Wearable Art and Design @ Oatlands Handmade

As well as fantastic visual and useable Tasmanian Art Craft, Oatlands Handmade presents wearable art for you to buy and enjoy.  We have just a few of JuJu's stunning felted and embelished silk and alpaca garments and scarves still on the hangers, prices starting $145.  Juju felted cuffs and gauntlets also starting at $45.

Silk and Alpaca Sleeveless Jacket

Silk Scarf Detail

Silk and Alpaca snowflake scarflette

Wearable art is just so special.  One-of-a-kind garments and you will never see yourself walking down the street!  Felted, woven, knitted, crocheted......the World Wearable Art Expo last year showcased some amazing vision and talent. Check out the WOW 2010 Winners here.

And speaking of design and talent, have a look at the beautifully simple 9 Fruits fruitbowl from Adam Aberle.   Coming two finishes - oiled and limed - and in a flat pack as well!!  What vision.  

Design and worksmanship abounds : have a look at this stunner - birds' eye huon pine, myrtle and blackwood combine in this "for ever" jewellery chest and mirror.  Not to mention the stylish Lampshade and base from An Element of Style.

Come and see us - open 6 days 9.30 to 4.  Closed on Mondays.  Right opposite Mill Lane in Oatlands at 112 High Street. Check our STOP PRESS for additional changes.

We are happy to pack and send, so if you see anything on these pages that you like, email and we can arrange your purchase for you.

Ready for the Launceston Cup - Dolly wears Balloon Vest in silk and alpaca and blue Cloche Hat in embellised alpaca both by Juju; needle felted bag by Ripping Yarnz and Fork Pendant by Supply Bay Design.  Add some pants or a stylish skirt and off we go!

Oatlands is getting famous!

Well, what an exciting few days - helicopters whizzing around the Mill, mauve soft top VW's buzzing about the streets, lots of interesting people walking about holding up light meters and the Companion Bakery closed for "filming".

Who do you suppose was in town?

This is me and my new friend Poh!

The lovely Poh (Master Chef and the ABC's Poh's Kitchen was in our village over the past couple of days filming at the Callington Mill and the Companion Bakery.

Our little shop was favoured by Poh and her lovely Production Coordinator late Friday afternoon and yesterday again during a break in the filming schedule.  We were thrilled to wrap up purchases and send the ladies on their way also with a Show Bag from Taz Wild Foods featuring their new infused olive oils and bikkies flavoured with Tasmanian native seeds and herbs!

How exciting !!

FLEECE & FIBRE, SPINNING & WEAVING at OATLANDS HANDMADE

Oatlands handmade is now stocking superfine merino fleece (local) 17 – 18.5 micron, clean and well skirted. Ready for whatever you want to do with it!  Also TasMerino Superfine Tops (processed in Japan).  Current lot averages 19.5 micon.  $15 per 100 g pack but wholesale prices available for ABN holders.  We also have other sheep and alpaca fleeces, alpaca hand dyed bling batts, specialist fibre mix batts, Firestar in brights and metal, wild fibre, superwash hand dyed rovings, picked hand dyed fleece packs and a range of handspun yarns.

We also are proud to stock Wendy Koolhoff's hand dyed yarns - 3ply wool, mulberry silk hanks, silk noil, plied silk hanks.  Gorgeous colours.  New stocks expected soon.

Limited stock of commercial yarns in stash quantities also stocked.  Varies from week to week.

Spinning and weaving starting soon!

If you are a  spinner and would like to sit in the store and ply your craft (LOL), we would welcome you Tuesday to Sundays for an hour or two preferably between 11 am and 3.30 pm.  If you would like to sell your product at the same time, we can arrange that for you also.  EFTPOS facilities available. Bring your own wheel or we have a couple of Ashford Traditionals available.