Hi there Owlies,

This month we've got a pattern for a shopping bag made from cloth, which Martine has perfected!

You don't need to bring anything unless you would like to choose your own fabric - then you will need 1 metre each of your main fabric and your liner.

We have a number of donated fabrics here and you are welcome to choose from them.

We will also be able to teach learn to knit and crochet, or you can bring along your own projects to work on.

We've had a suggestion about organising an Op shopping trip - it would have to take place on a week day as most of the Op Shops shut on the weekend. At this stage, Wednesday has been the most popular, if you can give me some feedback, I will know if it is worthwhile to organise it.

The details:

Where; Gallery One
1 Torrens Road
Mitcham
Ph 8272 4504

When : Saturday the 26th June from 1.30 to 4.00 pm

Cost : $4. centre hire
$10. New members once- of fee.

Can you please RSVP so we have an idea of how much stuff to bring, looking forward to seeing you all!

Woolie Western Owls

1. A Spot of Paint, 2. Baby Milk Tea on Mommy's Hand :), 3. Curly Top, 4. Cotton (Gossypium)

Now winter is truly here I need to get my crochet skills moving from just lusting after other peoples stuff to waggling the hook about (That is the technical term isn't it?)  

If you fancy joining me is some wooly fun then come along to Brown owls Yarraville.  Everyone is welcome, no membership needed, just rock up, have fun then go home!

Date: Monday 5th July

Time: 7pm-9.30

Place: Yarraville community centre.  We are in the lovely building on Francis St.

Cost: $3, plus change if you want a cuppa and cakes if you want to be my BFF

RSVP:Comment below

St George and Sutherland Shire Brown Owls

June Meeting

Thanks to all the lovely ladies above who attended the June Brown Owls Meeting. It was great to catch up and get some craftiness done! And to be truthful just great for me to get out of the house!

July Meeting

Date: Tuesday 13 July 2010

Time: 7pm - 10pm

Location: Oatley Hotel - 8 Oatley Avenue - Oatley NSW 2223

We are headed to the comfy chairs UPSTAIRS this time!!!

Bring along your craft of choice!

Please RSVP in the comments below!

Adelaide Meet 23rd June - Fabric Button Necklaces!

image from Very Purple Person

Need a necklace to coordinate with your outfits but can't find just the right one? Then why not make your own!? And whilst you're at it, why not make some matching earrings. Okay, maybe you mightn't want to get too matchy- matchy. These necklaces would make great gifts for yourself or a friend so bring your fabric scraps and get button-ey with us. We promise they are super easy!

When: Wed 23rd June Time: 7-9:30pm Where: Box Factory - Adelaide Community Centre, 59 Regent St South Adelaide Cost: $2 donation to the Box Factory Numbers: We have room for 24 Owls - the first 24 to RSVP are IN! What to bring:

• small scraps of gorgeous fabric to cover the buttons
• fabric scissors and fabric marker/pen/pencil
• small-nosed pliers (we will have some there for you to borrow if you don't have any)
• hot glue gun (we will have some there for you to borrow if you don't have any)

We will have the buttons and tools, necklace chain and all the other bits and pieces for you to use on the night to make your own necklaces. We will even have the materials for you to make matching earrings! Kits will cost $2.50 per necklace and $1.50 per pair of earrings.

Please note at this stage we will have 25 necklace kits and 20 earrings kits available on the night. If you would like to make more please contact Gillian on silly.gilly@bigpond.com

These button necklaces are super cute and super speedy to make. It may pay to bring something else to work on as well as we don't want you twiddling your thumbs with nothing to do once you've finished your buttony work!

Not into making jewelry? Feel free to BYO craft.

If you are keen to see the instructions before we meet - do head over to Very Purple Person.

See you all then!

Brisbane Owls RSVP for Sunday's Meet

Brisbane Owls: It's time to RSVP for our next meet up!

Date: Sunday 20 June

Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm

Venue: Lock'n'Load, 142 Boundary Street, West End. We have booked the section upstairs under the name Brown Owls. All you need to bring along is money for food/coffee and your own craft.

BYO craft to work on.

Please RSVP by leaving a comment on this post by this Friday 18 June.

Canberra Brown Owls - Yarnie Gras!

Wanna learn to knit? Or develop those crochet skills you picked up last month? Well we're all about yarn-based crafts for our next meeting (Saturday 19th June). We'll have folks around to help you with both knitting and crochet so let us know if you're a learner in the comments.

All you need to bring is some yarn and an appropriately sized crochet hook or needles. If you’re a total beginner, 8ply yarn and a 4mm hook/needles should do it! You can get a hook or needles from a yarn store, Lincraft or Spotlight, or even BigW - if you’re having trouble or need more info on supplies, let us know!

Maybe you want to try your own yarn-based craft? Finger knitting? Macrame? Weaving? Bring it on! We'd all love to see it.

