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Out of Hand 2025- Awards and Thank You

Congratulations to everyone who had work in the Out of Hand 2025 exhibition. It was a huge success and, we received so many positive comments about the standard of the exhibition and the quality and diversity of the work. So well done everyone. We had close to 1900 people come and view the exhibition. Many coming several times. Many thanks…

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Opus 4

Opus 4 – Four women … four viewpoints… four ways  Four contemporary artists working with fibre to visually explore and respond to the idea of landscape. Our practice and approach is varied, from stitched collage … machine quilting… stitched prints to sculptural forms. We challenge the viewer to see landscapes as both vista and micro form.  ‘Bin Chicks’ at Heart – We…

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An invitation to join the Mixed Media Journal Club

Stitching and Beyond is pleased to support the Mixed Media Journal Club with southern member, Ursula Harris. The Club is open to all interested in learning mixed media skills. We’ll use a journal to experiment with colour, design and techniques giving you the confidence to tackle larger projects. Take a look at what participants created at the last Journal Club…

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Lots to Follow Up On

Artist Residency Applications are now open for Salamanca Arts Centre 2026 Arts Residency Program. You can find information on how to apply here Rosny Farm Interested in running a workshop for adults? Complete the form. If you are keen to run a workshop for children you need to complete this form Petal and Pins Remember when we used to get…

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History of Costume

Narryna Heritage Museum- 100 Years of Fashion This captivating exhibition showcases treasures from Narryna’s nationally significant costume collection, featuring exquisite dresses and accessories from the 1830s through to the 1920s. From elegant Victorian gowns to the bold silhouettes of the Jazz Age, each piece reveals a story of changing tastes, craftsmanship, and social history. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to…

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Resources, a Documentary and Something Scandanavian

Art Support Australia Provides practical resources, professional advice, and streamlined opportunities to artists, arts workers, and arts businesses. You can sign up for a fee but you can also access lots of free resources here. A Short Documentary Unstitched This documentary explores the fashion industry as a whole and the plethora of issues it faces today. From a human and…

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An invitation to join the Mixed Media Journal Club

Stitching and Beyond is pleased to support the Mixed Media Journal Club with southern member, Ursula Harris. The Club is open to all interested in learning mixed media skills. We’ll use a journal to experiment with colour, design and techniques giving you the confidence to tackle larger projects. You can see what participants made in the last Journal Club here…

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October Monthly Gathering in the North and South

Our next monthly gathering is Monday, 20th October 2025. Meeting venue information for both groups, as well as highlights from previous gatherings, can be found here. Come along for as long as you wish and share works in progress, books, workshops, materials, and inspiration. For images from the September gatherings, check our latest gallery. What’s been happening up North? Northern…

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Let’s Explore –Social Stitch Day

October 5th 2025 @ 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Information on what to bring can be found here.  September Let’s Explore – Embellishment. Being such a busy time with preparations for our upcoming Out of Hand exhibition, it was decided to postpone our exploration into machine embellishment (also known as machine felting). However, Heather kindly brought in her embellishing machine…

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Learn new skills

TEXTILE BIENNALE AND ESZTER BORNEMISZA Eszter Bornemisza Eszter is returning to Hobart, 28-30 January, to challenge us to explore “Fusion – Combining Paper & Fiber “. This workshop fortuitously coincides with Glenys’s third International Art Textile Biennale at Moonah Arts Centre. What a feast! Be inspired by Eszter’s artist statement. Take the opportunity to extend your skills and vision alongside…

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