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SUMMARY:Print to Stitch with Deborah Campbell - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:These workshops have been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Ticketed participants have been contacted separately for a full refund. \nTextiles for Deborah Campbell have always been an important element of her artistic expression. She takes inspiration from Scotland’s coastal landscape and the bird life that inhabits that environment. Deborah trained in Printed Textiles at Glasgow School of Art and has a wide knowledge and experience of printing on fabric. \nwww.deborahcampbell.com \n\nPrint to Stitch\nIn this workshop\, Deborah will introduce you to exciting ways of creating your own unique fabrics using Collagraph and Intaglio printing processes. \nYou will create printing plates using recycled materials and Drypoint plates which you will ink up and put through a press. You will learn how to mix up textures through collaging before adding embellishment using free motion machine and hand embroidery to create a beautiful textile artwork. \nSuitable for all levels. \n\nInspiration from Deborah\n\nPlease note:\n\n A full list of requirements will be emailed to participants prior to the workshop\n\n\n Workshop bookings are subject to our refund policy\n\nFinding Kickstart Arts (the old school room) on St John’s Avenue \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/print-to-stitch-with-deborah-campbell-additional-workshop/
LOCATION:Building 1831 South (the old school room)\, Kickstart Arts\, 12 St Johns Avenue\, New Town\, Tasmania\, 7008\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - Social Stitch Day
DESCRIPTION:Let’s enjoy a day of stitching\, sharing and enjoying conversation together. You may have a work-in-progress to bring along and/or interesting books to share. \nFeel like starting something new? Bring along the materials you need and borrow inspiration from others! \n\nInspiration \n\n\nWhat to bring \n\nyour current project or materials to start a new one!\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\nMay 3\nJune  7\nJuly  5\nAugust  2\nSeptember  6\nOctober  4\nNovember  8 (NOTE: 2nd Sunday due to Tasmanian Craft Fair – Deloraine)\nDecember  6\n\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-social-stitch-day-4/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - Embellishing by machine or hand
DESCRIPTION:Let’s try exploring hand and machine embellishing together. \nEmbellishers are also known as felting machines and they work using barbed needles to ‘felt’ fabrics and fibres into a base fabric. \nYou can create interesting coloured and textured surfaces to use on their own\, or as a base for free-motion embroidery; add texture to wool fabrics\, decorate textile surfaces… let your imagination run! \nThose of us with embellishers will bring our machines to share the potential of the embellishing machine. If you have one languishing in the cupboard\, time to dust it off and bring it along and give it an airing. \nEqually\, if you prefer to work by hand\, Nicola and others can set you on that path. \n\nInspiration \n\n\nWhat to bring \n\na firm piece of fabric eg calico\, light weight canvas\nsoft things to embellish with\, such as wool tops\, lace\, chiffon\, fine silks…\na hand embellisher (or needle-felting tool) if you have one and that’s what you want to explore\nspare needles for your embellishing machine or hand tool\nyour usual collection of sewing kit\, scissors\, notebook etc…\nyour sense of adventure!\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\nApril 12 (NOTE: 2nd Sunday due to Easter Sunday)\nMay 3\nJune  7\nJuly  5\nAugust  2\nSeptember  6\nOctober  4\nNovember  8 (NOTE: 2nd Sunday due to Tasmanian Craft Fair – Deloraine)\nDecember  6\n\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-embellishing-by-machine-or-hand-2/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - Maximising the Cabochon Effect
DESCRIPTION:Cabochons are those very exotic pieces of glass that inspire images of the Middle East and other exotic places in history. \nWith Pauline’s guidance we will create an encrusted cabochon with stitch and seed beads (no glue!) \nYou will be shown how to bead around a cabochon without glueing – the beads will hold it in place. You can then expand on this to make a pendant or brooch. \nPauline will provide the base silk fabric\, stabilised with iron-on interfacing\, in various colours to choose from. \n  \n\nWhat to bring \n\nA flat gemstone cabochon (i.e. amethyst/agate) approx. 3.5 – 5 cm\, as close to an oval as possible – it must be flat (see the image below) Pauline will have a few for sale\n\n \n\nBugle beads and seed beads in your colour choice – also a few small feature beads\nMatching thread and a needle small enough to go through the beads\nA small pair of scissors\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\nMarch 1 – Embellishing by machine or hand\nApril  12 (Note\, April 5 is Easter)\nMay 3\nJune  7\nJuly  5\nAugust  2\nSeptember  6\nOctober  4\nNovember  8\nDecember  6\n\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-maximising-the-cabochon-effect/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Fusion - Combining Paper & Fiber with Eszter Bornemisza
DESCRIPTION:Eszter Bornemisza is a fiber artist based in Budapest\, Hungary\, with a background as a mathematician. Holding a PhD in mathematical statistics\, she worked as a researcher for two decades before transitioning to fiber arts in the mid-1990s. Eszter’s artistic practice is defined by the creation of large-scale\, transparent fiber works\, 3D objects and installations\, often crafted from everyday materials like waste newspaper and cloth. Her primary technique involves machine stitching with elements of printing\, dyeing and painting. She often creates large sized\, unwearable garments by reconstructing vintage\, disassembled clothing\, reimagining them as new\, cohesive entities that carry altered messages and evoke fresh interpretations. \nCentral to Eszter’s work is the exploration of urban life\, with a particular focus on city maps and their representation of both physical and spiritual spaces. For over twenty years\, she has been captivated by the structure of urban plans\, distorting\, layering\, and reinterpreting them as a way to explore the complex relationship between individuals and the cities they inhabit. Eszter’s fragmented\, often distorted city maps are absorbed with traces of the past and present\, blending ancient pathways with modern grids of highways\, metro lines\, and streets. These works reflect the tension between personal identity and the often-overwhelming forces of urban existence. For her\, the city maps serve as metaphors for a journey of self-discovery\, with labyrinthine layouts and dead-ends symbolising the search for mental and spiritual balance. \nExperimentation and research are central to her creative process\, and the resulting pieces evoke both the complexity and challenges of navigating contemporary life. \nEszter’s work has been exhibited extensively across Europe\, the Americas\, Australia\, China and Japan\, in both solo and juried shows. She has received multiple awards for her innovative approach to fiber art\, establishing herself as a significant figure in the international art community. \nhttps://bornemisza.com \n\n\nWorkshop Overview\nThis workshop explores a wide range of