it's all in the bag

Nicole Mallalieu Design



Since picking up a needle and thread at the age of three, Nicole Mallalieu has been a passionate designer and maker of all things "textile". She graduated from the RMIT, with a degree in Fashion, and has worked in Australia, England and Ireland, making clothing, hats, bags and furnishings. She has specialised for most of her career in one-off, hand-finished pieces for exhibitions, commissions and boutiques, as well as functional accessories for the commercial market here and overseas.

Nicole is based in Brunswick, Melbourne and has an absolutley fab website where she sells supplies, kits and patterns online. And if you need more than written instructions to get you going on your first creation...don't be dismayed! Nicole holds regular classes at the Brunswick Business Incubator. The classes are made up of small groups and provide lots of personal attention. You just need to BYO Sewing Machine. The next date is Sat 19th August 10.30am-2pm. Click here for more details.

If you'd like to shop locally for a pattern take a look at Nicole's stockists.
Her website is a wealth of creative knowledge to get you inspired, plus Nicole offers tips and tutorials for when you get a little stuck. Meaning no craft project will be left incomplete (she's got it all in the bag! ha ha)

Devorah Sperber

Virtual Environment 1, 1999-2000
Devorah Sperber
installation view at HEREArt, NYC 2001
20,000 spools of thread- each spool 1 1/4" H

How amazing! 20,000 spools of thread...make sure you check out the rest of her work. I'll post more soon. I'm so impressed.

Cute!!!

I just found these and how cute are they! I think I'd get them and just keep them on the shelf. They are from Mahar Drygoods

Quilt and Craft Show

This is a bit of a late post, but I went to the Craft and Quilt fair last week for a little poke around. Let me tell you, there was a lot of craft going on there! My goodness!

Above are two of my favorite quilts from the Best of Australia Quilts – a collection of last year’s Best of Show winners from guild exhibitions in each state around Australia. There were some amazing quilts on display, but photo's were a bit of a no-no so I've only got these. For all those of you in Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide & New Zealand the show will be with you soon.

Canberra 10-13 August Exhibition Park, Canberra
New Zealand 21-24 September Waikato Events Centre, Hamilton
Brisbane 18-22 October Brisbane Exhibition Centre, South Bank
Adelaide 2-5 November Royal Adelaide Showground

Looking for something to do this weekend?

Markets Online is a great guide to local craft and produce markets. The image above is from the Ceres Craft Market, held on Saturday from 8am - 2pm. You can also find info on the Shirt and Skirt Market held in St Kilda, St Andrews Market and many more. If you don't want to go out in the cold you could purchase online.

Ahn Wells, crochet cups.

Take a look at these clever crochet cups created by Ahn Wells especially for the window at Object Gallery. It's part of Seamless:Three Exhibitions of Contemporary Textiles, on until 27th August.

(A weekend in Sydney may be in order. Any room on the couch Justin?)

Ewe and Dye

Ewe and Dye is located in North Eastern Victoria and specialise in fantastic hand dyed wool and silk.They dye quilt batting in great bright colours too. You can also buy knitting kits, wool tops and dip dyed 100% wool, 8 ply hand knitting yarn. Check them out here and order online.