Wednesday 11 September |5.30pm–8.30pm

Wednesday 18 September | 5.30pm–8.30pm

Wednesday 25 September | 5.30pm–8.30pm

Spring Stitching back again with a new focus on colour!

If you are keen to try embroidery for the first time or extend on basic skills, bring your ideas and respected artist Sharon Peoples will get you started!

During this 3 week series of workshops, Sharon will demonstrate basic stitches, how to transfer a pattern, what sort of images work best and how to use colour in your work. She will provide lots of samples to inspire you, as well as providing a range of colourful threads, fabrics, needles, hoops and other materials.

Please note: each class runs weekly for 3 hours over 3 weeks and is suitable for teenagers to adults, from beginners to immediate skill levels.

Artist Bio:

Artist Sharon Peoples was born in Melbourne, Australia, into a family that encouraged creativity and making. From a young age, sewing and embroidery became her lifelong passion. Her work primarily explores themes related to the body with a focus on strong decorative elements. Over the past fifteen years Sharon has constructed machine embroidered textiles using soluble fabric to make lace-like structures. These structures are the vehicle for the narratives of life’s complexities. Sharon Peoples has worked as an artist in Canberra for over 20 years, exhibiting nationally and internationally as well as taking on commissioned work. Her work has been collected by the National Gallery of Australia, the National Museum of Australia, the Parliament House Art Collection, and state institutions. Her work is regularly exhibited in both solo and group exhibitions.

Support Artists and Learn from the Best

Craft + Design Canberra Anytime workshops provide an opportunity for audiences to learn from the unique skillsets of our members: individuals who are highly regarded in their fields as artists, designers, and craftspeople.

Craft + Design Canberra prides itself on paying fair rates of pay to our artists as recommended by NAVA (the National Association for the Visual Artists). Our artists are the best in their fields and deserve fair renumeration. Audiences attending our activities learn from the best.

Craft + Design Canberra is a not-for-profit membership-based organisation supporting artists, craft practitioners, designers and makers at every stage of their careers. Craft + Design Canberra Anytime workshops are designed to create opportunities for our members to showcase their skills, engage with community, and earn incomes.

Image credits: Tim Bean