techniques for fusing paper with textiles. Participants will experiment with various types of paper—including tissue paper\, mulberry paper\, newsprint\, computer prints and paper pulp—and apply them to fabrics with different textures. \nThrough cutting\, tearing and stitching into grids\, students will begin to develop their own visual language. The focus will be on creating open\, translucent samples by manipulating meshes and using everyday\, off-the-shelf materials\, allowing students to repurpose and revitalise old or discarded artworks. \nParticipants are encouraged to bring their own prints and sketches to create sample pieces. These fragments will be layered and assembled into expressive collages that reflect personal associations and feelings about the living environment. \n\nInspiration from Eszter\n\n\nWhat to bring:\n\nA full list of requirements will be sent to each participant prior to the workshop\n\nPlease note:\n\nWorkshop bookings are subject to our refund policy\nTickets on sale 8am Sunday 24 August\n\nFinding and Parking at Moonah Arts Centre \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/fusion-combining-paper-fiber-with-eszter-bornemisza/
LOCATION:Makers Workshop\, Moonah Arts Centre\, 23-27 Albert Road\, Moonah\, Tasmania\, 7009\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - Social Print and Stitch Day
DESCRIPTION:Take a breath and enjoy some peaceful social time after the bustle of Christmas and New Year. \nThis social day is an opportunity to bring printing\, lino cutting\, sketching\, stitching or whatever else you would like to play with among like minded people. So bring along your project and enjoy! \n\n\n\n\n\nWhat to bring \n\nyour choice of work\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\nSome printing inspiration \n\n\nUpcoming Explore Days \n\nFebruary 1 – Maximising the Cabochon Effect\nMarch 1\nApril  12 (Note\, April 5 is Easter)\nMay 3\nJune  7\nJuly  5\nAugust  2\nSeptember  6\nOctober  4\nNovember  8\nDecember  6\n\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-social-print-and-stitch-day/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - Yarn Dyeing
DESCRIPTION:Sally knows all about dyeing yarns and has generously agreed to inspire you to create your own yarns. It is rather fun to have some of your own uniquely coloured threads on hand to use on a whim! The main focus of the day is learning about cellulose yarn dyeing but there will be time to focus on your own current project\, plus all the usual sharing that happens. \nWe can never assume wonderful weather even in December!  Please bring plastic drop-cloths and a few old towels in case we are working inside. I am all too aware we are using dye!! Please consider wearing  older clothes. \nIn preparation\, please collect every variety of yarn you can find –  op shops are often a good source. Swapping with others on the day may add to your variety. Collect a variety (in skein or ball form) – cotton\, bamboo\, rayon of different plys\, textures etc – mostly white but feel free to experiment with ecru or other pale shades to over-dye if you wish. Do not prepare them in any way before the day. \nThere will be a $4 charge on the day to cover consumables such as dye\, chemicals and printed notes for all who attend. \n\nInspiration \n\n\nWhat to bring \n\nWinding\n\nPiece of cardboard\, 50cm long (and at least 15cm wide for stability)\nScissors\nOptional: yarn swift\n** we can also “buddy up” and use a helper to hold the yarn\, or use a chair or similar object to wrap yarn around\n\n\nDyeing\n\nCellulose yarn skein/s (e.g. 100g of cotton yarn)\nPlastic measuring spoons and cups (metric)\nPlastic or stainless steel containers (for soaking and dyeing\, 2–5 litre capacity)\nStirring utensil (plastic or stainless steel)\nPlastic wrap or resealable bags (optional\, for batch dyeing)\nScales (accurate to 0.1g for measuring dye and chemicals)\nTimer (optional)\nA sheet of plastic or an opened out garbage bag to cover your table space plus an old towel (bath towel size)\nDust mask and gloves (for safety when handling dye powder)\nApron\nHand towel for hands and possible spillages\nKitty litter trays for taking goodies home\n\n\n$4 to cover dyes and chemicals\nYour lunch (or cash to purchase lunch nearby)\nNote: your membership provides tea\, green tea\, instant coffee\, milk and mugs\n\nAnd…. please don’t go and buy dye scales or timer if you don’t have them already. There will be at least one set for sharing. \nHow to find Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms \n\nUpcoming Explore Days \nThat’s a wrap for this year! \nWe are always grateful to receive offers or ideas on themed exploration days. If you would like to be involved in 2026\, please contact us to discuss. \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-yarn-dyeing/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - Social Stitch Day
DESCRIPTION:Sadly Pauline’s “cabachon” exploration day has had to be postponed and will be rescheduled in 2026.  So let’s enjoy a relaxing day working on our own projects and enjoying conversation. \n\nWhat to bring \n\nyour choice of work\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\n7 December – Yarn Dyeing\n\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-social-stitch-day-3/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:A Sense of Place with Judith Burns
DESCRIPTION:Judith Burns is a City and Guilds-trained textile designer and embroiderer\, who makes textile art on Anaiwan and Gumbaynggir country in northern NSW. Her recent work focuses on ways to interpret and communicate geographical ideas through stitched textiles. An academic geographer\, she has worked with First Nations communities around the Baaka/Darling River in western NSW for over thirty years\, and the people-place connections she has been privileged to observe are a strong influence on her work. \nHer studio practice is varied; current work involves interpreting place through dyeing\, printing\, layering and stitching translucent fabrics. She uses free motion machine embroidery to re-create landscapes\, finding it liberating to use her machine “like a pencil or a paintbrush”\, freely interpreting large scale features and surface textures. \n\nWorkshop Overview\nThis workshop will highlight some of Judith’s techniques. Students will learn how to interpret a landscape to evoke a sense of connection using layered dyed organza and stitch. You will use photographs that you have brought of your special place (a natural environment is good but we can work with an urban landscape if you prefer) to design a work that interprets your sense of place. \nGuided exercises in brainstorming the things that make the place special\, laying out the work as a whole and selecting colours from a range of supplied dyed organza to a colour scheme you design (with the opportunity to dye a few additional colours yourself) will give you the concepts and materials you need to move to the next step. You will cut\, layer and fuse your dyed fabrics to form a ‘sandwich’ background. \nMark making in your sketchbook will lead to stitch sampling (free motion\, hand stitching or a combination of both) to explore and represent surface textures at different scales\, and then to working into the background with stitch to interpret the marks. \nThe end result will be a wall piece which communicates the meaning of a place you love. \n\nInspiration from Judith\n\n\nWhat to bring:\n\nA full list of requirements will be sent to each participant prior to the workshop\nNote that some materials are included as part of the cost of the workshop\n\nPlease note:\n\nWorkshop bookings are subject to our refund policy\n\nHow to find the Colour Circle Studio \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/a-sense-of-place-judith-burns/
