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SUMMARY:Gathering Colour from Place with Tracy Willans
DESCRIPTION:We are incredibly fortunate to have Tracy Willans teach for us before she returns to WA to live\, so please make the most of this opportunity. Tracy has taught pigment and ink-making at the unique Lost Trades Fair in central Victoria where craftsmanship\, heritage trades and forgotten crafts are celebrated and skills passed on. \nTracy has been exploring the world of natural art materials since the early 2000s and has a wonderfully deep appreciation of the processes and outcomes which she will share over these two days. The colours in her range are rich and beautiful and reflect her surrounding environment. The skills Tracy shares will give you a wonderful foundation on which to build and explore. \nYou will have the luxury of bringing very little with you\, as Tracy is supplying almost everything you need. We are fortunate too\, in being able to use the Colour Circle Art Studio in the surrounding natural environment of Mount Nelson. \nhttps://www.soewnearth.com.au/ \n\n\nWorkshop Overview\nInk – Pigment – Paint: An exploration on how to make your own natural art materials by gathering from your local environment. \n\nWe will begin with Eucalyptus leaves\, taking them from dry leaves to making ink\, then to ink with iron added and then conversion to a dry pigment\nTracy will show you how she makes her Viola ink and show some colour shifting with Ph\nWe will look at how to make a series of copper-based inks\nWe will go through the processing of oyster shells and how Tracy uses the resulting pigment\nWe will learn how to make a charcoal pigment and identify potential materials\n\nThere will be time for some ink play in the middle and we will look at an overview of using pigment in various paints. \nYou will get to take home samples so remember to bring some small jars with you. \n\nInspiration from Tracy\n\n\nWhat to bring:\n\nA notebook and pen\nAn apron and sturdy shoes\nSmall glass jars to take home workshop samples\nAll workshop materials are included\nNotes will be provided\n\nPlease note:\n\nWorkshop bookings are subject to our refund policy\n\nHow to find the Colour Circle Studio\, Mount Nelson \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/gathering-colour-from-place-with-tracy-willans/
LOCATION:Colour Circle studio\, 555 Nelson Road\, Mount Nelson\, Tasmania\, 7007\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Southern Monthly Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Next monthly gathering: Tuesday 15 September\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 20 October\nTuesday 17 November\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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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260930T153000
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SUMMARY:Northern Monthly Gatherings
DESCRIPTION:Next monthly gatherings:\nRiverside – Monday 14 September\nSt Mary’s – Monday 14 September\nPenguin – Wednesday 23 September\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 19 October\nMonday 16 November\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:Let's Explore - Social Stitch Day
DESCRIPTION:Another day of inspiring each other with our current projects and enjoying time together. What could be better?\nPlease note: our Explore Day is a week later than usual due to Father’s Day on the first Sunday of September. \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\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\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-7/
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: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\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-6/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260725T163000
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SUMMARY:Eco Print on Leather with Lindy Whitton
DESCRIPTION:Eco Print on Leather – Natural\, Crisp and Beautiful\nThis one-day workshop will cover all you need to know to create natural\, crisp and beautiful botanic prints on leather. Topics covered include: \n\ntypes of leather and which to use\nhow to mordant leather (including recipes)\nwhich leaves print best\nusing dye blankets\nusing iron blankets\nhow to bundle\nsteam or simmer?\ndrying the leather\nconditioning the leather – which products to use\nuses for printed leather\n\nThe day will be a mix of discussion and hands on printing. You will make some tester samples to explore leaves and dye blankets and then move on to make one or two larger prints. \nAt the end of the day you will take home the full kangaroo hide printed in several sections and be able to use it for projects such as shoe making\, bookbinding\, purse\, wallet\, clutch etc. \n\nMaterials supplied by Lindy\n\nA full kangaroo leather hide per person (approx. 5 square feet)\n\n\nMordant buckets and mordant chemicals\n\n\nDye blankets\n\n\nTubes for bundling\n\n\nVessels for steaming/simmering\n\n\nVarious leaves\n\n\nWhat to bring\n\n$30 in an envelope with your name on the front to cover the cost of the supplied materials\nA selection of fresh or dried leaves/flowers – good printers are maple\, rose\, Cotinus and sycamore leaves\, and for flowers\, coreopsis\, dahlias\, cosmos\, chrysanthemum and gerbera\nSheet of recycled plastic to use when bundling the leaves and leather (please\, no cling wrap). You could use a recycled dry cleaning bag\, recyclable garbage bin liner\, large plastic bag etc. It should be at least 40 cm wide and 1.2 m long but you can combine sections to make this.\nA drying board and some push pins. Used for drying the wet leather and can be anything that you can push the pins into eg chipboard\, core flute etc. Approx. 40x60cm should be fine.\nElastic bandage or 2 inch wide strips of stretch cotton. A T-shirt cut into strips works well\nA pair of waterproof gloves to handle the wet dye blankets\nOld towel or similar to mop up any spills and keep your work area clean and dry\nNotepad and pen\nYour lunch and snacks (the local Mount Nelson Store has good coffee and options for lunch if you wish to purchase)\n\n  \n\nInspiration from Lindy\n\n\nIf you are not currently a financial member of Stitching and Beyond\, you can join us\, pay the small membership fee and then login to purchase your ticket. \nWorkshop bookings are subject to our refund policy. \nHow to find the Colour Circle Studio \n\n 
