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Current Workshops  Offerings

TEXTILE AND MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOPS  

Temari - embroidered wrapped balls in traditional style.   





- Tea Bag sculpture:   small paper vessels - made with used tea bags. (one day) 


Art Collage  ( fabric and paper)

- Snail Mail Art  ( 2 days)  Collage using envelopes, notes, letters ....


-  Artist Books   - TEXTILE/PAPER (2 days)


Art Doll Workshops :
- Garden Thread Dolls  (one day workshop 




 - Message/Story  Stick doll - doll made with found objects and upcycled cloth.  ( one day) 
 







FOR Workshop Bookings Please contact   Timeless Textiles 
or leave a comment below ... 
2024
January
Summer School  NSW Embroiderers Guild 

February 
Courtyard Creatives : Timeless  Textiles 
Presentation  ( Artist Talk) - Newcastle Art Gallery Society
Presentation  (Artist Talk) - Lateral Stitchers  NSW Embroiderers Guild 

March 
Presentation Society of Artists Newcastle 
Presentation Morisset - Lake Village

May 
Textile Tasters : NCEATA 

November 
Courtyard Creatives : Timeless Textiles 
Workshop - Festive Forethoughts - NCEATA 



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