens; Dancing in my Dreams by Jess Crowe. September 8 тАУ 11, 2011 21 Shopping HereтАЩs a sample of the new and exciting products to be found at the fair яБ▒ Hastings Rubber Stamps at Stand C04 has the newly released Button & Brad maker from Epiphany Crafts. It lets you make your own personalised brads and buttons out of scrapbook paper or fabric. яБ┤ Eddie the Teddy and Little Missy are the latest knitting patterns from CameronJames Designs, Stand E18. яБ▒ Singer proudly introduces the new L-500, a high-end, heavyduty quilting machine that can sew 1000 stitches per minute. It also has an amazing 9mm stitch width and 401 stitch patterns, so check it out at Stand C15. яБ░ EeeekтАж monsters! But don't worry тАУ these are friendly! They feature on a super-bright new cot quilt pattern and kit that little ones will love, from Kids Quilts at Stand A22. 22 www.craftfair.co.nz яБ░ Posh Pendants has a great new range of beads, pendants and so much more! See them at Stand D04. яБ░ Artisan Beads has some intriguing Photo Jewellery kits at Stand C21. Come and learn how to make jewellery with your own photos. яБ░ See The Bead Hold at Stand C10 for coloured chain! It comes in gorgeous bright shades тАУ wonderful for spring and summer jewellery projects. яБ░ Wonderfil Specialty Threads, Canada, Stand C26, has released new colours in the Invisafil mini range, as well as 21 exciting new shades in the 12-weight spagetti series. яБ░ Find one-off handmade scarves and wraps at Barbara WilsonтАЩs Stand, A17. September 8 тАУ 11, 2011 23 яБ░ Wool and felt are 'hot' products right now. See the full range of exclusive wool felt kits and wool fabric pieces at Plume Art, Stand E10. яБ░ Batik binding from Tulis Textiles is already cut тАУ and folded too тАУ saving you time and money. YouтАЩll find it at Stand D17. яБ░ See the latest pre-cut card kits from Kalsbeek, Stand B18. TheyтАЩre in packs of four and each pack includes envelopes, stickers and more. яБ░ Beads R Us NZ at Stand D05, now stock silver-plated copper artistic wire. ItтАЩs tarnish resistant, soft and easy to form, and available in a wide range of sizes and fashion colours. яБ░ Pick up the pattern for this fun тАШfamily of owlsтАЩ at the Patchwork Passion Stand D20. ItтАЩs called Lucky Owls and they range in size from less than 2in to 7in. 24 www.craftfair.co.nz яБ╡ Prudence Mapstone has luxury yarns from around the world тАУ including this fabulous new Qiviuk cashmere and silk, at Stand B21. яБ▒ Add dimensional diamonds to your quilts and clothes with the Double Diamond Ruler from Tirau Quilt Cottage, Stand C05. Two sizes per set, they are quick-and-easy to use тАУ and the results are stunning. яБ░ Keep the kids entertained creatively and stock up on all your papercraft supplies at The Craft Spot, Stand D25. яБ┤ The тАШJelly Pointer RulerтАЩ, designed by Aussie PatchesтАЩ Elizabeth Wallace gives you many more options for 2┬╜in strips, including hearts, ovals, pentagons and stars. ItтАЩs at Aussie PatchesтАЩ Stand, C22. яБ╡ These scissors at Tinkering ToolsтАЩ Stand B29 have very sharp blades so they cut clean and close. They also have a cover to protect them. September 8 тАУ 11, 2011 25 яБ┤ See Helen Dafter Embroidery & DesignтАЩs delightful life-size apple pincushion тАУ with a very cute caterpillar тАУ at Stand B04. And, the emery-powder filling keeps needles and pins sharp. яБ▒ The Disappearing Design Wall from CatharinaтАЩs Country Collection is great for laying out quilt blocks if you don't have much space. It even fits over a doorway тАУ and just rolls up to put away. See it at Stand B13. яБ╡ Just Patchwork at Stand A21 is the place to go for the TUTTO тАШMachine-on-Wheels' тАУ the ideal way to transport your sewing machine. ItтАЩs easy to manoeuvre with a sturdy frame to protect the machine and plenty of pockets for accessories, and comes in sizes Medium to 2XLarge. It also folds up to 3in wide for easy storage. 26 www.craftfair.co.nz яБ░ New Zealand Lace Society has examples of handmade lace on view тАУ both modern and antique. Have a go at a small piece yourself тАУ Society members are giving demonstrations of the techniques at Stand A. Catch the LIVE Action Celebrating the resurgence of all things handmade тАУ with the latest products and technology. 