Franklin Arts Trail 2026

October 13, 2026October 12, 2026 FrancesLeave a comment

I’m taking part in the 2026 Franklin Arts Trail, an open studio and gallery event this Labour Weekend (24-26 October) from 10am-4pm each day. I’ll be at the Pollok Hall with Kerry Collins and Lynda Jane Dodd.

Kerry has been a textile artist for many years and has a passion for dyeing and creating fabrics using indigo dyeing, eco-dyeing and boro stitching. Lynda Jane is an award-winning watercolour, driftwood and acrylic artist. Currently she is also enjoying working in oils on canvas.

Visit https://franklinartstrail.org.nz/ for more information including a map of all the participating artists. You can also pick up brochures from the Franklin Arts Centre and local libraries.

Dimensional Textiles Workshop

October 12, 2026 FrancesLeave a comment

Creative Fibre Auckland’s Spring Education Festival is being held at the Estuary Arts Centre, Orewa from 6-8 November. I’m tutor for the Dimensional Textiles weaving workshop, a two-day workshop running from Friday 6th to Saturday 7th November. The workshop is an introduction to combining double weave and differential shrinkage to create dimensional cloth.
Skill level: You need to be able to weave on an 8-shaft loom and read a liftplan.
Cost: Members $200, Non-members $235
You will be sent details for dressing your loom after registration.
For more information and to register visit: https://creativefibreauckland.wordpress.com/