Wangaratta Textile Festival July 2019

Spent the weekend in Benalla and then up to the Textile Show in Wangaratta.

There were 5-6 different areas to visit and I spent a while at each.
Huddling in Jacket scare and Hat in the cold!!
2 degrees when I headed out

 The International scarf exchange.  Each year a different group of involves spinners, weavers and knitters hosts the exchange where participants send in 150grams of fibre and then make something stunning with the fibre they receive. They send this back to exhibit before being  returned their original fibre which has been transformed into something beautiful.
Some of the scarves were magnificent !!

 An exhibition of ball gowns (and Deb dresses) was in the cathedral

Botanical dyeing on Silk  Using eucalyptus leaves 

There is a textile competition Some lovely creation but didn't acre for the winner (no pic here)

This is embroidery!

the leaf in detail 

gorgeous felted birds 

This is individual embroidered circles 

some stunning hats 

A huge exhibition of one woman's lace collection

 lace making bobbins