Lorelie Smit

About Lorelie Smit

Lorelie Smit is a things to do venue in Bovell, Western Australia.

Where possible I work with natural fibres and take what is existing and transform it into something new and wearable. I am inspired by the resurgence of interest in ‘mending and making do’ and in the hand embroidery skills of the past especially the Japanese technique of sashiko.

When I find discarded embroideries and handiwork that is destined for landfill I seek to honour the makers by reinventing and re-purposing it. I have been working with textiles for over four decades, having trained and worked as a home economics teacher.

I have always made things, being taught to sew by my mother and in home economics classes. Both my mother and grandmother knitted beautifully and I still have pieces of their work.

My father would mend shoes and make furniture and worked with leather. I am a member of the West Australian Fibre and Textile Association (WAFTA) and the coordinator for the local branch of WAFTA which commenced in Busselton in 2021.

I enjoy sharing my skills with others and encouraging their creativity.

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• Type: Things to Do
• Area: Bovell, Western Australia
• Phone: 437314877

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