The details:
Saturday 19 June at 2pm at the Downer Community Centre (off Frencham St) and $6 to cover the room hire. You can bring a plate to share for afternoon tea if you feel so inclined. We’ll bring the tea and coffee and get there early to put the heaters on!

See you on Saturday!

xo George, Naomi, Michelle & Bron

St George and Sutherland Shire Brown Owls

Reminder that the next meeting is on Tuesday night after the long weekend!

Check out all the details and RSVP HERE

Preston crafty fun times…

For all those lovely ladies that were at the last meet, we talked about meeting up in June. I’m flying off to Europe tomorrow night, so it’s up to you Preston gals to chat amongst yourselves and tee up a date, place and time.

To kick things off how about the following:

Date: Sunday 20th June

Time: 2pm-4pm

Place: Pearl Oyster Café, 114 Miller Street Preston.

Cost: Its free, but as usual please bring along some spare change and try a lovely tea or coffee, not too much to ask for a couple of hours in such an ace place!

RSVP: right here in the comments section and feel free to offer up a change of venue or anything else you might like to suggest.

Have fun and I can’t wait to catch up with you all when I get back!

Heart Keti ♥ x o

MITCHAM BROWN OWLS

Hi there Owlies,

I hope you will brave the cold and come to the next meeting, we are making Martine's carry bag this month. Thanks for the providing the pattern for us Martine, and my hand stitching is far worse than yours!

You don't need to bring anything unless you would like to choose your own fabric - then you will need 1/2 metre each of your main fabric and your liner.

We have a number of donated fabrics here and you are welcome to choose from them.

We will also be able to teach learn to knit and crochet, or you can bring along your own projects to work on.

The details:

Where; Gallery One
1 Torrens Road
Mitcham
Ph 8272 4504

When : Tuesday 15th of June from 7 - 9.30 pm.

Cost : $4. centre hire
$10. New members once- of fee.

Can you please RSVP so we have an idea of how much stuff to bring, looking forward to seeing you all!

Yarn in the Pub

"Brian, I'm telling you, all the Hot Gals will be at The Madison Hotel Wednesday night."

"Just how hot are these gals Jim?"

"They're Brown Owls Brian."

"BROWN OWLS! Well what are we waiting for?"

Yes Groovie Gals, it's time for Yarn in the Pub.

Wednesday June 16

From 5.30pm-ish

Upstairs at The Madison Hotel, cnr Devonshire & Randall Sts, Surry Hills (opposite Central)

Bring along your Grooviest patterns for show and tell.

Please RSVP by commenting on the blog!

Sydney Owls: 8th June- New Venue, Inner West!

Sydney Brown Owls Sewing Night!

Sydney owls, we are pleased to announce we have a fantastic new venue for our Inner West catch ups.

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When: Tuesday 8th June from 7pm
Location: “Artspark” 43 Merton St, Rozelle (click on the link for a map)
Cost - $10 per head (to cover the venue)
Materials:
- Paper
- Drawing utensils (ie lead pencils)
- Ruler
- Tape Measure
- Notebook (or paper for notes)
- Material – calico or cotton. 1m will be plenty
- Thread
- Needles (hand sewing needles)
- 1 small Zipper – max 15cm long.
- Scissors
- Sewing machine if you have one. We have 4 to share among the group
- Mug and a tea bag

We are limited to about 20 spaces, to please RVSP by commenting on the blog.

We will be making small zippered purses, and also learning how to measure our bodies and select the correct patterns for our size. If you don’t have a machine, or don’t wish to sew please feel free to bring along your own craft.

Adelaide Owls 1st Birthday Party

When: Wed 9th June
Time: 7-9:30pm
Where: Upstairs @ the Chocolate Bean ,18 Union Street EastEnd Adelaide

Cost: Bring along some money for chocolate treats from the amazing menu - mmm yum!

Numbers: We have room for 20 Owls - the first 20 to RSVP are IN!

We are guessing this will be a popular meeting so please be kind owl and only comment once per person and only if you know you can make it.

Feel free to bring some small hand craft, knitting, embroidery etc. We will be limited on table space.

Looking forward to celebrating with you all!

Cathy, Tracey, Gillian & Cherry

St George and Sutherland Shire Brown Owls

June Meeting

Apologies for the delay in posting but here are the details for the next meeting which we have pushed back by a week due to the delay:

Date: Tuesday 15 June 2010

Time: 7pm - 10pm

Location: Oatley Hotel - 8 Oatley Avenue - Oatley NSW 2223

Theme: Stitch It

Bring along something to stitch or a craft of choice!

If you are a beginner I will be bringing along a stitch guide!

PS If you cannot make this date we could move it to the Monday night but I thought as it is a public holiday I thought people would be busy! Discuss and RSVP in the comments below!