URL:https://www.stitchingandbeyond.com/event/eco-print-on-leather-with-lindy-whitton-4/
LOCATION:Colour Circle studio\, 555 Nelson Road\, Mount Nelson\, Tasmania\, 7007\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260724T163000
DTSTAMP:20261014T180029
CREATED:20260409T011919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260626T003439Z
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SUMMARY:Eco Print on Leather with Lindy Whitton
DESCRIPTION:Eco Print on Leather – Natural\, Crisp and Beautiful\nThis one-day workshop will cover all you need to know to create natural\, crisp and beautiful botanic prints on leather. Topics covered include: \n\ntypes of leather and which to use\nhow to mordant leather (including recipes)\nwhich leaves print best\nusing dye blankets\nusing iron blankets\nhow to bundle\nsteam or simmer?\ndrying the leather\nconditioning the leather – which products to use\nuses for printed leather\n\nThe day will be a mix of discussion and hands on printing. You will make some tester samples to explore leaves and dye blankets and then move on to make one or two larger prints. \nAt the end of the day you will take home the full kangaroo hide printed in several sections and be able to use it for projects such as shoe making\, bookbinding\, purse\, wallet\, clutch etc. \n\nMaterials supplied by Lindy\n\nA full kangaroo leather hide per person (approx. 5 square feet)\n\n\nMordant buckets and mordant chemicals\n\n\nDye blankets\n\n\nTubes for bundling\n\n\nVessels for steaming/simmering\n\n\nVarious leaves\n\n\nWhat to bring\n\n$30 in an envelope with your name on the front to cover the cost of the supplied materials\nA selection of fresh or dried leaves/flowers – good printers are maple\, rose\, Cotinus and sycamore leaves\, and for flowers\, coreopsis\, dahlias\, cosmos\, chrysanthemum and gerbera\nSheet of recycled plastic to use when bundling the leaves and leather (please\, no cling wrap). You could use a recycled dry cleaning bag\, recyclable garbage bin liner\, large plastic bag etc. It should be at least 40 cm wide and 1.2 m long but you can combine sections to make this.\nA drying board and some push pins. Used for drying the wet leather and can be anything that you can push the pins into eg chipboard\, core flute etc. Approx. 40x60cm should be fine.\nElastic bandage or 2 inch wide strips of stretch cotton. A T-shirt cut into strips works well\nA pair of waterproof gloves to handle the wet dye blankets\nOld towel or similar to mop up any spills and keep your work area clean and dry\nNotepad and pen\nYour lunch and snacks (the local Mount Nelson Store has good coffee and options for lunch if you wish to purchase)\n\n\nInspiration from Lindy\n\n\nIf you are not currently a financial member of Stitching and Beyond\, you can join us\, pay the small membership fee and then login to purchase your ticket. \nWorkshop bookings are subject to our refund policy. \nHow to find the Colour Circle Studio \n\n 
URL:https://www.stitchingandbeyond.com/event/eco-print-on-leather-with-lindy-whitton-5/
LOCATION:Colour Circle studio\, 555 Nelson Road\, Mount Nelson\, Tasmania\, 7007\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTEND;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260705T150000
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - Gelli Printing
DESCRIPTION:Let’s play with our gelli plates \nSo many are enjoying using gelli plates we thought it would be fun to make this July’s theme. No one to lead\, just printing on paper or fabric and sharing ideas. \nBring along all the gear you normally use\, plus an open mind and a sense of adventure! Please don’t feel under any obligation to join in – of course you can continue with your own projects. \n\n\nInspiration \n\n\nWhat to bring \n\na large plastic cover to protect your table\na garbage bag or similar for laying out prints to dry\na kitty litter tray – no accidental drips on carpet!!\nnotebook and pen for noting down useful ideas and tips others may share\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\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-gelli-printing-2/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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SUMMARY:Let's Explore - A Joining Technique
DESCRIPTION:Let’s add a clever joining technique to your toolbox! \nWe all admire Shirley’s skill with a needle and she has offered to share the clever way she joins her finished embroideries and patches. Remember that beautiful piece on the wall at the 2025 Out of Hand exhibition (pictured above)? \nIt’s a technique Shirley first saw in a book by Mary Sleigh. Those of us who know Shirley well can see how her work resonates with Mary’s artistry. \nMary writes: “I am a stitched textile artist\, maker\, tutor and author. Curiosity about people\, their culture\, practical skills and the marks they leave in their environment are a constant source of inspiration. Every place retains something of the people who live and work there. Finding those traces and connections are significant to my work. Much of the joy in what I create is in the actual making process\, allowing things to change through construction\, choosing and handling materials.” \nThis joining technique can be fine\, subtle and almost invisible or bold and colourful\, or anything in-between. \n\n\nInspiration \n\n\nWhat to bring \n\nneedles\nthread\na few pieces of fabric folded into squares (Shirley will undoubtedly have some spares)\nany other work you would like to get on with!\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\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-a-joining-technique/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260509T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260511T163000
