Conference 2025 – Member Presentations

by | Aug 16, 2025 | Conference, Nanaimo, BC | 3 comments

As always, an exciting part of our programme are presentations from our Members. The line up this year includes:

  • Dale MacEwen: “FAN How it all began”
  • Dale MacEwen: “Stitch Doodle” – an activity that will keep us busy throughout the conference – see note below on what to bring!
  • Janet Harper : “Recycled Fabric in Art.”
  • Linda Ingham: “Basketry.”
  • Trudy Cowan: “The Future of Preserving FAN’s Past”
  • Judy Leslie: “Now What?” mono printing.
  • Edie Brown: “Creating Fibre Rocks”
  • Marianne Parsons: “Off the Beaten Path.”
  • Gloria Daly: “Artist Residency – Is it for me?”
  • Robin Fischer:  “Anatomy of a vessel.”
  • Bernadette Yuzik: “Fibre Art Collage – Pinecone Construction.”
  • Nora Ready: “Eco Printing on Fabric and Paper.”
  • Judy Weiss:  “Judged, Juried, Curated”
  • Nancy Riemersma: “FYBR 2RT”
  • Janet Bednarczyk: “Boro-Textile scraps – art”
  • Hazel Wainwright and Pat Dixie:  2026 conference in Yellowknife!

Dale has asked that you bring a small sewing kit with you to the conference to participate in the Stitch Doodle. This should include:

  • small scissors
  • needles
  • embroidery floss or pearl cotton or a spool of 30wt thread for hand stitching on cotton fabric

Fabric will be provided.

 

3 Comments

  1. Terry Aske

    This sounds fabulous!

    • Chelsea Wilson

      Hi! I’m a new member and would love to come to the conference! I’m not sure I could make it for all the dates. Is there a schedule of days and times for workshops and events?

      • Chris Earl

        Welcome to FAN! Unfortumately we are at capacity for conference participants right now. We have a wait list in case of last minute cancellations. If you would like to be added to the wait list please send an email to: fanconfoddyear@gmail.com.

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