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2021 blog



Welcome to 2021. Take Care, Keep Safe and enjoy your sewing !





October 2020 UPDATE



From the WD Committee





WD club meetings have resumed as per WA Health guidelines.

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Annual General Meeting

The AGM was held on 26th September 2020.

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A Retreat venue has been booked for November, 2020.

Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd. Further details to be advised.

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The Australian Cloth Doll Challenge has been postponed until 2021.


The new WA Craft Show dates are August 13, 14 & 15, 2021.

For further information visit

http://www.wacraftshow.com.au/

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If you wish to keep working from home, please POST images of projects that you are working onto the FB Group.


Select GROUPS on our FB page and follow the prompts.

Some images may be uploaded to our web site.


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OCTOBER WORKSHOP UPDATE



by
Jill Maas





Due to COVID-19 the October workshop with Jill MAAS has been cancelled. Further news of possible resheduling will be advised in the coming months.


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WHO SAID WE WERE ONLY ABOUT DOLLS!




Woodland characters





Another fine group of embroidered woodland characters by Robyn..


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ONE OF LAST YEARS MONTHLY CHALLENGE



Fun guy!





A Mushroom Friend by Marian


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Challenge and WORKSHOP blog



Get inspired, Read our posts





Australian Cloth doll challenge



What is it!





Western Dollmakers participate in several challenges each year Our biggest annual event, the Australian Cloth Doll Challenge is a public event open to all Cloth Dollmakers and held at the WA Craft Show Claremont Showground, generally in August.


The AUSTRALIAN CLOTH DOLL CHALLENGE theme for 2019 "A figure that represents a character by Charles Dickens"

see Competition Rules


Sponsors to previous Challenges include True Blue Exhibitions, Western Dollmakers, The Teddy Tree


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Club swaps



Pin dolls





Throughout the year club members are challenged to participate in swaps. This one is a pin doll of under 6 inches.


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REtreat challenge



A weekend away at a workshop retreat





A weekend of laughter and friendship. The theme was Steam Punk.


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tome challenge



A one dimentional book





This challenge was to create a Tome of various themes.


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