Page 10 Penguin News, June 4, 2021 Penguin News, June 4, 2021 Islands’ talents on show at Page 11 Falkland Craft Exhibition THE Annual Falkland Craft Exhibi- Between all categories 655 items tion was held at the FIDF Hall on were entered, up by 127 from the May 29 and May 30 with the goal 528 entries in 2019. “to showcase the diversity of tal- Every item entered into the craft ent in our community” and boast- exhibition had to have been craft- ed “categories for just about every ed either in the Falkland Islands or craft, for adults and children.” The South Georgia, and all photos had to event had a record number of entries have been taken in either the Falk- after the event could not go ahead land Islands, South Georgia, or the in 2020. British Antarctic Territory. Items were entered in some 17 In addition to guests getting to see Above: Alison Howe’s felted rainbow scarf, first place in the flat wet primary categories, including but the completed works by the crafts- felted homespun yarn and hand-dyed fibres category. Inset left: An not limited to felting, knitting, soft people of the Falklands, they were anti-climate change blanket by the 1st Falklands Guides - first place toy making, crochet, modelmaking, able to try their hand at spinning Above: Some of the entries in the photography categories. in children’s sewing category. Inset, right: A range of entries in the photography, pottery and woodwork - with the assistance of The Guild Inset, right: Louise Clarke’s first place wildlife entry. Below: Kevin weaving; rugmaking and basketwork categories. Below left: Louise - and were then divided into subcat- of Spinners & Weavers - and take a Buck first place painting in the other item of art category (left) and Taylor’s macramé bag, first place in macramé category. Below right: egories, for example the weaving, break to have a tea, coffee and cake, Caroline Bonner’s first place still life entry (right) Sarah Klein (third prize) and Heather Smith’s (first prize) entries to rugmaking and basketwork catego- with fresh-made goods also made the machine sewn garment category. ry included subcategories of woven by the members of the Spinners & rugs, wool rugs, rag mats, basket- Weavers. work, macramé, and more. All photos PN Below, clockwise from top left: Rose Piek’s first place children’s homemade handicraft item, Nic Huin’s first place metal flowers in the sculpture category, the first place wooden lamp by Terrence Phillips in the wood-turning category, a collection of wooden sculptures in the wood; metal and glasswork categories, a range of painted pottery Top: Alison Howe’s first place dyed scarves in the homespun yarn category. Above: Sculptures from recyled goods, or “Trashtapiece;” Teena Ormond’s (left) first place adult entry and Stevie & Jodie Aldridge’s first prize in the group entry category Above, clockwise from top left: Eileen Davies’ first prize entry to the Above, left: Margo Smallwood’s first and second place entries to local three dimensional wet felting category, entries in the embroidery; tap- homespun wool from fleece. Above, right: Lucie Walker’s mouse (left) estry and cross-stitch categories, Marie Horton’s first prize homespun FICS homemade model category first place entry, and Tiphanie May’s fibres in the “chunky/novelty” subcategory, Keysha Crowie’s first first place helmet in the leatherwork category place item in the children’s crochet category Above, inset: Jhana Scherbich’s first place painted plate in the decorated bisque ware category. Below, left to right: Emma Brook’s first place metal box in metalwork category, a wooden penguin by Seba Guala - first place in pyrography on wood, a number of wooden bowls for the wood-turning category Left: The Guild of Spinners & Weavers introduce the craft to attend- ees. Above: Rebecca Piontek’s sweater, first place in the hand knitted fair isle/intarsia article category
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