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SUMMARY:Challenge Exhibition: Hidden Stories
DESCRIPTION:Stitching and Beyond’s Challenge exhibition titled ‘Hidden Stories‘ is touring regional libraries and galleries around Tasmania in 2026. \nVisitors to our Challenge exhibitions always enjoy the display\, and this exhibition will be no exception!\nCheck your local library or gallery opening hours. Entry is free. \nPlease get along to your local exhibition site to view our members’ work.\nIn the meantime\, you can view our online gallery. \n\nBurnie Library: Fri 2 – Fri 30 January \nDevonport Library: Fri 6 February – Fri 6 March \nUlverstone Library: Fri 27 March – Fri 24 April \nLaunceston Library: Fri 1 – Fri 29 May \nThe Watch House Gallery\, Georgetown: Fri 3 – Fri 31 July \nGone Rustic Gallery\, St Mary’s: Mon 3 – Fri 28 August \nGlenorchy Library: Mon 2 – 28 September \nRosny Library: Sat 3 – Wed 28 October \nKingston Library: Mon 2 – Fri 27 November
URL:https://www.stitchingandbeyond.com/event/challenge-exhibition-hidden-stories/
LOCATION:Tasmania
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260503T100000
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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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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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SUMMARY:Northern Monthly Gatherings
DESCRIPTION:Next monthly gatherings:\nRiverside & St Mary’s – Monday 18 May\nPenguin – Wednesday 24 May\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)\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 15 June\nMonday 20 July\nMonday 17 August\nMonday 14 September\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:Southern Monthly Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Next monthly gathering: Tuesday 19 May\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 16 June\nTuesday 21 July\nTuesday 18 August\nTuesday 15 September\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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260724T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260724T163000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260725T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20260725T163000
DTSTAMP:20260502T160740
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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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SUMMARY:Unlocking the Colours of Nature with Helen Coleman - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:This workshop has been cancelled as a knock-on effect of  the war in the Middle East and issues around costs and availability of fuel. Ticketed participants have been contacted separately for a full refund. \nHelen Coleman is a contemporary colour-woman\, whose art practice is devoted to process and scientific experimentation. She delights in unlocking the hidden colours in the natural world around us. \nTapping into a thirty-year career in botany and chemistry\, Helen explores the artistic potential of local plant and earth materials. These diverse samples are transformed into unique dyes\, pigments\, inks and paints by blending ancient and contemporary techniques. \nHelen shares her research through exhibitions\, residencies and workshops across Australia\, inspiring artists and the broader community to connect more deeply with the natural environment and explore the benefits of combining art with science. \nhttps://www.helencolemanart.com.au/ \n\n\nWorkshop Overview\nThis workshop explores nature’s own colour palette\, as Helen gently guides you through her process to test and transform a wide variety of natural materials into inks\, pigments and paints. \nStudents will explore local\, foraged natural materials for their colour properties\, convert these pigments into a range of art mediums and create unique paper-based artworks that are deeply connected to the local landscape. \nWorkshop techniques include extracting botanical pigments\, making inks\, levigating earths and making natural paints. Helen will also share her tips for testing for lightfastness\, record keeping\, storing natural mediums and producing commercial artwork using natural materials. \nBeginners to experienced artists who are keen to incorporate natural pigments into their practice will benefit from this workshop. \n\nInspiration from Helen\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\nTickets on sale from 8am\, 1st March 2026\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/unlocking-the-colours-of-nature-with-helen-coleman/
LOCATION:Makers Workshop\, Moonah Arts Centre\, 23-27 Albert Road\, Moonah\, Tasmania\, 7009\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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