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Craft Teacher, Author & Fibre Artist.

Hello & welcome to my Freeform world... I’m an Aussie, who lives in the sub-tropics & my Freeform inspirations come from the natural environment around me ~ Simply put, I love fibre, colour & texture & incorporate them all into my work ~ from natural to synthetics... anything that will help me to achieve the effects I’m after. Each piece is a one-off original, takes lots of time to create & can never be repeated…

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Screenprinting, Pottery, Handmade Paper, Rag Rugging & Crochet, both traditional & freeform, Renate Kirkpatrick is an immensely creative & talented individual & well known on the Sunshine Coast, Qld, Australia for the business she runs with her husband, Glenn, her Handmade Paper & Rag Rugging workshops & Tutorials at Spotlight Kawana, & also for her Best Entry Fibre Art Award at the Caloundra Arts and Craft Festival in 2001.

Renate Kirkpatrick’s first craft book 'Crochet Techniques' is a wealth of information and shows off just some of her many talents

Renate Kirkpatrick is passionate about her crafts & her 2nd book, 'Freeform Crochet & Beyond', brings that passion to a new level of expertise.

Published by the Australian independent publishing company, Sally Milner Publishing, 'Crochet Techniques' & 'Freeform Crochet & Beyond' are both international standard craft books and are being sold worldwide.

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…for as long as I can remember, I’ve had the need for self-exploration & expression through tactile arts & crafts…

If it’s able to be: acquired, amassed & assembled...
cut, torn, snipped, or shredded…
mashed, pulped, threaded or woven…
stitched, folded, pleated or twisted…
then, fastened, fused, pasted & somehow glued together, I’m in there.
Why? It feels good, that’s all…
&, I expect it to go on & on for some time yet… Renate

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