FELTROSA 2010 Feltmaker’s meeting

7 - 13 May 2010

Prato - Textile Museum -

Yearly meeting promoted by Coordinamento Tessitori in collaboration in 2010 with International Feltmakers Association

Feltrosa is becoming international and Prato, one of the major textile centres in Europe will host the event.

Exhibition: The Climate si Changing!,juried exhibition of felt-art

Feltrosaprogramme:

Thursday, May 6

• 14.30 to 18 tour of the Florentine textile collections in Florence. Led by Eva Basile

Friday, May 7

• 10.00 -16.30 Arrival, registration and accommodation at guesthouse

• 14 A walking tourto discover the Prato textile district, in collaboration with ASVAIP, the heritage study association of Prato.

• 18.30 Official opening of the exhibition The Climate Changing - reception

Saturday, May 8

• breakfast

• 09.00 - 10.30 Annual General Meetingof International Feltmakers Association followed by coffee

• 11.00 -18.30 workshops, with lunch break

• 20.30a gala dinner at the villa in Mulinaccio Vaiano (PO)

Sunday, May 9

• breakfast

• 09.00presentation of work and commentary of laboratories

•from 10.00 Public felt demonstrations, market, exhibition

• 13.30 Lunch buffet and official close of the meeting

• 18.00 at the Textile Museum presentations of contemporary textile artists:

Janice Arnold: The Palace Yurt: From ancient Mongolia to New York City Museum Mile

Agostina Zwilling (other ones to be defined)

Monday 10 - Thrusday, May 12

• 09.00 -17.00 each day Post-conference workshops

Contacts

Coordinamento Tessitori - Cp. 543 Fi Centro 50123 Firenze, Italy

tel/fax: 055.224 941 mobile: 338.67 69 055

e.mail: <>

Application form: read carefully, fill in and return to

Coordinamento Tessitori, cp 543 Fi Centro, 50123 Firenze, Italy fax +39.055-224941

There are only 80 places available. Applications will be accepted on receipt of this form and the receipt of the full payment of participation fees.

name

address

ZIP code, city

state

telephone

e-mail

Choose one of the workshops, indicating a first and a second choice

We will try to meet your choices, but if one or more seminars is full at the time of your enrolment another workshop will be allocated.You will be notified.

1st choiche 2nd choiche

 Designingcreative accessories
led by Barbara Giradi – Italian, English

 A new skin: Raw wool into clothing
led by Heidi Greb – German, English, French, Italian

 Jewellery
led by Judit Pocs - English, German
 Create points, bumps, folds and pockets with accuracy!

Led by Annette Quentin-Stoll – English, German

 Constructed hats with willow fibres
led by Danila Schön–Italian, Spanish, English translation

 Blocking Felt Hats
led by Jeanette Sendler – English

 Fine Felt with Attitude
led by Sheila Smith – English
 L'eau c'est la vie / water is life
led by Agostina Zwilling –Italian, English, French

I will reach Prato by car I will reach Prato by public transportation 

Dietary needs please specify

Post conference workshops:

A new skin: Raw wool into clothing. Make a vest or a bolero

led by Heidi Greb - German, English, French, Italian

2 day workshop

Handbags, shoulderbags and backpacks with special design

ledby Judit Pocss - English, German

2 day workshop

Elastic Structures

ledby Annette Quentin-Stoll - English, German

3 day workshop

Collars, Cuffs, and Mantles

led by Jeanette Sendler - English

3 day workshop

Felt on the Edge

led by Sheila Smith - English

2 day workshop

Indossa le tue idee/Wear your ideas/Portez vos idées

led by Agostina Zwilling- Italian, French, English

3 day workshop

Conference Fee includes:

Dinner on Friday, breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday.

The seminars on Saturday, excluding materials *, the program of meetings and visits to exhibitions.

* the cost approximately 20 euros to be refunded directly to teachers

Textile Tour in Florence - 6 May at 14.30 to 18 / 25,00 €
Feltrosa 2010 (incl. accommodation) / 200,00 €
Feltrosa 2010 (excluding accommodation) / 185,00 €
Members of Coordinamento Tessitori (incl. accommodation) / 190,00 €
Members of Coordinamento Tessitori (excl. accommodation) / 175,00 €
Gala Dinner including beverages and wine / 25,00 €
Post conference 2 day workshops / 200,00 €
Post conference 3 day workshops / 280,00 €
Accommodation during pre- and post-conference program per day / 20,00 €
No workshop attendance day delegate / 35,00 €
TOTAL

Members of Coordinamento Tessitori, joined by the year 2010, enjoy a small reduction, to those who have never entered the association will be offered membership to the current year, (it dose not include the tessereAmano bullettin)

Payable through money order account No. 41186479

Coordinamento Tessitori, cp 543 Fi Centro 50123 Florence

International payment in Euro

(IBAN): IT88 Y 07601 02800 000041186479

BIC: BPPIITRRXXX all transfer cost need to be covered by the applicat (if not a balance will be asked during the conference)

The fees are to be paid in advance, any cancellations if notified by March 31, 2010 will be refunded less € 35.00 for administrative fees. Cancellation received between 1 and April 20 will be refunded by 50% of the fee. After that date there will be no refund howeverthe member may designate a substitute.

Enclosed receipt of payment. I accept the organisation conditions:

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