LOCATION:Colour Circle studio\, 555 Nelson Road\, Mount Nelson\, Tasmania\, 7007\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - Social Stitch Day
DESCRIPTION:Let’s slow down and reflect on Out of Hand. Some members will still be involved with the exhibition\, but for those who can make it\, enjoy a relaxing day working on your own projects and enjoying conversation. \n\nWhat to bring \n\nyour choice of work\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\n9 November –  Maximising the cabochon effect with stitch and no glue! (NOTE: 2nd Sunday due to Tasmanian Craft Fair – Deloraine)\n7 December – Dyeing threads\n\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-social-stitch-day-2/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20250926T100000
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CREATED:20250812T041556Z
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SUMMARY:Out of Hand - 20th Anniversary Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:This year marks the 20th anniversary of Stitching and Beyond. To celebrate we are putting on our best Out of Hand exhibition EVER!! \nEnjoy a wonderful collection of fibre\, paper and textile artworks created by talented members of Stitching and Beyond in the past two years. To help us celebrate\, we are also inviting students of Wild Stitch and Hobart Embroiderers Guild Young Stitchers (HEGYS) to be part of the exhibition. \nVisitors can expect to see a curated collection of textile art in all its forms including functional\, decorative\, fine and wearable works – there is bound to be something of interest for everyone! Curator’s\, Peoples’ Choice and Student awards are on offer. \nVisitors can enjoy live demonstrations with member attendants on hand to assist with queries regarding exhibitors and their works\, fibre art processes and practices\, and group membership. \nOur popular Annual Challenge pieces from 2024 (Bottom of My Garden) and 2025 (Hidden Stories) will be on display. The Bottom of My Garden collection will be returning from its year travelling around regional Tasmania and the Hidden Stories\nexhibit will be beginning its journey around the state. \nThanks to Art Trails Tasmania for promoting our anniversary exhibition on their wonderful site! \n\nThe feature image above\, ‘Portrait #6‘  by Glen Murray\, won the 2023 Curator’s Prize. \nThe images below showcase some of the entries in our 2023 exhibition\, including six People’s Choice Awards….its just a little taste of the quality and diversity of work you can expect to see! \n\nWe warmly invite you to visit our very popular exhibition from Friday 26 September 2025 and place a vote for your favourite artwork in the People’s Choice Awards. Selected works will be for sale (EFTPOS available) and able to be collected between 3 and 5pm Monday 6 October. \n\nPlease Support Us \nStitching and Beyond Inc. is a not-for-profit community art group encouraging and supporting those interested in fibre and textiles to grow their skills. Donations to our group are gratefully received at the exhibition. \nIf you would like to further support our exhibition\, the fundraising raffle is on now. There are 12 wonderful prizes on offer and tickets are $5 each. You can view prize details and purchase your tickets here.
URL:https://www.stitchingandbeyond.com/event/out-of-hand-20th-anniversary-exhibition/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Salamanca Arts Centre\, Level 2\, 77 Salamanca Place\, Hobart\, Tasmania\, 7000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Out of Hand - Opening Night
DESCRIPTION:Our 20th Anniversary Out of Hand exhibition opening will take place on Thursday 25 September at 6pm\, the evening before the exhibition opens to the general public. \nMembers and invited guests are welcome to attend. No food or drink will be served\, but we will have musical entertainment\, awards and special guest speaker Nicole O’Loughlin to open the exhibition. \nNicole is an interdisciplinary artist who works across various mediums to explore societal issues\, pop culture and the idea of the feminine.  She works across textiles\, painting\, drawing and printmaking. Her work has been acknowledged through various awards including winning the 2023 Henry Jones Art Prize mixed media category. \nCome along and celebrate our members and their work!
URL:https://www.stitchingandbeyond.com/event/out-of-hand-opening-night-2/
LOCATION:Long Gallery\, Salamanca Arts Centre\, Level 2\, 77 Salamanca Place\, Hobart\, Tasmania\, 7000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - Embellishing by machine or hand
DESCRIPTION:This month\, we want to try exploring hand and machine embellishing together – discover the “what ifs” of life\, rather than have one person lead us through. \nEmbellishers are also known as felting machines and they work using barbed needles to ‘felt’ fabrics and fibres into a base fabric. \nYou can create interesting coloured and textured surfaces to use on their own\, or as a base for free-motion embroidery; add texture to on wool fabrics\, decorate textile surfaces… let your imagination run! \nThose of us with embellishers will bring our machines to share the potential of the embellishing machine. If you have an embellishing machine languishing in the cupboard\, time to dust it off and bring it along and give it an airing. Equally\, if you prefer to work by hand\, Nicola and others can set you on that path. \n\nInspiration \n\n\nWhat to bring \n\na firm piece of fabric eg calico\, light weight canvas\nsoft things to embellish with\, such as wool tops\, lace\, chiffon\, fine silks…\na hand embellisher (or needle-felting tool) if you have one and that’s what you want to explore\nspare needles for your embellishing machine or hand tool\nyour usual collection of sewing kit\, scissors\, notebook etc…\nyour sense of adventure!\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\n5 October – Social Stitch Day\n9 November – Dyeing threads (NOTE: 2nd Sunday due to Tasmanian Craft Fair – Deloraine)\n7 December – Maximising the cabochon effect with stitch and no glue!\n\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-embellishing-by-machine-or-hand/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Tasmanian Flora in the Lightbox
DESCRIPTION:A wonderful display of Tasmanian flora created by members of Stitching and Beyond to herald spring and our upcoming Biennial Out of Hand exhibition. \nLeading up to the Out of Hand exhibition\, Stitching and Beyond creates a themed display for the LightBox to help promote the exhibition. This year our theme is Tasmanian Flora. \nMembers have created leaves\, flowers\, seed pods and other items showing the beauty and diversity of our wonderful Tasmanian flora. The items have been created from a variety of techniques\, including stitching\, weaving and felting and using a range of different textiles and fibres. \nYou can see the exhibit in the Lightbox window space at Salamanca Arts Centre\, Hobart. \n\nWe encourage you to take a stroll down Salamanca Place from 3 September and stop at the Lightbox to enjoy the display!
