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A short YouTube video on Australian textiles inspired by natural flora Australian natives inspire textile designs | Inspired by Nature | ABC Australia Are you looking for a good read or a self-gifted present? Look no further. “The Lives of Great Makers” refers to a recent, richly illustrated book from the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A), showcasing the biographies of…
Monday November 17th saw the Northern Group’s last stitching gathering for 2025. Next time we meet will be our end-of-year luncheon in Launceston on December 8th. We resume meeting 17th February 2026. However, there are plans to do some excursions in January to provide opportunities for sketching, painting and photography out of doors to inform our new work. This year…
Our next monthly gathering in the south is on Monday, 8th December 2025 – please note that this is a week earlier than usual, owing to Christmas. Come along for however long you wish and share your works in progress, experiences, books, workshops, materials, and inspiration. Meeting venue information for the southern group, as well as highlights from previous gatherings,…
Our next Let’s Explore Day on 7th December 2025 (10 am – 3 pm, Kingborough Women’s Club) will focus on yarn dyeing with expert Sally, who has generously agreed to inspire us to create our own yarns. The main focus of the day is learning about cellulose yarn dyeing but there will be time to focus on your own current…
Our new Challenge Exhibition, Hidden Stories, will commence touring Tasmania in January 2026. Dates for viewing the exhibition around the state are given below. You can also view the works in our online gallery. Don’t forget to also check out our updated online gallery for the recent Out of Hand exhibition in Hobart. Hidden Stories Dates for 2026 January Burnie…
Images from the colourful November meeting of the Mixed Media Journal Club with southern member, Ursula Harris, can now be viewed in the gallery. Please note that there will be no meeting of the Journal Club in December. The Club is open to all interested in learning mixed media skills. We are using journals to experiment with colour, design and…
Need space to create? Various long-term studios within Salamanca Arts Centre are now open for applications. Please visit their opportunities page for closing dates and further information.
Our next monthly gathering is Monday, 17th November 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 October gatherings, check our latest gallery. What’s been happening in the North…
November 9 Sunday gathering. Using cabochons has been postponed until early 2026. November 9th will now be a sharing/ social stitch day, what we have all been up to in the last while. Details can be found here. Our next gathering on December 7th will be dyeing your own unique threads for stitch with Sally. Don’t forget to pay your…
Before you book for 2026 click here to see what members created in the Sense of Place workshop with fellow member Judith Burns. 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…