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challenge Jeanette threw open to people at the Lerwick Foy. The local
bands on the stage helped to make the sail into a wee dance floor. |
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Thelma -
a Shetland boat donated by Tommy Allan from Scalloway, as Tommy
never imagined her.
Before the Foy..here
show in Scalloway & getting excited about her wee journey
to the bright lights!
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from: Shetland Times Friday 1st July 2005
Jeanette
Sendler ended her successful textile residency in Shetland with
an exhibition of colourful & impressive feltmaking made by the
bairns in Brae, Mossbank & Olnafirth primary schools, from nursery
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| 'stomping the oo'
(wool in Shetlandish) |
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Helped by their knitting instructor Margaret Manson, it was clear
that Jeanette & the pupils had enjoyed making the work for their
final exhibition 'Thelma - a textile journey'.
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boat was the centrepiece, filled with contemporary, colourful &
glittering felted treasures made in Shetland wool. There
were felted stones, colourful creatures, feltwhiskered figureheads
& felted nets - new kind of intriguing cargo, enjoyed &
appreciated by the crowds on the pier as the comments book recorded. |
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interesting work, it's good to see craftwork promoted in schools"
was just one example. Thelma, the boat was surrounded by felted
flags, expressive woollen portraits & a creel full of
colourful stones. |
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Felt
braclets, here adorning the oars, will be
reunited with their creators at the 3 schools |
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The
contemporary textile residency was celebrated at the foy by Jeanette
& artists Barbara & Wilma Cluness making an expressive felted
sail - in a day. The exotic sail was around six foot by four foot.
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The
finished sail drying on Lerwick Pier whilst the team go for
a well earned coffee. |
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Jeanette
would like to extend special thanks to Shetland artists Barbara
& Wilma Cluness who made a crack team.
Here they they lay out
the first 'oo'... |
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Right:
A viking adds a stitch or two to a scalf at the Foy. No doubt
they knitted on their longships...?
below: Thelma as
never before |
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