Activities so far for 2006

Activities for 2006-7 Activities for the year 2005-6 Previous years 2004-5 & 2003-4

Nuno Felting Workshop Alpha Fields Llama Farm hosted a workshop with Betty Rae, 7th - 8th October. Photo: Participants show off their handiwork.
	Show Cut Shearing Clinic Saturday 7th October. At Rangemore Llama Farm, Kerikeri. Kathy Ross demonstrated and explained various show cuts to help present your llamas at their best. Photo: Kathy finishing off an Extended Barrel Cut on Rangemore Winnie-the-Pooh.
Fibre workshop Weekend 9th - 10th September 2006 at The Grape Escape, Nelson This workshop was intended to take you from harvest to the finished product either for profit or fun. Matthew demonstrated shearing for maximum quality harvest, fibre handling and preparation for sale or use. There was a spinning demonstration & Eve Horder was on hand to cover weaving and answer questions. Betty Rae conducted a workshop covering all the basic techniques for creating felt masterpieces. It covered Wet Felting, Nuno Felting and Needle Felting. Nuno felting ('Nuno' means fabric in Japanese) is a process which melds loose fibre, into a sheer fabric such as silk gauze. This creates a lightweight felt that can totally cover the background fabric or be used as a single decorative design.	Matthew Benge shearing El Pico Superstar Jane Buxton's nuno scarf creation
	CATHY SPALDING CLINICS Cathy Spalding visited New Zealand to give two training clinics, one in the North Island at Jenny & Geoff’s Willows Reach at Auckland and one in the South Island at Jane’s Alpha Fields Llamas, Rangiora. Photo: Cathy doing head work on a llama at the Auckland clinic.
NZLA AGM Weekend 2006 The third Annual General Meeting of the New Zealand Llama Association was held at Willows Reach, Kumeu, Auckland, weekend of 29th April, 2006. Photo: Cathy Spalding with hostess Jenny Arscott.