11am Funky yarn - the new craze for scarves, Catharina Sudholz, CatharinaтАЩs Country Collection, Stand B13. See how one ball makes one scarf, for under $18! 11.30am The Latest Gadgets, Elizabeth Wallace, Aussie Patches, Stand C22. Love Jelly Rolls but donтАЩt know what to do with them? Elizabeth explains the many applications of some clever rulers which she designed herself, in relation to 2┬╜in Jelly Roll strips тАУ including hearts, ovals, pentagons and stars. 12 noon Versatile French Knitting, Stephen Mapstone, Prudence Mapstone, Stand B21. Discover new, innovative ways to use French knitting. CatharinaтАЩs Country Collection Aussie Patches 12.30pm Appliqu├й and Stitching, Francie Papworth, CushlaтАЩs Village Fabrics, Stand B30. Discover a fast and fun way to make a unique piece of patchwork for a gift or one just for you. CushlaтАЩs Village Fabrics Prudence Mapstone Prepare to be amazed and inspired by the huge assortment of items that can be made by hand using icing! At this yearтАЩs show, the Hamilton Cake Decorating Club will be holding a тАШsugar craftтАЩ competition amongst their members with the theme тАШA Celebration Cake for a Person Who Does Hand CraftsтАЩ. Expect to see a wide range of handcrafts represented as every member interprets this in a variety of different ways. Make sure you take a close look; youтАЩll be surprised to see what can be created out of fondant and sugar! 28 www.craftfair.co.nz я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜я┐╜ BE A PART OF AUSTRALIAтАЩs WORLD-CLASS Quilting Event! April 12 тАУ 15, 2012 Royal Exhibition building Carlton Gardens, Melbourne For more details or to register your interest visit www.aqc.com.au P: +61 2 9452 7575 F: +61 2 9975 3707 E: aqc@expertiseevents.com.au Admission charges apply September 8 тАУ 11, 2011 31 Hands-on classes with kits Plan your day тШЕ NEW! Craft Circle Get expert instruction for the small cost of a kit тАУ and make a project in these hands-on sessions. Program applies daily at the fair. 10am Posh Watches тАУ Designs that Move You, Niki, Posh Pendants. By combining a hand-picked selection of resin, sequined, crocheted, wood and metal beads with adorable watch faces, we will help you create a unique timepiece that you will enjoy wearing over and over again. Kit cost $20. Book at Stand D04. тШЕ 11am Christmas Cards, Jacquelyn Pedersen, StampinтАЩ Up. Get ready for the Christmas season by creating two beautiful hand-made Christmas cards for friends and family. Kit cost $15. Book at Stand D21. тШЕ 12noon 3C Creation, Rhonda Coleman, Kalsbeek Creative Crafts. In this workshop you will use the 3 тАШCтАЩs: Card, Creatable and Cuttlebug. тАШCreatablesтАЩ are dies that cut and emboss using a die-cutting machine. Choose to make a nostalgic card or Christmas card. Kit cost $30. Book at Stand B18. тШЕ 1pm Abigail the Softie Owl, Stephanie Cameron, Cameron James Designs. Abigail is a cute wee softie, she has a weighted merino wool body so she sits perfectly. Cotton, felt and buttons are added embellishments. Kit cost $18. Book at Stand E18. тШЕ 2pm Vintage Cards, Jacquelyn Pedersen, StampinтАЩ Up. Learn vintage techniques for card marking and scrapbooking. Kit cost $15. Book at Stand D21. 3pm Choose from one of two great classes! Niki, Posh Pendants. Learn to Enamel without a kiln. Our air-dry enamelling technique is perfect for all ages and skill levels. Simply choose an enamelling base from our new range of pendants, key rings and ornament shapes available, select the colours тАУ and youтАЩre ready to start. Posh Bangles тАУ A Wearable Work of Art. WeтАЩll show you just how easy it can be to create your very own тАШwearable work of artтАЩ with Viva Decor paints and our unique range of decals тАУ and then help you personalise it and make it uniquely your own. Kit cost for either class $30. Book at Stand D04. 34 www.craftfair.co.nz тШЕ 10am Cards for Men, Marg Wallace, Hastings Rubber Stamps Ltd. Do you have trouble finding card-making ideas for the men in your life? Get some new ideas from this class. Kit cost $20. Book at Stand C04. 