Ozquilt Network: Quilts with Wool: Why Not? by Julie Tasker

Presentation by Julie Tasker exploring the qualities of wool and how this fibre may be incorporated into art quilts. This presentation was made at Warwick Art Gallery in Queensland, Australia in conjunction with the opening of the Ozquilt Network touring exhibition Australia Wide Eight.
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00:00 Introduction
02:39 Why not make wool quilts?
04:01 Wet Felting
11:04 Wool Art Quilts
16:15 Nuno Felting
22:19 History of Felting
28:15 Ozquilt Network
30:36 Wrap up
31:19 Q and A
Ozquilt Network brings together artists from across Australia and overseas, working with 'stitched and layered textiles' and presents a series of juried biennial exhibitons:
- AUSTRALIA WIDE EIGHT: a touring exhibition for Ozquilt Network members; and
- ART QUILT AUSTRALIA: a major exhibition open to artists in Australia and New Zealand and Ozquilt Network members internationally that includes "Expressions: the Wool Quilt Prize" an acquisitive prize sponsored by the National Wool Museum in the city of Geelong.

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I really enjoyed finally catching up on Julie’s Australia Wide 8 talk at Warwick Gallery, Queensland. She is such a knowledgeable and articulate speaker! Thanks Julie for sharing your journey of working with wool. Very inspiring.