Here are some pictures of many of the entries for the challenges at The Gathering, and some of the winners with their artworks. We had plenty of amazing entries so it was very difficult to choose just one for first place in each category.
Winners of the Challenge Sections for The Gathering are as follows:
Skeins.
Skein of Yarn. Won by Jean Piddington of Morisset.
Woven.
2 winners. Won by Ruth Saunders of Baptist group Morisset.
Hand Made Piece Woven. Won by Paula White of Central Coast.
Textile Art.
Hand Made Textile Art. Won by Linda Bagnat of Central Coast.
A4 size Sea Theme of any Textile Art. Won by Maria Mulhern of Morisset.
Knitted.
Hand Made Knitted. Won by Judy Linder of Wollombi Valley.
Crochet.
Hand Made Crochet. Won by Beth Davies of Central Coast.
Felting.
Hand Made Nuno or Wet Piece Felted. Won by Anne Pearce of Central Coast.
Hand Made Felted Art Piece. e.g. Needle Felted Landscape. Won by Kay Haerland of Central Coast.
Quilt Challenge.
Participants were encouraged to create a quilt that was their representation and/or interpretation of the theme “The Sea”.
Size: Approx 18”x12” or 45cm x 30cm. Won by Kay Haerland of Central Coast.
Thank you all for participating in the above Challenges at The Gathering 2016.