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SUMMARY:Challenge Exhibition: Hidden Stories
DESCRIPTION:Stitching and Beyond’s Challenge exhibition titled ‘Hidden Stories‘ is touring regional libraries and galleries around Tasmania in 2026. \nVisitors to our Challenge exhibitions always enjoy the display\, and this exhibition will be no exception!\nCheck your local library or gallery opening hours. Entry is free. \nPlease get along to your local exhibition site to view our members’ work.\nIn the meantime\, you can view our online gallery. \n\nBurnie Library: Fri 2 – Fri 30 January \nDevonport Library: Fri 6 February – Fri 6 March \nUlverstone Library: Fri 27 March – Fri 24 April \nLaunceston Library: Fri 1 – Fri 29 May \nThe Watch House Gallery\, Georgetown: Fri 3 – Fri 31 July \nGone Rustic Gallery\, St Mary’s: Mon 3 – Fri 28 August \nGlenorchy Library: Mon 2 – 28 September \nRosny Library: Sat 3 – Wed 28 October \nKingston Library: Mon 2 – Fri 27 November
URL:https://www.stitchingandbeyond.com/event/challenge-exhibition-hidden-stories/
LOCATION:Tasmania
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - Preparing Fabrics for Shibori Dyeing
DESCRIPTION:Japanese shibori dyeing techniques can be used to create an endless variety of repeat patterns on cloth. Fabrics to be dyed may be stitched\, and the stitches pulled up tight to create areas that are inaccessible to the dye\, resulting in beautiful organic patterns. Alternatively\, geometric patterns can be created by folding and clamping fabrics. \nGay will demonstrate some methods of stitching\, folding and clamping that you can use to prepare fabric for dyeing. As stitching for shibori can be time-consuming\, we won’t dye fabrics on the day\, but your completed prepared fabrics can be brought along for a Procion dyeing session in December to be led by Chris. \nAs usual\, social stitching of any project you like is also welcome on the day. \nPlease note: our Explore Day is a week later than usual due to the Tasmanian Craft Fair in Deloraine on the first Sunday of November. \n\nInspiration \n\n\nWhat to bring \n\nSmall to scarf-sized pieces of soft\, fine\, closely-woven cotton fabric (e.g. light-coloured or white\ncotton lawn\, thin cotton sheeting\, thin calico)\nFor stitched shibori:\nStrong thread\, such as quilting or perle thread\, needles and scissors\nErasable fabric marker\nRuler\, pair of compasses for drawing circles\nFor folding and binding:\nBulldog clips\, rubber bands\, string\, G-clamps\nFlat objects to clamp onto folded fabric such as rulers\, square/circular/triangular blocks (some\nwooden blocks and tiles will be provided)\nyour lunch (or cash to purchase lunch nearby)\nNote: your membership provides tea\, green tea\, instant coffee\, milk and mugs\n\nHow to find Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms \n\nUpcoming Explore Days \n\nDecember  6 – Procion dyeing of prepared shibori samples\n\nSuggestions for 2027 \nWould you like to share your ideas or techniques on a specific theme? We welcome members’ suggestions enabling us to expand our horizons and enjoy exploring ideas together. The day doesn’t have to be formal (it’s not a workshop!) but you may have ideas\, passions or skills that you would like to share and explore with others. \nPlease make suggestions at one of our Let’s Explore Sundays or email us. \n\nHow to join KWC and attend our regular Explore Days \n\nAny financial member of the Kingborough Women’s Club (KWC) ($40 per annum) is welcome to join our monthly Let’s Explore Sundays at no extra cost.\n\n\nIf you aren’t already a KWC member you can apply here then scan or photograph your form and email it to sandbmemberships@gmail.com with “KWC Application” in the header.\nAlternatively\, you could bring the form with you on a Let’s Explore Sunday.\n\n\nOnce we reply to your email\, then please make payment directly to KWC.\nThe annual fee is $40 and is due 1 July each year.
URL:https://www.stitchingandbeyond.com/event/lets-explore-preparing-fabrics-for-shibori-dyeing/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Northern Monthly Gatherings
DESCRIPTION:Next monthly gatherings:\nRiverside – Monday 16 November\nSt Mary’s – Monday 9 November\nPenguin – Wednesday 25 November\n\nBring something to work on while enjoying each other’s company\nStay for an hour or stay for the duration!\nShow and share your completed projects or works-in-progress\nWe also love to find out about books you’ve discovered\, workshops or online challenges you’ve taken part in\, exhibitions you’ve seen….anything textile\, fibre or paper-arts related!\nThose interested in joining our group are welcome\n\n\nWhere to find us\n\nRiverside (please email the Launceston Group for location address)\n10:00am – 3:30pm\n$5 donation covers studio amenities\, tea\, coffee & snacks\nBYO lunch\n\n\nSt Mary’s (please contact us for location address) 10:30am – 3:00pm\n\n\nPenguin (please contact Stephanie for location address)\n\nNote: At the moment\, the Riverside Group is FULL – no more room in the shed!  We are aware of potential members so if you feel you could start up another group\, please have a chat to Chris Hussey. It’s easy and we can help. \n\nHighlights from previous gatherings\n\n\nUpcoming gathering dates\n\nMonday 07 December\n\nHelp keep our members safe\nIt is your own choice whether you attend our events\, but you need to abide by certain clearly stated protocols. If you attend displaying any mild symptoms\, we will (ever so nicely) ask you to leave: \n\ndo not attend if you have even the mildest of cold-like symptoms\nsanitise your hands\nsocially distance during the event\nif you are immunocompromised\, we recommend wearing a mask.
