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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…
A New Book in the Library For the Kantha enthusiasts, a beautiful and informative addition to the library by Ekta Kaul. You might rise to the challenge of moving from unembellished utilitarian Kantha to embellished Kantha after reading this book!. A Short Documentary The Quilters is about men in a Missouri maximum-security prison who design and sew beautiful, personalized quilts…
Rosny Farm -The Schoolhouse Rethink/refine/remake Designmade inc. 29 Aug – 21 Sep 2025 11:00am – 5:00pm Wednesday – Sunday 31 Aug 2025 Exhibition Launch 2:00pm To celebrate their 10th anniversary this exhibition brings together works that reflect a decade of development. Each object is a snapshot of a maker’s evolving practice — shaped by experimentation, reflection, and refinement over time.…
Our next monthly gathering is Monday 15th September 2025. Meeting venue information for both groups and 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 August gatherings, check our latest gallery. Effective immediately: Partial Closure of Kingston Learning Centre…
All members of Circle of 4+ are members of Stitching & Beyond. Their current exhibition ‘Leaves’ is open from September 3-7 at KIN Creative Space (rear of Kingston Beach Hall, 20 Beach Rd). Open 10-4 daily. Enquires: Ruth 0447 473 969 .
A SENSE OF PLACE WITH JUDITH BURNS OCTOBER 9-11, 2025 @ 10:00AM-4:30PM $390 Fancy using dyed fabrics and stitch to record your personal response to landscape? There are places still available to financial members in Judith Burns’ October workshop, A Sense of Place. And remember, always add your name to the wait-list if a class is fully subscribed. Wait list…
Challenge Thank you to everyone who entered pieces for this year’s Hidden Stories Challenge. You will be able to see them at the Out of Hand exhibition in September and October. The current Bottom of My Garden Challenge is at Rosny Library, then it will also be at the exhibition. Raffle Please support our fundraising raffle by sharing it across your social media,…
Why some clothes shrink They do write with caution re the final outcome, but this is an interesting article. Book review “Textiles on Film” Peterson challenges readers to contemplate a fabric’s social connotations, its historical and cultural meaning, its production and materiality and to allow fabric to become a “complex frame through which we can examine film.” YouTube video Textile…
September 14th 2025 @ 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Note, this is the 2nd Sunday of the month (not our usual 1st Sunday) due to Father’s Day. Information on what to bring can be found here. Photos from the popular August Let’s Explore – Machine Embroidery are now available to view in the gallery. Don’t forget to pay your annual…