Up-cycle unwanted clothes and transform discarded fabric into a shaggy rag rug with Sophie Zadeh of Design Cite. Learn the relaxing and methodical craft of weaving, beginning your own rug with a small group of like minded participants. Use your new skills to contribute to the communal rug in the Snart Club exhibition Tend/er, a thoughtful exploration of care and community.

Sat 30 Jan | 12pm - 3pm | Suitable for all ages
$55 | $49.50 members | BYO fabric to recycle
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A fun and meditative introduction to rope coiling with Leanne Bray. Once you learn this simple basketry technique, you can let your creativity run free to make all kinds of vessels, whether it be a basket, a bowl or a hanging planter! This introductory workshop only requires a little patience and a love for stitching. Open to all skill levels.

Leanne Bray is a multi-disciplinary artist with over thirty-five years’ experience in a range of media, such as textiles and illustration. With a home-based studio and public art space in Australia and Zimbabwe, you will find her latest exhibition Discernible Sequence on show at the Mundaring Arts Centre.

Sat 31 Oct | 12pm - 3pm | Suitable for 13+ yrs
$60 | $54 Members | All materials supplied

Explore stitch format and design with artist Louise Wilde Cook. Participants will learn how to design and present words and phrases using a variety of stitches and techniques such as appliqué and couching. Working through a number of individual and collaborative stitching exercises, new skills will culminate into the textured stitch of a single word. Be sure to have a meaningful word or phase in mind on the day.

Sat 10 Oct | 12pm - 3pm | Suitable for 13+ yrs
$60 | $54 Members | Materials supplied

Celebrate Wildflower season in Mundaring with this special Sunday bushwalk and embroidery workshop. We’ll start the morning with a guided walk along the Railway Reserve Heritage Trail to find and photograph local wildflowers, before settling in back at the Mundaring Arts Centre with artists Susie Vickery and Trish Bygott for an embroidery workshop and morning tea.

You’ll learn to create a template for your chosen wildflower and experiment with different stitching techniques with guidance from Susie and Trish. Suitable for both beginners and experienced stitchers, this is an excellent opportunity to learn more about West Australian flora and its use in contemporary embroidery.

A variety of embroidery threads, needles and squares of calico will be provided. Please bring along your own hoop and sketchbook, as well as any special fabric and threads you may like to use on the day. Closed in shoes, sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat are essential.

Sun 4 Oct | 9am - 1pm | Suitable for 13+ yrs
$80 | $72 Members | Basic materials supplied

Celebrate the Sheep Show by learning to felt with wool and threads in this introductory 3D workshop with Katrina Virgona. Over three hours, you’ll learn various techniques enabling you to create your own wearable art and jewellery. This workshop is open to all levels, with projects to suit both beginners and more advanced felters.

Sat 5 Sep | 10am - 1pm | Suitable for 13+ yrs
$40 | $36 members | Materials supplied

Join Sheep Show artist Emma Buswell for an afternoon of knitting and stitching. Bring along your latest project, or start something new with Emma as your guide. A selection of wool, needles, fabrics, and embroidery threads will be supplied but participants are encouraged to bring along any special materials. Afternoon tea will be provided.

Sat 15 Aug | 1pm - 4pm | Suitable for all ages, children under 7 yrs are to be accompanied by an adult
$10 | $9 Members | Basic materials supplied

Learn to create a thread from raw fleece with seasoned spinner Anne Williams. With Anne's instruction and some simple materials, you'll be sure to leave with a bobbin full of yarn. Anne has been spinning for many years, even competitively, and loves the versatility and sophistication of simple technology. Morning tea provided. Spots are limited!

Sat 8 Aug | 10am - 1pm | Suitable for 8+ yrs
$30 | $27 Members | Materials supplied

Katrina Virgona will teach 3D felting techniques inspired by the investigation of native pod forms using wool fleece and thread. Intriguing forms will be explored and reinvented throughout the process of learning and making. 

Sat 5 Oct | 9am - 12pm | Suitable for 15+ yrs
$45 | $40.50 Members | Materials supplied

Be inspired by the natural setting of the Mundaring Sculpture Park and transform materials from the earth into your own unique textile fabric in this 2 hour workshop with textile artist Trudi Pollard. Trudi will share her passion for natural dyes, explaining new and innovative techniques developed from ancient cultures whilst guiding you to create a patterned fabric piece using Indigo and natural mordents. Trudi will prepare a natural indigo fermenting vat using fruit and earth minerals in an eco-friendly way then show you how to transform a homespun cotton fat quarter into a special textile using Shibori techniques. After the session you will receive a free copy of Trudi’s Natural Dyeing booklet that includes special recipes to create your own natural dyes.

Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting messy. 

Sun 29 Sep | 1pm - 3pm | Suitable for 12+ yrs 
$44 | $40 Members | Materials supplied 
Mundaring Sculpture Park Corner of Jacoby and Nichol St Mundaring WA

Explore construction and sculptural techniques using recycled materials to create wearable art accessories with high visual impact.

Extend the skills you learn in the workshop and use your body adornment creations to complement an entry in the Worn Out Worn Art  Wearable Art Parade on Sat 9 Nov.

Bring any recycled materials that will be useful for your creation if you have an idea for your creation. 

Sat 17 Aug | 11am - 3pm | Suitable for 12 - 18yrs
$10 | $9 Members | Materials supplied
Darlington Main Hall, Owen Road, Darlington WA

Katrina Virgona will teach 3D felting techniques inspired by the investigation of native pod forms using wool fleece and thread. Intriguing forms will be explored and reinvented throughout the process of learning and making.

Participants will be invited to return their creations for the community exhibition Seeds, Pods & Pollen at Mundaring Arts Centre 13 Sep - 27 Oct 2019.

Sat 27 Jul | 10am - 1pm | Suitable for 16+ yrs
$45 | $40.50 Members | Materials supplied

Join Continuity and Change artists Claire Bushby and Sophie Nixon for an afternoon of patchwork stitching. Bring some fabrics that are meaningful to you and learn some embroidery and quilting skills. This workshop will be most suitable for beginner to intermediate stitchers. Basic fabrics, embroidery threads and sewing needles will be supplied but participants are encouraged to bring along any special materials.

Sat 22 Jun | 1pm - 4pm | Suitable for 7+ yrs
$20 | $18 Members | Materials supplied

PART OF THE WHAT ON EARTH PROJECT

Kate Campbell-Pope will teach 3D fibre form construction inspired by the investigation of seeds, pods, and pollen, using natural fibres, threads and plant material, basketry and textiles construction techniques.

The often tiny and overlooked forms will be highlighted and celebrated in this process of learning and making.

Participants will be invited to return their creations for the community exhibition Seeds, Pods and Pollen at Mundaring Arts Centre 13 Sep - 27 Oct 2019.

Fri 7 Jun | 10am - 3pm | Suitable for 16+ yrs
$75 | $67.50 Members | Materials supplied