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We love our volunteers! And we’re looking forwar

We love our volunteers! And we’re looking forward to working beside you again soon.
#togetheragainsoon #volunteersrock #NVW2020 #ColourYourCommunityRed #volunteerappreciation #smallactions #bigimpacts #thankyou #joinus #adelaidehills #fabrikartsandheritage #lobethal

Join us for this two-session online workshop with

Join us for this two-session online workshop with Donna Gordge from @stitchpaintburn
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Friday 29 May and Friday 12 June at 2.30pm. Cost: $60
The workshop includes a crafty care package posted to you as well as the two online, 90 minute workshops.
For more info go to Fabrik’s website (link in bio)
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#abstractembroidery #fabrikartsandheritage #stitchpaintburn #donnagordge #contemporarycraft #isolationstitching

This time last year on a Friday and Saturday night

This time last year on a Friday and Saturday night we were whirling and twirling the Military Two Step as part of the Weaving Stories project with @thecadfactory during the @historyfestival .
There was a time when the Onkaparinga Ball was the highlight of the year for the Woollen Mill workers. Women would come to work with their hair in rollers, ready to transition from employee to dancer when the whistle blew the end of the day’s shift.
The Military Two Step was one of the popular dances at the Ball, and during our performances last year we were treated each evening to a lesson from former Mill workers who still had all the right steps after almost 30 years.
This photo shows the shadows of the audience twirling through the dance steps, in front of a projection of paintings created during the Mill’s final months by artist Flossie Peitsch.
The second photo is a gorgeous dancing dress worn by one of the entrants in the 1968 Queen of Onkaparinga competition.
And the last photo is a real-life Queen of Onkaparinga - Sandy Hughes, who, along with her husband John, are demonstrating just how the Military Two Step is done. 💃🕺
#flashbackfriday #dancingdays #fabrikartsandheritage #fabrik #onkaparingablankets #historyfestival #sahistoryfest #31daysofmay #lobethal #visitadelaidehills #militarytwostep

We miss you! We’re longing to share our wonderfu

We miss you! We’re longing to share our wonderful spaces with you again but right now we hope you’re somewhere cosy and safe.
#wishyouwerehere #seeyousoon #fabrik #lobethal #staysafe #covid19 #solastalgiaexhibition #fabrikartsandheritage #hope

Join us as we take our Crafternoon Tea to Zoom thi

Join us as we take our Crafternoon Tea to Zoom this Saturday 9 May at 2.30pm.

Bring your crafting project, a cuppa and something yummy to eat. Artist @serawaters will give us a studio update and tell us about #survivalistsampler.
More details and the Zoom link available via Eventbrite booking (link in bio). Image: Sera Waters, ‘Survivalist Sampler’, 2020, cotton, glow-in-the-dark thread, found materials on repurposed linen. 45x42cm
#crafterzoom
#crafternoontea
#fabrik
#lobethal
#adelaidehills
#craftivism
#slowcraft
#togetherapart

Friends, Fabrik is closing temporarily, in line wi

Friends, Fabrik is closing temporarily, in line with the good governance directives of the Adelaide Hills Council's COVID-19 response.
In the meantime, like this image of the beautiful loom equipment that resides in our care - where many spools of thread in isolation contribute to making one combined cloth - we are putting our energies into finding ways to keep our creative community connected in a time when gathering face-to-face isn't possible.
So, please check back with us - we look forward to connecting with you in alternative creative ways in the times ahead. Take care.
#fabrik #lobethal #visitadelaidehills #adelaidehillscouncil

Take some time out in the beautiful space of our S

Take some time out in the beautiful space of our Solastalgia exhibition before it closes this Sunday.
Open 11am-4pm
Until March 15
Image of Louise Feneley’s paintings by @silvertracer

Solastalgia is open today 11am-4pm . Exhibition cl

Solastalgia is open today 11am-4pm
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Exhibition closes March 15
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Open Thursday-Sunday 11am-4pm

Image details:
1. @lizbutlernkangas “Palimpsest of Journey”
2. Evette Sunset “Eye of the Storm”(detail)
3. @belindabroughton “Charcoal Drawing with No Name”
4. @louisefeneley “Entryway”

It’s a beautiful weekend for a trip to the Hills

It’s a beautiful weekend for a trip to the Hills - and while you’re out and about come and see our Solastalgia exhibition.
Thursday - Sunday 11am-4pm
Until March 15
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Images:
1. @laurafranceswills “Hawthorn”
2. @budeljesse “Sussurations”
3. @thetreegiant01 “Retrospective“
4. @gaynorhartvigsenartist “The Wisdom of the Trees”

Evette Sunset’s village of woven coracles in our

Evette Sunset’s village of woven coracles in our Solastalgia exhibition is irresistible. Every now and then a little gathering of happiness forms inside them.

