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Category: What’s On

De-Stash Market Day

Remember to come along and support Stitching and Beyond’s de-stash market at Kingborough Women’s Club on Sunday, July 12th from 10am – 3 pm. There will be items for sale from our members’ stashes (fabrics, threads, books, paints and more) at bargain prices, as well as beautiful embroidered samples and almost-complete quilt tops by the late Ken Smith, a renowned…

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Mixed Media Journal Club

Again, those attending Ursula’s mixed media club had a most enjoyable day at KWC, simply experimenting with laying down colour using the media to hand. No particular brief or inspiration, just going where their heart and their colours and ideas led them. Held the 3rd Sunday of the month from 10am – 3pm (excluding December) at the Kingborough Women’s Clubrooms. The…

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Craft Alive – change of dates

CraftAlive Hobart has been postponed for a week, and is now coming to MAC 02, Hunter Street from 8 to 10 October 2026. The event runs from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM daily.

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Contemporary Textiles: Northern Group Exhibition at Woolmers

From Stitching and Beyond’s Northern Group: “We are now excited to announce the opening of our 2026 Northern Group Exhibition to be held at Woolmers just near Longford. This historic home and grounds established by the Archer family and recognised by UNESCO, is a treat for garden lovers and history buffs alike. The exhibition is the work of seven of…

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Mixed Media Journal Club

So many fun collections of papers brought along for people to begin to learn the art of collage this week. And so many different, personal styles evolving. Another enjoyable day enjoying friendship while “Arting” as the little people in our lives call it! Held the 3rd Sunday of the month from 10am – 3pm (excluding December) at the Kingborough Women’s Clubrooms.…

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Mixed Media Journal Club

Images from April’s Mixed Media Journal Club, led by Ursula Harris, can be found here. Held the 3rd Sunday of the month from 10am – 3pm (excluding December) at the Kingborough Women’s Clubrooms. The Club is open to all interested in learning mixed media skills. We are using journals to experiment with colour, design and techniques. The emphasis is on learning…

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Exhibitions

Seeing Time, on NOW.! …………by artist June Hope. It’s a textile/mixed media body of work including wet-felting, papers, fibres, collaged into works inspired by the history held in aged surfaces. “As I time-travel through Tasmania’s early settlement era, I wonder what quiet stories are preserved, hidden in texture and time. Seeing Time is my visual response to such history. The medium…

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Mixed Media Journal Club

Images from March’s Mixed Media Journal Club, led by Ursula Harris, can be found here. Held the 3rd Sunday of the month from 10am – 3pm (excluding December) at the Kingborough Women’s Clubrooms. The Club is open to all interested in learning mixed media skills. We are using journals to experiment with colour, design and techniques. The emphasis is on learning…

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Dates for your diary

Wagga Quilts A contemporary reworking of the Australian Wagga quilt using salvaged textiles by Camilla Ker is on at Salamanca Arts Centre 3-25 April. A date for the diary “Still Here, Still Queer” exhibition at Salamanca Arts Centre May 14-24.

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