URL:https://www.stitchingandbeyond.com/event/tasmanian-flora-in-the-lightbox/
LOCATION:Lightbox\, Salamanca Arts Centre\, 77 Salamanca Place\, Hobart\, Tasmania\, 7000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Landscape Fragments with Julia Wright
DESCRIPTION:Julia Wright trained in Applied Design at Edinburgh College of Art and has been teaching textiles and exhibiting for over 25 years in the UK and internationally. \nNow based in Manchester\, England\, her textural mixed media textile pieces suggest fragments of landscape without being figurative. Work is inspired by weathered\, organic\, irregular forms and the repetition of simple shapes\, like clusters of barnacles\, knotted tree roots and growth patterns of lichen. \nYou can connect with Julia on Instagram or Facebook. \nwww.juliawright.co.uk \n\nLandscape Fragments workshop\nStudents will experiment with textiles materials and techniques including wrapping and binding\, couching\, entrapment and embroidery to create colourful\, textural\, mixed media pieces. We will pinch\, pull\, bind\, gather\, layer\, stitch and explore manipulation techniques to create texture. We will take inspiration from close-up details seen in landscapes and coastal areas interpreting shapes\, patterns\, textures and colours to create a series of small fabric samples which could remain as a collection of separate objects or be combined to make a more resolved piece. No previous experience is needed\, all techniques will be demonstrated and multiple examples will be available for inspiration. \n\nInspiration from Julia\n\n\nWhat to bring:\nStudents should bring fabrics and threads in their chosen colour palette. Recycling and re-purposing found fabrics\, off-cuts\, yarns and threads is very much encouraged. Eg- distressed/worn/torn fabrics\, cut up old clothes\, bedsheets\, tea towels\, scraps of string/twine/yarns\, tangled left-overs \nResource packs of pre-dyed mixed fabrics will be available to buy at the event if required \nAll participants will need: \n\n2-3 reels of sewing machine threads to suit their chosen colour palette\nhand sewing needles (including an embroidery needle)\nscissors\na small piece of wadding/old cushion stuffing (as small as 10cm x 10cm would be plenty)\ndelicate fabric scraps (silk\, muslin\, scrim\, ramie\, organdie\, thin linen)\nembroidery threads\n\nPlease note:\n\nWorkshop bookings are subject to our refund policy\nFinding and Parking at Moonah Arts Centre\n\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/landscape-fragments-with-julia-wright/
LOCATION:Makers Workshop\, Moonah Arts Centre\, 23-27 Albert Road\, Moonah\, Tasmania\, 7009\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - Machine Embroidery
DESCRIPTION:There’s been lots of requests to explore this wonderful skill that has endless possibilities. Again\, no single tutor\, but several members on hand (with a large book collection) to help guide the exploration of basic skills. \nThis is an experimentation/practice day to introduce free machining\, not a project day. The plan is to further extend free machining skills one Sunday early in 2026\, and then quite possibly to contract a highly skilled tutor to run a 3 day workshop down the track. The skills to practise can range from simply gaining control over the beast when you drop the feed dogs\, to exploring texture and design as you become more competent. \n We are not digitising. This is free machining.  \n\nInspiration  \n\nIrene Manion and Deb Campbell introduced some basics in recent Stitching and Beyond workshops. Use Google to explore work by these artists and many\, many others.\nGoogle videos by Dionne Swift for example.\nCheck out Pinterest\, but don’t go down too many rabbit holes!!\nOr work on whatever takes your fancy!!\n\n\nWhat to bring \n\nThreads!! Don’t buy extra for this experimentation day but possibilities include cotton\, rayon\, polyester threads in various colours\, including light and dark\, black\, white and grey.  Variegated and metallic if you already own these. Easiest to organise if you choose within a colour palette that you enjoy working with e.g. monochromatic\, white through to black. You should find something with which you feel comfortable among these suggestions that Irene Manion made\, although your choices may be limited by your stash! e.g. Turquoise and brown\, turquoise and purple\, cool blue and yellow\, warm blues with greys\, pink and green. The colours can be contrasting or harmonious. Matching variegated threads will work well and include these if you have them in your stash.\nSome people choose to wear safety glasses when machine embroidering.\nYou can choose to use calico in a fairly large hoop (the inner ring bound with calico)\, OR prepare some A4 pieces of plain white cotton or calico fused together to make a stable surface OR fuse some wadding to calico or cotton sheeting to give a stable surface.\nYour usual collection of scissors\, notebook etc…\nOr work on whatever takes your fancy!\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\n14 September – Embellishing by machine or hand (NOTE: 2nd Sunday due to Father’s Day)\n5 October – Social Stitch Day\n9 November – Dyeing threads (NOTE: 2nd Sunday due to Tasmanian Craft Fair – Deloraine)\n7 December – Maximising the cabochon effect with stitch and no glue!\n\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-machine-embroidery/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - Social Stitch & Challenge Pieces
DESCRIPTION:A social stitch day and a chance for review or help with your Challenge pieces. We can especially help if you are at all concerned about how to hang your work. There are two online references available on our website. Log in\, and explore these links:  \n\nhanging guide for Challenge pieces\nanother member’s great idea to mount your piece\n\n\nLet’s get together and enjoy working on our own projects while chattering and sharing ideas or books. \nCome for as long or short as you like. \n\nInspiration  \n\nPerhaps you have unfinished samples from previous Let’s Explore Days you’d like to finish?\nYou may like to work on your “Hidden Stories” Challenge entry.\nCreate small items inspired by Tasmania Flora for the Lightbox display.\nOr work on whatever takes your fancy!!\n\n\nWhat to bring \n\nAll the gear you need for your particular project\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\n3 August – Free machine embroidery\n14 September – Hand and machine embellishing (NOTE: 2nd Sunday due to Father’s Day)\n5 October – Social Stitch Day\n9 November – Dyeing threads (NOTE: 2nd Sunday due to Tasmanian Craft Fair – Deloraine)\n7 December – Maximising the cabochon effect with stitch and no glue!\n\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-social-stitch-day/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - Kawandi
