The Hearth

✨Welcome to The Hearth: a warm and inviting community gathering where creativity meets connection.

Date: Saturday, 5 July 2025
Time: 1pm-4pm
Location: Belconnen Community Centre, 23 Swanson Ct, Belconnen
Cost: FREE

🧶 TEXTILE TLC: mend, tend and restore your much loved textile pieces with The Hearth

Join us for a mindful afternoon of community, restoration and connection, stitch by stitch. 

Explore visible mending, patchwork, embroidery and darning in a calm and welcoming space. Whether you're fixing something well-loved or simply here for the atmosphere, settle in for chats, chai, and slow making with textile crafts and mending.

🧵 Bring something to stitch or restore: shared materials available
☕ Warm drinks on site: bring your reusable mug
🍪 Feel free to bring a homemade treat to share
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ All welcome

The Hearth runs fortnightly, with low-key vibes and big community heart. Facilitated by local creatives, it’s a space to slow down, try something new, and connect with our community through shared creativity.

Please note your photo may be used for social media and promotional materials if you participate. If you prefer not to be photographed, please let us know. 

The Hearth is part of Connect Up 2617, a research initiative run by University of Canberra's Health Research Institute (HRI) to strengthen social connection. 

Got questions? Follow us on Connect Up 2617 on Facebook and Instagram or send us an email at connectupbelco@canberra.edu.au. Our website is www.connectup.au.