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What to do and see at the Fibrations Festival in Victoria, BC

August 25, 2015 By Gala Fabrics Leave a Comment

Here are some images from the Fibrations Festival in Victoria, BC. Booths and classes geared to anything fibre – knitting, felting, dyeing, sewing, weaving …

decorate your bike at Fibrations
felted animals at Fibrations
felted catnip mice at Fibrations
felted vases at Fibrations
felted shawl at Fibrations
make your own fabric pompom here
Flax to Linen at Fibrations
Sew Kool Buttons at Fibrations
wool socks at Fibrations
weaving
lots and lots of yarn
yarn

Laminated Cloth from France

August 16, 2015 By Gala Fabrics Leave a Comment

#‎lowVOC‬ ‪#‎waterproof‬ ‪#‎laminatedcloth‬ just in from France. A Cooper bag definitely.

Being part of the community!

August 12, 2015 By Gala Fabrics Leave a Comment

Love being involved with our local community, Cedar Cottage in East Vancouver.

Fibrations Festival

August 10, 2015 By Gala Fabrics Leave a Comment

Took a nuno/wet felting class with my friend, Brenda Stengel. Ryan, from Knotty By Nature, showed us what to do. He and his wife are the organizers for Fibrations, a fibre arts festival that takes place August 16, 2015 in Victoria, BC at the Fairfield Gonzales Community Place. Up to 60 different all-things-fibre vendors sharing their knowledge and enthusiasm through demonstrations and hands-on-activities. We will be there with fabric and kits. Check out the fibre celebration! Free nuno felting demos if you want to learn

laying out the design for nuno felting
felt until you sweat!
checking the progress on the nuno felting project
using a washboard to further nuno felt
the finished product using cheesecloth as a base cloth

Silk Purse Patterns by Mary Jo Hiney

August 8, 2015 By Gala Fabrics Leave a Comment

Having fun with some new silk purse patterns by Mary Jo Hiney. Mary Jo is the designer for the Silk in a Snap patterns. Choose your own colour variation from our colour coordinated silk packs. Which is your favorite?