DESCRIPTION:What is Kawandi? \nIn India\, ‘Kawandi’ means quilt. It is a technique developed by the Siddis\, an African community brought to India more than 800 years ago. It is made with recycled materials\, entirely by hand. The process is engaging\, creative\, relaxed and sustainable. It is an interesting visual example of repetitive stitching\, a technique that is used to great effect in modern stitching. \nExploring Kawandi \nWe will start a small sample quilt (around 50cm wide) in order to get the hang of the technique. It could be a short table runner\, table mat\, or cushion cover size. By making a sample size on the day\, you will be able to consider a few things before attempting a larger quilt. \nThe most important thing is that both backing fabric and wadding are thin for ease of stitching. This allows for having to sew through 4 thicknesses of fabric. Soft\, drapey\, aged or even slightly worn backing fabrics are best. The backing needs to be 3-5cm larger all around than the wadding. \nPlease bring plenty of light weight cotton fabric scraps from your stash or suitable lightweight recycled fabrics! \nWe will start off stitching scraps onto the folded border and upon completion of the first row all the way around\, will insert the wadding close to the first row of stitches. \n   \n \n \n  \n  \n  \n\nInspiration \nLisa will be leading our exploration into Kawandi this month. She has recommended some YouTube resources to inspire you. Lisa particularly recommends the one by Kieren Dutcher. \n\nWorks Created by Margaret Fabrizio in 2022 (atree3)\nMake a Kawandi Quilt (Kieren Dutcher)\nKawandi – Techniques & Tips for Your First Quilt (Marion’s World)\nReviving the Art of Siddi Quilts (30 Stades)\n\n\nWhat to bring \nWe have provided a list of materials to consider bringing.  No need to purchase fabrics – just bring what you already have in your stash! \n\nDownload the list – Exploring Kawandi\nYour lunch. An alternative: lots of lunch places to buy lunch nearby\n\nSome people enjoy doing these with Japanese inspired fabrics rather than scrap\, so if you are searching for needles or Japanese fabrics\, here are our lovely local sources: \n\nLittle Japanese Haberdashery\nSarah stocks needles (and fabrics if you are tempted)\nOpen Tuesday and Thursday\, 10 – 2\nINSIDE the old warehouse\, 16 Smith St\, North Hobart\nhttps://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleJapaneseHab\n\n\nWafu Works\nJan stocks lovely fabrics if you are tempted but not needles\nOpen Wednesday to Saturday\, 10 – 4:30\n18 Beach Road\, Kingston\nhttps://www.wafuworks.com.au/\n\n\nUpcoming Explore Days \n\n6 July – Social Stitch Day\n3 August – TBA\n14 September – TBA (NOTE: 2nd Sunday due to Father’s Day)\n5 October – Social Stitch Day\n9 November – Dyeing Threads (NOTE: 2nd Sunday due to Tasmanian Craft Fair – Deloraine)\n7 December – TBA\n\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.\n\nHow to find Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms
URL:https://www.stitchingandbeyond.com/event/lets-explore-kawandi-2/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - Tasmanian Flora
DESCRIPTION:Each year Stitching and Beyond members fill the Lightbox (the wee gallery downstairs from the Long Gallery\, Salamanca) with small stitched creations\, usually no bigger than about 10 to 15 centimetres. \nThis year the theme is Tasmanian Flora – be inspired by its shapes\, colours\, patterns; any aspect that you enjoy in flowers\, reeds\, seeds and bark to name just some. Already we have seen some lovely ideas. They don’t have to be complicated or exactly true to life – keep the word “expressive” in your minds! \nFeel free to enjoy the company of others while we all work on our flora pieces. \n\nInspiration \n\n\nWhat to bring \nWe have provided a list of materials to consider bringing. Please don’t buy –  just bring what you already have in your stash! \n\nYour supplies to create Tasmanian flora inspired pieces – eg. small fabric pieces\, twine\, threads\, paints\, pens\, glue\nTools you need – eg. scissors\, needles\, crochet hooks\, brushes\nYour lunch (there are also shops nearby if you prefer)\nNote: your membership provides tea\, green tea\, instant coffee\, milk and mugs\n\n\nAlternatively\, bring your choice of another project\n\n\nUpcoming Explore Days \n\n1 June – Kawandi\n6 July – Social Stitch Day\n3 August – TBA\n14 September – TBA (NOTE: 2nd Sunday due to Father’s Day)\n5 October – Social Stitch Day\n9 November – Dyeing Threads (NOTE: 2nd Sunday due to Tasmanian Craft Fair – Deloraine)\n7 December – TBA\n\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-tasmanian-flora/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Sculptural Textile Art with Priscilla Edwards
DESCRIPTION:Priscilla Edwards began creating sculptural textiles while studying embroidery at Manchester Metropolitan University during the 1990’s. It was here she was encouraged to nurture her love of found materials and transform the lost and overlooked into arresting works of art. \nOver the past 20 years Priscilla has developed a unique range of manipulation methods using hand and machine stitching combined with wire\, fabric\, wax and found objects to create pieces full of whit and charm. These charming\, yet slightly dark\, fairytale-like sculptures transcend the familiar qualities of the original materials and capture Priscilla’s perceptions of beauty\, fragility and intrigue. Once drawn into her enchanting world of afternoon tea\, angelic angels and faux flora it’s hard not to be captivated by Priscilla’s inquisitive imagination. \nPriscilla’s beautifully illustrated book ‘Sculptural Textile Art’ was published by Search Press in 2022 exploring her wealth of techniques and processes. This stunning step by step guide shares Priscilla’s approach to creating sculptural textiles and is the perfect inspiration for anyone wanting to develop ideas in new and exciting ways. \nwww.priscillaedwards.co.uk \n\nSculptural Textile Art workshop\nExplore the extraordinary possibilities of working with lightweight wire to create small-scale sculptures that incorporate found materials. Priscilla will share her unique combination of creative techniques showing you how to shape wire by using pliers and fingertip manipulation to make a structure. Priscilla will then explore the process of applying layers of silk and wax to your pieces – these can then be embellished by adding stitching\, touches of paper\, paint\, buttons\, broken jewellery\, beads and anything else you may like to add. \nAs the sculptures develop you will see their distinct characters unfolding and becoming your own creations. Repurposing materials is hugely rewarding as it allows you to use fragments of precious fabrics and treasures in your stash producing an original piece that is totally personal and unique to you. \nThis workshop is aimed to inspire with lots of different techniques and processes so you can develop them in a way that fits in with your own practice. It would suit anyone who enjoys working in a three-dimensional way with mixed media techniques. Priscilla will bring lots of her own work and will talk you through how she puts pieces together; this provides the perfect insight into her own making and how she develops ideas. \nPlease feel free to bring any additional resources you wish to work with. Priscilla’s workshops always encourage you to develop personal pieces of work. \n\nInspiration from Priscilla\n\n\nWhat to bring:\n\nA full list of requirements will be emailed to participants prior to the workshop\n\nPlease note:\n\nWorkshop bookings are subject to our refund policy\n\nFinding and Parking at Moonah Arts Centre \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/sculptural-textile-art-with-priscilla-edwards/
LOCATION:Makers Workshop\, Moonah Arts Centre\, 23-27 Albert Road\, Moonah\, Tasmania\, 7009\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - Lift Your Art Supplies Game!
