WAFTA

supporting and advocating Western Australian fibre and textile practice

Links and Resources (textiles)

Most of these groups and businesses are based in Perth, Western Australia.

Organisations

Australian Alpaca Association - WA Central Region

Australian Alpaca Association - WA Southern Region

Australian Lace Guild

Australian Sewing Guild (ASG)

Bead Guild of WA

Colour Society of Australia (WA Division)

Curtin University

Design Edge Fashion Incubator

Designing Women

Edith Cowan University

Felt Convergence

Feltwest

Fibres West

Handweavers' Spinners' and Dyers' Guild WA

Machine Knitters Association of WA

Rug Hooking Australia

Textile Clothing Footwear Leather Resource Centre (TCFWA)

The Embroiderers' Guild of WA

The Papermakers' Guild of WA

Training WA (was TAFE WA)

Quilt and Textile Study Group of Western Australia

West Australian Quilters Association (WAQA)

WAQA Contemporary Quilters Group

Western Dollmakers

84 Group

FREE Community Artist Listing with CAN WA

 

Suppliers

Aussie Kid Mohair

Australian Country Quilts

Beautiful Silks (Victoria)

B & M Felt

Burnells - Bernina WA

*Casalana

Cottonwool Creations - Paverpol products for sculpture

*Dormani Yarns

FibreCrafts (UK)

Hemp WA (Wholesale)

*Japon

*Kardamom Homewares

*Lizard of Oz

Look Likewise - selling Hemp WA products retail

*Plata Bonita

Pins 'n Things

REmida Creative Reuse Centre

*Sanshi

*Sal's Wool Den

Silk Wholesalers

Stargazey

*Textile Workshops

The Thread Studio

Treetops Colour Harmonies

(* suppliers offering generous discounts to WAFTA members, see full details here. Please support our local suppliers, confirm the discount you are seeking BEFORE purchase and show your membership receipt as proof of membership)

 

Online Displays featuring WAFTA Members' work

My Place

Ozquilt Network

(Members, please tell us if your work is online somewhere and we will put your link here...)

 

Workshops and Classes

Beautiful Silks Workshops Listing

Blue Banksia Workshops Listing

Catalyst Textile Workshops or refer to Catalyst Blogspot

Cottonwool Creations - Paverpol workshops on Saturdays

Curtin University - Textiles

Felt Convergence

FeltWest

Fibres West

Fremantle Arts Centre - Learning

Koala Conventions

Mannmaid - Glenys Mann

Preston Street artSPACE

Sewanista (Learn to Sew, Sewing Skills) - Sandra Bryans

Stargazey - Jan Mullen

Textile Workshops - Michele Eastwood

Textile Workshops - Pam Annesley

The Embroiderers' Guild of WA

The Thread Studio (online)

Tresillian Community Centre

Victoria Park Centre for the Arts

West Australian Quilters Association (WAQA)

 

Further Education

Australian National University - Textiles

Box Hill Institute - Diploma of Textile Art

Central Institute of Technology - Art School: Fashion and Textiles

Curtin University - Bachelor of Arts Textiles

Curtin University (through Open Universities Australia)

Edith Cowan University - Communications and Arts

Melbourne School of Fashion

RMIT - Fashion and Textiles

Sturt University - Australian Contemporary Craft Centre

University of South Australia - Textiles

 

Artists - Western Australia

Anna Chandler

Anne Farren

Annei Errey

Angela Ferolla

Annie Rawle

Anthea Carboni

Britt Salt

Cara Ratajczak

Carolyn Gorman

Charlene O'Brien

Cherry Johnston

Eveline Kotai

Elisa Markes-Young

Fiona Gavino

Holly Story

Jan Mullen

Jane Donlin

John Parkes

Judith Forrest

Joyce Tasma

Katrina Virgona

Ken Smith

Lee-Ann Davis

Linda Stokes

Linda van der Merwe

Lucy Bromell

Lynn Marshall

Louise Snook

Michele Eastwood

Maggie Baxter

Margery Goodall

Megan Kirwan-Ward

Moira Doropoulos

Nalda Searles

Olga Cironis

Ruth de Vos

Pamela Booth

Ruth Vickers

Trudi and Helena Pollard

Simon Rosengarten

Sarah Toohey

Shirley Treasure

Susan Hayes

Susan Flavell

Wendy Lugg

 

Markets
Perth Markets, WA Markets

ArtnAbout (Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre)

East Fremantle Festival Market (George St, East Fremantle)

Fairbridge Festival (Pinjarra)

Fremantle Bazaar (Fremantle Arts Centre)

Fremantle Markets

Kalamunda Village Market

Hillarys Market (Hillarys boat harbour)

Made on the Left (various locations)

Mathilda's Market (Fremantle)

Mandjar Markets (Mandurah)

Miss Jonhson's Vintage and Handmade Market (Guildford Town Hall, Guildford)

Oxford St Market (Aranmore Hall, Leederville)

Perth City Farm Artisans Market (City Farm Place, Claisebrook)

Perth Upmarket (Perth Town Hall)

PICA Artist Car Boot Sale (Perth Cultural Centre,Northbridge)

Popsicle (William St, Northbridge)

Retro Market (The Burlesque Lounge, William St, Northbridge)

Two Bucks 'til Wednesday

Unwrapped (various locations)

Village Art Market (Fremantle)

Markets Directory

 

Galleries

Check with these galleries regularly as they show exhibitions/art of interest to fibre and textile enthusiasts

Association of Western Australian Art Galleries

 

Aldas Gallery and Project Space

Art Gallery of Western Australia

Art on the Move

Artitja Fine Art Gallery

Aspects of Kings Park

Atwell Gallery

Blender Gallery

Central TAFE Art Gallery

Ellis House

emerge ART SPACE

FORM Gallery

Fremantle Arts Centre

Gallery East

Heathcote Museum and Gallery

Holmes à Court Gallery

John Curtin Gallery

Kidogo Arthouse

Midland Atelier

Moores Building Contemporary Art Gallery

Monart Studio and Gallery

Mundaring Arts Centre

Perth Galleries

Perth Institute of Contemporary Art

Preston Street artSPACE

The Gallery - Ellenbrook House

Turner Galleries

YMCA HQ Gallery 

Bunbury Regional Art Galleries

Geraldton Regional Art Gallery

 

Other Resources

ABC Arts

ArtEd

Artshub Australia

Artlink Magazine

ARTnews

artsource

ArtTRADER Magazine

Art Exhibition Guide

Art Monthly - Artnotes (use issue search for WA)

Australian Design Unit

Australian Business Arts Foundation (AbaF)

Australia Council Arts Grants

Australian Textile Arts and Surface Design Association (ATASDA)

Awesome Arts Australia

Bothwell Spin In

Canberra School of Art - Textile Links

Canberra Spinners and Weavers

Carol Wilkes Textiles

Claremont School of Art

Community Arts Network WA

Craft Australia Calendars

Culture Portal (Australia) - Visual Arts

Fiber Art Calls

Fibre Quarterly Canada

Handeye Magazine

National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA)

Object

Print, Cut, Sew

Propel Youth Arts WA

Remida (Recycled Industrial Waste Items)

Selling Yarns

Stitches of Hope (Cambodia)

Surface Design Association (SDA)

Textile Art Festival

Textile Exchange Project

Textile History Links

Textile Museum of Canada

Textile Museums Map

Textile Practice Group

The Australian Forum for Textile Arts Ltd (TAFTA)

Threads of Life (Bali)

Visual Arts Copyright Collecting Agency (Viscopy)