an exciting menu for 2015!

AN EXCITING MENU FOR 2015!
There’s a great line-up of features for craft enthusiasts in papercraft, kids crafts, sewing,
beading, quilting, knitting, art, weaving and much more! Take advantage of a captured
audience who come ready to buy....at The Stitches & Craft Show!
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Fashion Parades
These daily parades will
showcase handmade
fashion garments on the
runway to show what you
can do with needle, thread
and some imagination.
If you have patterns and
garments you want to see
up there, let us know and
watch your products come
to life.
Christine Donehue
Christine takes paper folding and quilling
to the next level with stunning handmade pieces.
Christine will be running classes at the events to
inspire crafters to get into their next papercraft project
and stock up on all the latest supplies!
Texstyle exhibit
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Fiona
Hammond
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Sydney Stitches & Craft
will once again play host
to the inspirational Major
Project works from 2014
HSC students. These
garments, and other
activities aimed specifically
at textile students, are
The only
sure to bring budding
place
you can
fashionistas and fabric
see
the
full
lovers through the door!
display
Projects as example from 2014 display
in 2015!
Fiona is an all
round textile artist
and beader, creating wearable jewellery pieces, art
quilts and sculptural beaded artworks. She will be
on hand at the show with a display of her beautiful
finished pieces. Fiona will also be teaching beginner
style elements of her beading techniques to inspire
visitors to start their own projects.
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International Textile Art on Display
We will be welcoming the SAQA 25th Anniversary
Trunk Show to the first two Stitches & Craft Shows
next year with a display of beautiful art quilts from
artists around the world. Quilters will be inspired to get
onto their next project and stock up on materials and
tools after viewing these gorgeous pieces.
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Projects as example from 2014 classes
Interactive Art Zone with
the ‘Secret Garden’
Painting Classes
with the FDAA
It’s time to get arty with the hugely successful
book, ‘Secret Garden, An Inky Treasure Hunt
and Colouring Book’ by Johanna Basford. We’ve
got a special interactive display for visitors to
get involved with, and it’s sure to spark their
artistic tendencies – so if you retail painting or art
supplies, you need to be there!
Adding further support to the trend for mixed
media, art journaling and painting, the FDAA will
be on hand with a display of current works and will
be conducting classes throughout the day, giving
visitors even more inspiration and choice for a day
at the show.
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Crafting for all S
ages with ‘Sew
Together, Grow
Together’ classes
Celebrate History
with Handmade Poppies
Crafters, young and old
will love the cute softie
patterns from Trixi Symond’s book, ‘Sew Together,
Grow Together’. Trixi will be at the show to teach
and inspire visitors with her great start up projects
for beginner crafters.
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We’re inviting visitors to start weaving, crocheting,
knitting and sewing their handmade poppies to
bring to the show and add to our wall in support
the ‘5000 Poppies Project’. This amazing project
has become a country wide phenomenon, with a
new target of 100,000 poppies to be created to fill
Federation Square on Anzac Day in 2015.
Get involved!
Spinners & S
Weavers Guild
Demonstrations
Weaving, basketry and
macramé are all very on
trend currently and look set
to stay that way throughout
2015, so we’ll have the Spinners & Weavers Guild
wowing visitors with interactive demonstrations of
different disciplines within these crafts.
You too can be part of this fantastic program by
teaching in Make & Takes, workshops and NEW
Technique Talks. For more information contact
jennifer.hancock@expertiseevents.com.au
craftevents.com.au
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Sydney
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Brisbane
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Adelaide
Organised by:
02 9452 7575