DESCRIPTION:Ever had the experience of knowing you have exactly the right art medium or piece of textile for your project\, but you just can’t find it? You are not alone! This month Ursula Harris will lead us in exploring ways to choose\, store and organise your stash. \nLearn the tips & tricks of choosing\, storing\, and making the most of your art supplies. Apply this to your stash by creating clever colour swatches and systems for your supplies – whether pens\, pencils\, fabrics\, markers or paints. You’ll wonder how you lived without them! \nCome prepared to share your suggestions and secrets. \n\nInspiration \n\n\nWhat to bring \nWe have provided a list of materials to consider bringing. Please don’t buy –  just bring what you already have in your stash! \n\nExamples of how you store your art supplies and fabrics (physically or in photos)\nYour art supplies to create colour swatches (watercolours\, acrylics\, coloured pencils\, markers\, pens\, plus glues and mediums\, etc.)\nA blank book\, light cardboard\, and/or different types of fabric to make swatches\nA pencil\, eraser and marker\nFine paint brushes for watercolour or acrylic paints\nYour lunch (there are also shops nearby if you prefer) Note: your membership provides tea\, green tea\, instant coffee\, milk and mugs\nAlternatively\, bring your choice of another project.\n\n\nUpcoming Explore Days \n\n4 May – Tasmanian Flora\n1 June – Kawandi\n6 July – Social Stitch Day\n3 August – TBA\n14 September – TBA (NOTE: 2nd Sunday due to Father’s Day)\n5 October – Social Stitch Day\n9 November – Dyeing Threads (NOTE: 2nd Sunday due to Tasmanian Craft Fair – Deloraine)\n7 December – TBA\n\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.\n\n 
URL:https://www.stitchingandbeyond.com/event/lets-explore-lift-your-art-supplies-game/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - Coasters\, cords\, buttons & beads
DESCRIPTION:We will be exploring the art of wet felting with Robyn Delaney.  Robyn will demonstrate some basic techniques to make small items such as coasters\, cords\, buttons and beads. These can be easily made with small amounts of wool tops or pre-felt. \nWhile coasters can be made for their own sake\, for Robyn they are usually a by-product of making samples for larger projects. They can be a way to hone colour choices or to learn how to make straight edges and square corners. \nFelted cords\, buttons and beads can be used on their own\, embellished with hand stitch or incorporated into other textile and fibre projects. \n\nInspiration \n\n\nWhat to bring \nWe have provided a list of materials to bring. Please don’t buy anything. Robyn will bring extras of most things. Just bring what you already have in your stash! \n\nA small amount of wool top/roving in the colours of your choice or what you have available.\nPlease don’t buy – Robyn will bring some of her stash for the price of a gold coin donation.\n2 square-ish pieces of bubble wrap. These don’t need to be larger than 40×40 cm each.\nA 20cm square card or paper with a dark outlined edge (your “template”) if you want to make coasters.\nA small old towel or two to put on your table and under the bubble wrap etc\, to keep the floor dry.\nA small amount of soap or detergent (there will be some to share).\nA small/medium container for the water/soap mix – eg a 1kg yogurt or ice-cream container.\nAn implement to transfer small amounts of soapy water to your project. This can be a plastic bottle with a few holes in the lid or a scrunched up plastic shopping bag.\nA thin pencil\, chopstick or thick piece of wire or similar to form or maintain a hole in any beads you make. Alternatively\, you can make them directly onto your new cord.\nIf you want to make lots of beads\, then a bowl with a lid to rattle the soft beads around would make them faster.\nYou could also bring some small pieces of thin silk or open weave cotton or other fibres to use as embellishments if you wanted to.\nYour lunch (there are also shops nearby if you prefer) Note: your membership provides tea\, green tea\, instant coffee\, milk and mugs\n\n\nAlternatively\, bring your choice of another project\n\n\nUpcoming Explore Days \n\n6 April – Lift Your Art Supplies Game!\n4 May – Tasmanian Flora\n8 June – TBA\n6 July – Social Stitch Day\n3 August – TBA\n14 September – TBA (NOTE: 2nd Sunday due to Father’s Day)\n5 October – Social Stitch Day\n9 November – Dyeing Threads (NOTE: 2nd Sunday due to Tasmanian Craft Fair – Deloraine)\n7 December – TBA\n\n\nHow to join KWC and attend our regular Explore Days \n\nAnyone who is a 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.\n\n 
URL:https://www.stitchingandbeyond.com/event/lets-explore-coasters-cords-buttons-beads/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Beyond Print with Stitch - Gaye Nieuwenhof
DESCRIPTION:Gaye Nieuwenhof has been creating and exhibiting her work for many years along with teaching various techniques to help inspire others. Her inspiration is always the environment and although the imagery is abstract in nature\, that echo remains. The alchemy of materials and how they can be utilised to produce art has always fascinated her. This can come about in many forms and sees prosaic materials being used for purposes for which they were never intended. Texture\, tone and line always appear in her work which creates visual excitement. \nAs an artist and an educator\, Gaye strives to inspire and imbue her students with the passion for art. Combining various\, often unorthodox media to create unique pieces\, she assists all her students to develop their distinct artistic voice\, while understanding and appreciating the diversity of the world of art. \nwww.gayenieuwenhof.com \n\nWorkshop Overview\nIn this workshop we will be using gel plates and craft presses to create eco printed monotypes on both fabric and paper which we will then collage and stitch to complete the piece. \nUsing local flora to eco print images onto paper with the boiling method and/or the press method will introduce more surprises. Exciting processes and techniques will produce unique work. \nBe prepared to: \n\nprint onto fabric and paper on day one\nuse ink and stencils on day two\, along with starting to stitch\ncompleting one piece of work on either paper or fabric on day three.\n\n\nInspiration from Gaye\n\n\nWhat to bring:\n\nA full list of requirements will be sent to each participant prior to the workshop\n\nPlease note:\n\nWorkshop bookings are subject to our refund policy\n\nHow to find the Colour Circle Studio \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/beyond-print-with-stitch-gaye-nieuwenhof/
