WORKSHOP | Contemporary Soft Textiles | Stitch a Pouch with Nicole Crosswell

When: Saturday 4th March 2023

Time: 9am–1pm

Where: artisan's workshop location South Brisbane, 170 Melbourne Street, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101

Cost: $130 per person

Skill level: Beginners-intermediate 

About the workshop:

Come and partake in Nicole Crosswell’s contemporary soft textile workshop. In this unique workshop you will get to make your very own individual fabric pouch for a specific book, item, or gift.

The sizing, fabric swatches, design, thread colour and writing will all be selected by each individual participant. The materials used will be a selection of neutral-coloured linens, canvases, cottons, and hand stitched together with natural sewing and quilting threads.

Participants will learn how to construct the pouch from scratch and create their own individual design using two very simple stitches, the running and whip stitch.

Included in workshop ticket:

• All materials included
• Your design to take home!
• Design and composition guidance
• A new skill!
• Light refreshments

What to bring:

• Closed in shoes 
• Your imagination! 

About the facilitator:

Nicole is an Australian artist who resides in Brisbane, Queensland. Her practice embodies the phrase ‘to draw’; from the manipulation of physical thread and line through to traditional methods of drawing, inscription and mark making. Nicole’s body of work is a raw and honest exploration on the human condition and its reflection in the natural world.

Alongside her arts practice, Nicole is the Scientific Illustrator for The Queensland Herbarium at Mt. Coot-tha Botanical Gardens. This role entails drawing to scale new and threatened Queensland plants for publications.

Nicole is also the founder of The Artist’s Studio, a new space in Camp Hill where one on one art mentorship and support is being offered for people of all abilities.

IMAGE: courtesy of artist

COVID-Safe Policy:

Please be assured artisan has well considered COVID-safe protocols regarding our workshop programming. You will be offered socially distanced seating, access to your own PPE sanitation options at your workspace, and a large extremely well ventilated workshop venue. If you have any queries, please contact workshop@artisan.org.au.

Workshop Cancellation Policy:

Please note this workshop can be cancelled by artisan due to unforeseen circumstances or if minimum numbers are not reached. In this event participants will be refunded accordingly and as soon as possible.

Participant Cancellation Policy:

Workshops have limited spaces and involve preparation by the facilitator. Bookings cancelled up to one week prior to the start of the workshop may be refunded, but a 20% non-refundable administration fee will be deducted. Bookings cancelled within a week of the workshop commencing will NOT be refunded.

Workshop Transfer Policy:

You may transfer your booking into an alternative workshop up to one week prior to the start of the workshop. Any difference in cost will be charged accordingly. Any booking transfer made within one week of the original booking will result in cancellation, and will NOT be refunded.

You are also welcome to transfer your booking to another person prior to the workshop commencing. Please confirm this arrangement in writing to workshop@artisan.org.au.