11am Gorgeous Beaded Paua Pendant, Coralee Beach, The Bead Hold. Use basic stitched embellishment techniques to create a beautiful pendant with seed beads, leaves and flowers. Techniques also apply to embellishing quilts and embroidery. Kit cost $14. Book at Stand C10. 12 noon тШЕ Embroidered Ribbon Roses and Beaded Flowers, Helen Dafter, Helen Dafter Embroidery & Design. Learn the fascinating art of embroidered silk ribbon roses as the centrepiece in a tiny garden of beaded flowers. Kit cost $20. Book at Stand B04. Paua Pendant, The Bead Hold тШЕ 1pm Special Folded Cards, Marg Wallace, Hastings Rubber Stamps Ltd. Learn how to make a fancy folded card, along with an easel card for anyone who sews. Kit cost $20. Book at Stand C04. Embroidered Ribbon Roses, Helen Dafter тШЕ 2pm Bead-Embellished Knitted Flower, Bex Verkulyn, The Bead Hold. Learn how to make a lovely knitted flower with coloured wire and beads. You must know basic knitting for this class. Kit cost $10. Book at Stand C10. Special Folded Cards, Hastings Rubber Stamps тШЕ 3pm Celtic Humbug Scissor Finder with Emery Powder, Helen Dafter, Helen Dafter Embroidery & Design. A cleverly folded humbug created from jacquard braid filled with emery powder to keep your needles and pins sharp. Kit cost $18. Book at Stand B04. Bead-Embellished Knitted Flower, The Bead Hold Celtic Humbug Scissor Finder, Helen Dafter September 8 тАУ 11, 2011 35 тШЕ 10am Beautiful Decorated Salt-Distressed Tag, Lorna Armstrong, Imagine if... Join us and make beautiful salt distressed tags. Then use Luminarte H20, glimmermist, Sizzix and Cheery Lynn dyes to decorate and create a work of art. Kit cost $15. Book at Stand A25. тШЕ 11am Quick Christmas Cards, Kay Dixon, Stamp Zone. Make two cards using a Christmas stamp which is yours to keep, plus get instructions for a further two cards to make at home. Kit cost $20. Book at Stand C14. 12 noon Button Bouquet, Catharina Sudholz, CatharinaтАЩs Country Collection. Make a beautiful bouquet from buttons, lace and felt! Kit Costs $25. Book at Stand B13. тШЕ 1pm Create a stunning Dusty Attic chipboard French window, Lorna Armstrong, Imagine if... Decorate it with paint, papers and more to make a gorgeous embellishment, then use it on a page or card. Kit cost $20. Book at Stand A25. тШЕ 2pm Hooked on Fair Trade Alpaca, Prudence Mapstone, Prudence Mapstone. Brush up on your crochet skills and create a 2-colour motif from PrudenceтАЩs тАШalpacaliciousтАЩ rug kit, using gorgeously soft yarn in your choice of colours. Kit cost $32. Book at Stand B21. тШЕ 3pm Take-two Opalite Ink Pads, Kay Dixon, Stamp Zone. Make two cards using Opalite Ink Pads which are yours to keep, plus get an instruction booklet showing many more techniques and examples. Kit cost $20. Book at Stand C14. 36 www.craftfair.co.nz Sew & Go Join this fun class and make a handy tissue-holder using the versatile Bernina 350PE sewing machine. Bernina is holding three classes daily at the fair, at 11am, 1pm and 3pm. The fee of just $10 includes all fabric and threads, plus the use of the sewing machine. Book at the Bernina Stand A05. Come along to the Bernina Sew & Go and enjoy working on the Bernina 350PE, which is a compact, lighter weight sewing machine тАУ ideal for taking to classes. Enjoy the variety of stitches and techniques you will learn while making this pretty tissue-holder. ItтАЩs ideal for a gift or to carry in your handbag. September 8 тАУ 11, 2011 37 Visit the Handy notebook $7 Gift SHOP Grab a souvenir for yourself or a gift for a crafty friend тАУ see the full range of our unique merchandise at the fair. Located at the fair entrance; see the Help Desk. Craft Princess pink mug $10 CR AF T ME H MAKES APPY ! Crafty badges $3 each My Big Ideas pen $4 Princess purses (set of 3) $10 now $6! Crafty neck wallet $8 R-rated crafty mug $10 38 www.craftfair.co.nz Craft I Love It t-shirt $15 Aprons $15 Lanyards $5 now $3 each! I тЭд Craft bag $7 now $5! Keep Calm and Keep Creating bag $10 Craft I Love It shopping bag $7 September 8 тАУ 11, 2011 39 Wool kits from Plume Art, Stand E10 Beautiful new venue! September 8 тАУ 11, 2011 Claudelands Events Centre, Hamilton Thursday to Sunday ┬╖ 9.30am to 4.30pm daily www.craftfair.co.nz