LOCATION:Colour Circle studio\, 555 Nelson Road\, Mount Nelson\, Tasmania\, 7007\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - Tsung Tse (Chinese Dragon Boat)
DESCRIPTION:This month Jen Westren will demonstrate how to make a Chinese Dragon Boat\, or Tsung-Tse.  These can be made into ornaments to hang on the Christmas tree\, or jewellery (e.g. necklace\, earrings) or strung together in different sizes to make colourful mobiles. \nThe Tsung-Tse is a symbol for the Dragon Boat Festival in China. It is originally the name of a food served during the festival made from rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo leaves. Dragon Boats were fashionable in the ancient courts as elaborate wrappings for important gifts. \n\nInspiration \n\nThread Head: Dragon Boats \nThe Dragon Boat Wrapped Holiday Ornament Tutorial – CraftSanity – A blog and podcast for those who love everything handmade \nCai Zong – Chinese String Art : 16 Steps (with Pictures) – Instructables \n\nWhat to bring \nWe have provided a list of materials to bring. Please don’t buy.  Just bring what you already have in your stash! \n\nDMC embroidery cotton. Either in 2 separate colours if you wish to do a striped “boat”\, or an easy way is one hank of variegated yarn. Quantity will depend on how many you wish to make. (One hank of yarn will make one dragon boat\, approx. 5 cm. wide). NB: embroidery thread needs to be in complete hanks\, not cut into pieces.\n4 mapping pins ( the ones with the tiny coloured ball on top)\nScissors\, sticky tape\, ruler and a craft knife\nClear drying craft glue\nseveral medium beads\nVery lightweight cardboard (form bases to wind yarn onto) –  1.5 inch by 7.75 inch\nLong needle (e.g. doll- makers needle) to accommodate thread thickness\, beads and to be able to thread through dragon boat (see photos above)\nJewellery findings if you wish to make earrings and/or necklace\nYour lunch (there are also shops nearby if you prefer) Note: your membership provides tea\, green tea\, instant coffee\, milk and mugs\n\n\nAlternatively\, bring your choice of another project\n\n\nUpcoming Explore Days \n\nStay tuned for updates!\n\n\nHow to join KWC and attend our regular Explore Days \n\nAny financial Stitching and Beyond member who is also a 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.\n\n 
URL:https://www.stitchingandbeyond.com/event/lets-explore-tsung-tse-chinese-dragon-boat/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - Transparent Fabrics
DESCRIPTION:** Note: this activity has been rescheduled to 5 January 2025.  \nThis month Sue Roberts will lead us in exploring ideas for using fine\, see-through fabrics in creative ways. We will be focusing on very simple hand stitching rather than machine stitching during the Sunday session. \nExamples of transparent fabrics include organdy\, organza or similar sheer fabrics including ribbons (commonly used by florists)\, tulle\, fine lace with larger holes\, and scrim (open weave bandage fabric). \nThese fabrics can be: \n\nlayered to alter the colour or shade of the fabric underneath\nstitched over with decorative stitches\nroughly torn or neatly edged\, depending upon the effect you like\ntwisted and shaped\nmade into light-weight three-dimensional shapes that can be attached to a base fabric\nused to cover and hold small lightweight objects in place with simple decorative stitching\nstitched by hand or machine\n\n\nInspiration \n \n \n \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n\nWhat to bring \nWe have provided a list of materials to consider bringing. There will also be fabrics and some thin quilting available to share\, so please don’t buy.  Just bring what you already have in your stash! \n\nTwo pieces of fabric around 30 cm square to use as a base (eg. patterned cotton patchwork or fabric you have dyed)\nA piece of thin quilt backing around 30 cm square\nSmall pieces of transparent fabric as listed above (eg. organdy\, organza\, tulle\, fine lace\, scrim\, gauze)\nA few finer threads such as sewing machine thread\, stranded cotton\, perle 8 or 12 embroidery thread\nSmall lightweight smooth objects to anchor in place under fabric (eg. beads\, shells\, foam shapes)\nPins\, needles\, and scissors\nA medium size embroidery hoop if you like to use one\nPieces you have made incorporating sheer fabrics\, scrim etc to inspire us all!\nYour lunch (there are also shops nearby if you prefer) Note: your membership provides tea\, green tea\, instant coffee\, milk and mugs\n\n\nAlternatively\, bring your choice of another project\n\n\nUpcoming Explore Days \n\nStay tuned for updates!\n\n\nHow to join KWC and attend our regular Explore Days \n\nAny financial Stitching and Beyond member who is also a 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.\n\n 
URL:https://www.stitchingandbeyond.com/event/__transparent-fabrics/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Challenge Exhibition: Bottom of my Garden
DESCRIPTION:Stitching and Beyond’s Challenge exhibition titled ‘Bottom of my Garden‘ is touring regional libraries and galleries around Tasmania in 2025. \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 3 – Fri 31 January \nUlverstone Library: Mon 3 February – Mon 3 March \nDevonport Library: Fri 7 March – Fri 4 April \nThe Watch House Gallery\, Georgetown: Mon 14 April – Mon 12 May \nLaunceston Library: Mon 7 July – Mon 4 August \nRosny Library: Mon 11 August – Mon 8 September \nLong Gallery\, Salamanca Arts Centre\, Hobart: Fri 26 September – Mon 6 October \nGlenorchy Library: Wed 8 – Wed 29 October \nKingston Library: Mon 3 – Fri 28 November
URL:https://www.stitchingandbeyond.com/event/bottom-of-my-garden/