URL:https://www.stitchingandbeyond.com/event/northern-monthly-gathering/
LOCATION:Tasmania
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Southern Monthly Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Next monthly gathering: Tuesday 17 November\n\nBring something to work on while enjoying each other’s company\nStay for an hour or stay for the duration!\nShow and share your completed projects or works-in-progress\nWe also love to find out about books you’ve discovered\, workshops or online challenges you’ve taken part in\, exhibitions you’ve seen….anything textile\, fibre or paper-arts related!\nThose interested in joining our group are welcome\n\n\nWhere to find us\n\nKingborough Women’s Club (KWC) Rooms\nHow to find Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\n9:00am -1:00pm+ (show and tell will happen at 10:30am)\n$5 donation covers amenities\, mugs\, tea/coffee and milk\n\nNote: Those members ONLY attending the monthly Tuesday Gatherings and NOT the monthly Sunday Let’s Explore Days\, are not required to join the KWC (thank you to KWC for their generosity). \n\nHighlights from previous gatherings\n\n\nUpcoming gathering dates\n\n\nTuesday 08 December \n\n\n\n\nHelp keep our members safe\nIt is your own choice whether you attend our events\, but you need to abide by certain clearly stated protocols. If you attend displaying any mild symptoms\, we will (ever so nicely) ask you to leave: \n\ndo not attend if you have even the mildest of cold-like symptoms\nsanitise your hands\nsocially distance during the event\nif you are immunocompromised\, we recommend wearing a mask.
URL:https://www.stitchingandbeyond.com/event/monthly-gathering/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Painting with Thread: Portraiture and Still Life with Nicole O'Loughlin
DESCRIPTION:Nicole O’Loughlin is a multidisciplinary artist who predominantly works in textiles. Using traditional media in a contemporary context\, Nicole challenges the idea of craft and pushes back against the industrialisation of the handmade. Her variety of skills inform her work and direct the shape the art will take\, allowing for a dynamic and shifting arts practice. \nNicole’s work has been profiled both nationally and internationally\, through Embroidery Magazine UK\, Textile Art Site and Textile Forum Australia. Her textile practice has been recognised through numerous awards and commendations\, including winning the 2023 Henry Jones Art Prize for Mixed Media\, the 2021 Packers Prize at Hadley’s Art Prize\, and the 2020 Paul Guest People’s Choice Award. She has been a finalist in major national awards across drawing\, portraiture\, and contemporary practice for over a decade. Just recently\, Nicole’s work was one of 40 selected for the prestigious Lester Prize in Portraiture in WA. \nNicole received a PhD in 2025 in Creative Arts and Health from the University of Tasmania and is an Associate Lecturer in Creative Arts\, teaching into the drawing and printmaking studio\, as well as Creative Arts and Health units. \nhttps://www.nicoleoloughlin.com/\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nicoleoloughlinartist/ \n\n\nWorkshop Overview\nWorking in hand embroidery\, Nicole will teach you the skills of working in portraiture whether that be self-portraiture\, a portrait of someone else or working with a still life composition to represent a portrait of someone. Nicole will guide attendees through the process of working from photos\, drawing up the design for reference\, selecting colours and deciding on stitch directions (for anatomical structure)\, as well as how to transfer designs to material for the embroidery. \nThroughout the three days she will guide individual projects to make a start on a portrait\, laying down the foundations so that you will be able to continue beyond the workshop. \nSkills you will learn: \n\nWorking from a reference photo – sourcing your own\, tips on lighting and using high-quality photos\nDrawing up designs to think through the stitching lines and contrast\nTransferring to backing materials – various options depending on materials and final use\nTonal studies and recommendations for thread colour use for shadows\, mid tones and highlights referencing different skin colours\nStitches to use for thread painting in portraiture.\n\n\nInspiration from Nicole\n\n\nWhat to bring:\n\nA full list of requirements will be sent to each participant prior to the workshop\n\n\nNicole will provide tracing paper\, cartridge paper and graphite pencils for use during workshop\, plus an instruction & tips booklet to take away\n\nPlease note:\n\nWorkshop bookings are subject to our refund policy\n\nFinding Moonah Arts Centre and PARKING \n\nIf you are not currently a financial member of Stitching and Beyond\, you can join us\, pay the membership fee and then login to purchase your ticket.
URL:https://www.stitchingandbeyond.com/event/painting-with-thread-portraiture-and-still-life-with-nicole-oloughlin/
LOCATION:Makers Workshop\, Moonah Arts Centre\, 23-27 Albert Road\, Moonah\, Tasmania\, 7009\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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