President
Joan McLauchlan

Secretary
Barbara de Castro

Treasurer
Janet Hainsworth

Executive Members
Jan Gibb
Pam Draffin
Nynke Piebenga
Jenny Hart

Postal Address
PO Box 386, Blenheim, New Zealand

Email
President@creativefibre.org.nz

Homepage
www.creativefibre.org.nz

Number of Financial Members
Approximately 4000

Criteria for membership
An interest in fibre crafts.

Membership fee
$25.00 per annum

What you get
Workshops, festivals, exhibitions, fashion parades, education, fellowship and support of other members, meetings, equipment.

Publications
Local, regional and national newsletter and magazine. Annual diary.

Details of regional associations
The society operates through 15 regions throughout New Zealand. Each area conducts its own affairs and the National Society is the co-ordinating body.

Development and history of the national body
The society was formed 30 years ago. It supports and encourages all its members working with fibre in all forms and at all levels.

Number of executive meetings and venue
2 per year - one held at the Creative Fibre Festival Venue, the other usually in Wellington.

Organisation Focus
Creative Fibre - New Zealand Spinning, Weaving and Woolcrafts Society Inc is the New Zealand organisation for all fibre crafts. It brings together spinners, weavers, knitters, dyers, flax workers, felters, crochet workers and all other people involved in the use of fibre.

Mission Statement
The society aims to foster interest in, develop and promote all fibre craft.

Exhibitions
The next national exhibition is at the:
New Zealand Acadamy of Fine Arts
Queens Wharf
Wellington
8th - 29th September 2001

Area exhibitions held throughout the year in galleries and halls. Local displays also held.

Creative Fibre Events Calendar

Upcoming workshops, conventions, conferences
Creative Fibre Festival
East Coast Experience
4th - 6th May 2001

Recent Grants nil

Work pictured above

Title	Spice
Artist	Patti Ilsley
Region	Maungaturoto, Northland
Materials	Handspun and handknitted natural coloured wool, pearl beads
Size	Multi fit
Description	This knitted dress and stole, with a revealing see through look, is an original design, made from hanspun and hanknitted natural coloured wool, with highlights of pearl beads. It weighs 570grams. Winner of the NZWWS Creative Fibre Supreme Award also the recipient of the Black and Coloured Sheep Breeders' Award 1999.