LOCATION:Tasmania
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - a Shared Stitch Day
DESCRIPTION:Let’s wind down in this hectic time of year and enjoy working on our own projects while chattering and sharing ideas or books.  Come for as long as you like! \n\nInspiration  \n\nPerhaps you have unfinished samples from previous Let’s Explore Days you’d like to finish?\nYou may like to work on Christmas gifts for family or friends?\nOr work on whatever takes your fancy!!\n\n\nWhat to bring \n\nAll the gear you need for your particular project\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 in 2025 \n\n5 January – Using transparent fabrics\n2 February – Making Tsung-Tse (Chinese Dragon Boat)\n\n\nHow to join KWC and attend our regular Explore Days \n\nAny financial Stitching and Beyond member who is also a 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-a-shared-stitch-day-3/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - Cyanotype Printing
DESCRIPTION:This month (assuming we don’t have rain!) we will be exploring cyanotype (commonly called blue printing). \nCyanotype is a photographic printing process using two chemicals (ferric ammonium and potassium ferricyanide) which react with UV light to produce a cyan-blue print. Engineers used the process well into the 20th century as a simple and low-cost process to produce copies of drawings\, referred to as blueprints. \nWe will use botanical elements (leaves or grasses)\, stencils\, doilies or lace to create decorative prints. Even if the weather is cloudy\, the process will deliver amazing results! \nCopyright: Margaret Jones \nCopyright: Margaret Jones \nCopyright: Margaret Jones \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nWhat to bring \n\nrequirements list (courtesy of Margaret Jones)\nyour lunch (or cash to purchase lunch nearby)\, tea and/or coffee and a mug\n\nHow to find Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms \n\nUpcoming Explore Days \n\n1 December – Using transparent fabrics\n\n\nHow to join KWC and attend our regular Explore Days \n\nAny financial Stitching and Beyond member who is also a 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-cyanotype-printing/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - a Shared Stitch Day
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy the company of like minds or take some time out for yourself on Sunday while working on your own project. Come for as long as you like! \n\nInspiration  \n\nPerhaps you have unfinished samples from previous Let’s Explore Days you’d like to finish?\nYou may like to work on Christmas gifts for family or friends?\nOr work on whatever takes your fancy!!\n\n\nWhat to bring \n\nAll the gear you need for your particular project\nTea and/or coffee and a mug\nYour lunch (or cash to purchase lunch nearby)\n\nHow to find Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms \n\nUpcoming Explore Days \n\n10 November – Cyanotype (NOTE: 2nd Sunday due to Deloraine Craft Fair)\n1 December – Using transparent fabrics\n\n\nHow to join KWC and attend our regular Explore Days \n\nAny financial Stitching and Beyond member who is also a 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-a-shared-stitch-day-2/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:A Botanical Collection with Irene Manion
DESCRIPTION:Irene Manion is a multidisciplinary artist living in the Lake Macquarie area of NSW. \nAs a practicing textile artist for over 30 years\, Irene has focussed on machine embroidery techniques. Her work has been regularly exhibited in solo\, group and selective exhibitions. \nIn recent years Irene has evolved a unique sewing technique involving increased stitch length. She also stitches on non-traditional surfaces like plastic and Perspex to convey messages about the environment. \nWith a teaching background in textiles and visual arts\, photography and video production\, Irene’s work has been published in numerous books and magazines. \nwww.irenemanion.com \n\nA Botanical Collection – an  exploration of 3D machine embroidery\n‘A Botanical Collection’ allows us to explore colour\, pattern\, transparency and texture through stitch. The workshop delves into the use of free-motion machine embroidery to create a diverse botanical collection of leaves and petals or other botanical shapes. We will work on a mix of fabrics\, including transparent and water-soluble\, to craft perforated\, transparent and variegated foliage for our collection. \nStudents will work through increasingly advanced techniques of free-motion embroidery\, including the following exercises: \n\nIntroduction to traditional free-motion machine drawing\nWork on transparent fabric for the creation of patterns\nThe correct way to work on dissolvable fabric\nStitching across a hole in fabric to create lace\nCouching to create goldwork patterns\nFinishing edges using satin stitch\nCouching with wire to create a bendable form\nMaking stitched textured and patterned cords that can be free standing stems and tendrils\nAdvanced: embedding thick monofilament as a skeletal spiral into transparent fabric and then free motion stitching around the spiral\n\n\nInspiration from Irene\n\n\nPlease note:\n\nThe workshop fee includes the following materials provided by the tutor:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDetailed course notes for this workshop\nSolvy – dissolvable fabric\nAdditional organza and polyester fabric as needed\nTuille for mounting design\nWire for various leaves\nA selection of leaf stencils that can be used as a foundation for stitched leaf designs\nFabric texta colours\nThick monofilament (if needed)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n A full list of requirements will be emailed to participants prior to the workshop\n\n\nWorkshop bookings are subject to our refund policy\n\nHow to find the Colour Circle Studio \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/a-botanical-collection-with-irene-manion/
LOCATION:Colour Circle studio\, 555 Nelson Road\, Mount Nelson\, Tasmania\, 7007\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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