DTSTAMP:20261014T180030
CREATED:20260204T012509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260216T003358Z
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SUMMARY:Stitching in Relief with Irene Manion
DESCRIPTION:Irene Manion spent over 30 years teaching Visual Arts to mainly secondary students\, at the same time maintaining a regular exhibition schedule that focused on exploration of the textile medium. She has delved into many textile-related techniques including batik\, leatherworking\, fabric printing and dyeing\, costume design and was a finalist in the NZ WOW awards in 2006. \nSince retiring from full-time teaching in 2016\, she has set up her studio at Lake Macquarie in NSW and has exhibited regularly in solo and group exhibitions as well as being a finalist in major competitions. Irene has also given workshops in her specialist areas throughout Australia. \nHer current focus is on free-motion machine embroidery and printing with the dye-sublimation technique. Her multi-media practices include photography and watercolour painting\, and these inform her textile work. \nhttps://www.irenemanion.com/ \nInst: @irenemanion_art \n\n\nWorkshop Overview\nIn this beginner to advanced workshop we experiment with ways of building up textured 3D surfaces\, using stitch and applique techniques. We start with a 2D image and turn into a 3D relief surface. \nExpect to explore the potential of free-motion machine embroidery. We’ll stitch on metal mesh\, metal fabric\, water-soluble fabric\, transparent organza and tuille as well as with traditional loft-creating fibres such as wadding and filling. We will also learn Irene’s unique long-stitch machine embroidery technique. \nStarting with the basics\, we’ll move into more advanced techniques in step by step progressions\, always experimenting with ways to raise the surface of the fabric. Students are asked to bring in drawings\, photos or digital images of organic objects of their choice\, such as fungi\, leaf litter\, insect wings\, bird feather patterns and bark patterns. These will be the starting point for our final designs. \n\nInspiration from Irene\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\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/stitching-in-relief-with-irene-manion/
LOCATION:Makers Workshop\, Moonah Arts Centre\, 23-27 Albert Road\, Moonah\, Tasmania\, 7009\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260503T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260503T150000
DTSTAMP:20261014T180030
CREATED:20260423T074440Z
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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\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-5/
LOCATION:Kingborough Women’s Club Rooms\, Ewing Avenue\, Kingston Beach\, Tasmania\, 7050
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260416T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260418T163000
DTSTAMP:20261014T180030
CREATED:20251220T015650Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260412T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260412T150000
DTSTAMP:20261014T180030
CREATED:20260307T033914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260307T034146Z
UID:35522-1775988000-1776006000@www.stitchingandbeyond.com
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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260301T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260301T150000
DTSTAMP:20261014T180030
CREATED:20260107T031347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T034001Z
UID:35068-1772359200-1772377200@www.stitchingandbeyond.com
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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260201T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260201T150000
DTSTAMP:20261014T180031
CREATED:20251009T035447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T032307Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260128T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260130T163000
DTSTAMP:20261014T180031
CREATED:20250620T034401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T034857Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260104T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260104T150000
DTSTAMP:20261014T180031
CREATED:20251220T011250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251220T011250Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20251207T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20251207T150000
DTSTAMP:20261014T180031
CREATED:20251022T014358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T013701Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20251109T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20251109T150000
DTSTAMP:20261014T180031
CREATED:20251022T015450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T015657Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20251009T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20251011T163000
DTSTAMP:20261014T180031
CREATED:20250325T204913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251216T022841Z
UID:32602-1760004000-1760200200@www.stitchingandbeyond.com
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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20251005T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20251005T150000
DTSTAMP:20261014T180031
CREATED:20250819T064039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T064039Z
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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
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20251006T160000
DTSTAMP:20261014T180031
CREATED:20250812T041556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T052840Z
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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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