There are so many places of peacefulness and wonde

There are so many places of peacefulness and wonder in this exhibition. We hope you can call in and experience the offering of solace and hope that the artists have created. .
Solastalgia - an antidote
Adelaide Fringe exhibition
Thursday-Sunday 11am-4pm
Until March 15

Images:
1. @jowilmotartist “Mycelium in Mind”
2. Deb Cantrill “basket”
3. @_heidi_pie_ “Undercover Overture”
4. @mandalamanifests “Chlorophyll Spirits”
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#creativerecovery
#adelaidefringe
#visitadelaidehills
#fabrikartsandheritage
#Solastalgia
#lobethal
#resilience

Our Solastalgia exhibition opens this Saturday 15

Our Solastalgia exhibition opens this Saturday 15 February at 6pm.
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Curator Jo Wilmot describes the exhibition as a “response to the current environmental crisis, exploring transformative ways to mitigate the grief and disconnect associated with the passing of a once familiar and trusted experience of the place we call home”.
Solastalgia continues until March 15
Open Thursday - Sunday, 11am - 4pm
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Artists:

Belinda Broughton - @belindabroughton
Jesse Budel - @budeljesse
Liz Butler - @lizbutlernkangas
Deb Cantrill
Louise Feneley - @louisefeneley
Gaynor Hartvigsen - @gaynorhartvigsenartist
Melissa Hellwig - @mandalamanifests
Heidi Kenyon - @heidikenyon.art
Aaron Poole - @thetreegiant01
Evette Sunset
Laura Wills - @laurafranceswills
Jo Wilmot - @jowilmotartist
Image: Louise Feneley, The Mountain Remains Still (detail), oil on Belgian linen

Meet Des. He’s been a volunteer member of the Lo

Meet Des. He’s been a volunteer member of the Lobethal CFS for 56 years.
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Des and his CFS colleagues collected donations at the Re:Gathered Market over the weekend, and Des called by today to let us know that the total amount of donations is $10,430.65!
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The weekend was filled with so much generosity and support. Counting still continues in other fundraising aspects of the event (and we’ll keep you posted on the final amounts) but we’re blown away by this outcome.
Thank you to everyone who came along with such good hearts and supported the stall holders, small businesses, local producers and our Lobethal community. And thank you for supporting Des and the CFS!

@gatheredsa

Over $3,000 was donated directly to the Lobethal C

Over $3,000 was donated directly to the Lobethal CFS yesterday’s Re:Gathered market. 85 year old Des, who has been involved in the CFS for over 50 years, was over the moon. Today’s donations are pouring in from generous visitors to today’s market - we can’t wait to see what the grand total is.

Re:Gathered is OPEN and feeling the love. It’s s

Re:Gathered is OPEN and feeling the love. It’s so good to see the Main Street abuzz!
Open all weekend 11am-7pm. Entry by generous donation to the CFS.

We’re looking forward to seeing these creatives

We’re looking forward to seeing these creatives sharing their wonderful goodness in Mill Square at Re:Gathered this weekend
@fleeci
@really_useful_pots
@hummingpea
Re:Gathered - THIS Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 February
11am – 7pm each day
Entry – Generous donations to the CFS
Re:Gathered is a collaboration with Hills businesses @gatheredsa and @seedesign

Fabrik is stretching up the street this Re:Gathere

Fabrik is stretching up the street this Re:Gathered Market weekend, connecting with businesses throughout the town. We have three wonderful workshops, all being held outside of Fabrik’s usual spaces (see link in the bio for more workshop details) and businesses up and down the street are also offering fabulous Re:Gathered specials over the weekend.
1. Ukulele workshop at @lobethalbierhaus – no experience necessary
2. Wire sculpture workshop with @stitchpaintburn at the Amberlight Café
3. Sewing for Wildlife workshop in Mill Square – create snuggly pouches for the @nativeanimalnetworkofsa .
Re:Gathered - THIS Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 February
11am – 7pm each day
Entry – Generous donations to the CFS
Re:Gathered is a collaboration with Hills businesses @gatheredsa and @seedesign

A beautiful thing is happening in the Adelaide Hil

A beautiful thing is happening in the Adelaide Hills as people #returntothehills to support the fire-affected areas by visiting the wonderful businesses operating here.
@gatheredsa and @seedesign are two local businesses who are collaborating to present the Re:Gathered market here at Fabrik on Saturday 8 + Sunday 9 February. All the lovely treasures made by Gathered’s amazing South Australian artists will be here, with proceeds from entry donations going to @sa_countryfireservice

We encourage you to explore what the whole town has to offer and support as many local businesses as you can. Plan to stay for lunch - shop, eat and drink local and check out the specials the Lobethal businesses have planned for the weekend.
In fact, it’s worthwhile staying overnight to #bookthemout so you can also fit in the Cudlee Creek Bushfire Concert @natmotormuseum in Birdwood on Sunday until 9pm. They have an amazing lineup planned! It’s going to be a knockout weekend!

Three things we love right now: ❤️ 1. Our wond

Three things we love right now:
❤️ 1. Our wonderful community reflected in these words of our Adelaide Hills Council Mayor, Jan-Claire Wisdom: “While we may have seen the worst of nature in recent events, we have seen the best of humanity in our Adelaide Hills community”.
❤️ 2. The incredibly good work that is happening at the State Government Recovery Centre Basses here in our gallery space at Fabrik. ❤️ 3. The heart-felt generosity of everyone we connect with.
Watch this space for ways to help . . .
#visitadelaidehills
#bringanemptyesky
#supportadelaidehillsbusinesses
#inthistogether
#generosity
#fabrik
#lobethal

Dear friends, we are counting our blessings. Wrap

Dear friends, we are counting our blessings.
Wrap yourself up with your loved ones this festive season. It’s been such a challenging end to 2019 and we are so proud of the way our community are taking care of each other in the wake of the bushfires.
If you need help or would like to offer help, we encourage you to connect with the official disaster recovery website (link in bio)
In the new year we’d love you to get behind a creative kind of fundraiser here at Fabrik. More details to come. ❤️ IMAGE: A special blanket created by Bill Nehmy’s mum from Onkaparinga blanket samples. Bill’s parents, migrants from Lebanon, ran an emporium in Mannum when Bill was a child. Bill remembers his mum crocheting the samples together to make blankets for people who needed them.
#careforeachother
#onlykindnessmatters
#onkaparingablankets

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