Mendooran is a very small community .about 4oo people live in town and several from the workshop came from out of down from Neighbouring properties.
I am always reminded how those women transform out of their blunt stone boots into pearls and lipstick. Many of those women in the workshops know how to fence and draft cattle, trench ship, cook meals and raise children.
Hands which have done a lot
Each time on the first day I am greeted by an empty hall with tables waiting against the wall in a corner, often the curtains are drawn and chairs stacked up high and within an hour or so the space is transformed.
Something happens in the room after 2 - 3 hours when making begins. There is a silence and a buzz at the same time, there is a feeling of excitement and a sense of uncertainty of what will 'this' become and where will I wear it and before long it is not anymore about the outcome, it becomes about the process and the rest falls into place by itself.