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SUMMARY:Pieces of Paper - Group Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis spectacular showcase features 2D and 3D assemblages that push the boundaries of what you thought possible with a simple sheet of paper. \nPieces_of_Paper_A4_Flyer_Poster – Leanne Poole \n 
URL:https://naarmtextile.com/event/pieces-of-paper-group-exhibition/
LOCATION:Burrinja Gallery\, 351 Glenfern Rd\, Upwey\, Victoria\, 3158\, Australia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260618
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SUMMARY:Threads
DESCRIPTION:Threads exhibition – community\, identity\, belonging \nFeaturing paper art\, weaving\, watercolour\, photography\, recycled plastic jewellery and more
URL:https://naarmtextile.com/event/threads/
LOCATION:Artisans on Carlisle\, 234 Carlise St\, Balaclava\, Victoria\, 3183\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260613T113000
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SUMMARY:Collage Concertina workshop
DESCRIPTION:Concertina and Collage\n\nTutor\, Gail Stiffe has been making artist books and teaching both papermaking andbookbinding for over twenty years. Her books are held in private and public collectionsworldwide.\n\nParticipants will make a hardcover concertina book from commercial paper. They will be provided with materials to make some small collages to include in their books.\nThe accordion or concertina could be argued to be the most useful book form for book artists.In its straight form it is very easy to display\, being free standing with the images available to be read all at once\, while in the hand it can be viewed sequentially as in reading a book with traditional form.\n\nThe accordion is also the basis of many other bindings\, including pocket book\, flag book\,Binding and Tunnel Book to name a few. The workshop participants will learn the basics for folding and covering an accordion.\n\nCost $50 including materials\n\nBookingsartisansoncarlisle@gmail.comm 0400122868
URL:https://naarmtextile.com/event/collage-concertina-workshop/
LOCATION:Artisans on Carlisle\, 234 Carlise St\, Balaclava\, Victoria\, 3183\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260613T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260613T150000
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SUMMARY:World Knit in Public Day - Caulfield Library
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nSaturday 13 June 1 – 3pm – Caulfield Library\nWorld Knit in Public Day is on Saturday 13 June and we will be joining with Glen Eira City Council to celebrate the day between 1 and 3pm at Caulfield Library. \nCome along for a relaxed community focused afternoon to knit\, crochet and craft together. Council will be providing tea\, coffee and biscuits along with crochet hooks\, knitting needles\, pom pom makers and plenty of yarn for anyone who doesn’t currently have a project on the go\, or just drops in by chance. \nWe will have volunteers on hand who can offer some informal guidance around simple stitching\, crochet or knitting techniques for those who may be feeling a little unsure. So come along and join in the fun.  The more the merrier. 🧶🧶
URL:https://naarmtextile.com/event/world-knit-in-public-day-caulfield-library/
LOCATION:Caulfield Library\, Glen Eira Town Hall\, corner Glen Eira Road and Hawthorn Roads\, Caulfield\, Victoria\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260614T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260614T150000
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SUMMARY:Textile Earring Workshop
DESCRIPTION:An opportunity to create your own special earrings and celebrate texture and culture through the weaving process of textiles.
URL:https://naarmtextile.com/event/textile-earring-workshop-with-artist-barbara-hebb-roe/
LOCATION:Eagles Nest Fine Art Gallery\, 50 Great Ocean Rd\, Aireys Inlet\, VIctoria\, 3231\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260619T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260619T150000
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SUMMARY:Social Crochet - Richmond Library
DESCRIPTION:Bring your crochet\, knitting or darning project to work on\, while having a chat. \nIf you’re not sure what to make\, bring a ball of 8 or 10 ply yarn and make for KOGO (Knit One Give One). \nExperienced textile artists and creators will be there to provide guidance. \nTerm Time Fridays • 1pm to 3pm \nRichmond Library
URL:https://naarmtextile.com/event/social-crochet-richmond-library-2/
LOCATION:Richmond Library\, 415 Church St\, Richmond\, Victoria\, 3121\, Austria
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260824
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SUMMARY:Gathered Threads
DESCRIPTION:20 June to 23 August 2026\nLa Trobe Regional Gallery – Gallery 3\nGathered Threads: Lyrical Practices marks the fifth anniversary of this evolving exhibition project\, and\, for this iteration\, nine textile-based artists from across Victoria present newly created works. Together\, they form a constellation of practices that honour the depth\, resilience\, and ingenuity embedded in working with fabric—an artform too often dismissed as domestic\, decorative\, or secondary\, yet foundational to cultural memory and material knowledge. \nArtists\n\n\n\n​Lisa Anderson \n​Miranda Brett \n​Dijanne Cevaal\n​Cheryl Cook \n​Nicole Kemp \n​Beth & Trevor Reid\nSarah Louise Ricketts \n​Robina Summers \n​Lynette Weeks\n\n\n\nThis exhibition foregrounds the instrumental skillsets that textile work demands patience\, dexterity\, experimentation\, and a deep atonement to material histories. The artists draw from fabrics that are frequently overlooked—discarded remnants\, mass-produced cloth\, undervalued fibres\, and materials shaped by uneven global systems of labour and education. Furthermore\, employing implemental techniques such as stitching as a mark making tool – a fundamental technique when embracing the world of textiles\, and a technique that anchors the diverse practices across this exhibition. \nGathered Threads allures the processes of repurposing and upcycling these materials\, to become agents of critique and transformation. They challenge assumptions about environmental care\, consumption\, and waste; they speak to geopolitical and sociopolitical conditions; and they offer pathways for community connection through shared making. Across an array of soft sculpture\, installation\, two-dimensional works\, and mobile forms\, the exhibition embraces an interdisciplinary approach that expands the field of textile practice. Each work becomes a site of inquiry\, asking how fabric might move beyond its utilitarian role in daily life to become a carrier of narrative\, memory\, and resistance. The artists’ investigations reveal textiles as lyrical—capable of holding rhythm\, gesture\, and voice—and as resourceful\, shaped by long-standing traditions of mending\, salvaging\, and reimagining. \nAt its core\, Gathered Threads: Lyrical Practices pays tribute to the ongoing vitality of textile art in Australia. It acknowledges the lineage of makers who have sustained these practices and the contemporary artists who continue to push them into new conceptual and material territories. This spirit of continuity reflects the original vision of Dijanne Cevaal\, who initiated Gathered Threads with a commitment to celebrating the breadth of Australian textile art and its deep ties to place. As she noted\, “…the project began by bringing together artists connected to Gippsland—whether through family\, home\, or a place to pause and create…” That ethos of connection remains central\, with this year’s group representing both local talent and some of the country’s leading textile practitioners. \nFive years on\, the exhibition continues to evolve while holding fast to its founding principles: to champion textile art in its many forms and techniques\, to honour the communities that sustain it\, and to invite audiences to reconsider the fabric of their own surroundings. Through the gathered threads of these nine artists\, the exhibition offers a collective meditation on materiality\, care\, and the quiet power of making. \nArtwork: Beth and Trevor Reid\, Let’s Dance\, 2026. Materials: All cotton printed fabric with some solid\, wool polyester wadding and cotton thread.
URL:https://naarmtextile.com/event/gathered-threads/
LOCATION:La Trobe Regional Gallery\, 138 Commercial Road\, Morwell\, Victoria\, 3840\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260621T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260621T153000
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SUMMARY:Texture and Treatments - Papermaking
DESCRIPTION:Discover the creative possibilities of handmade paper in this immersive workshop with Gail\, exploring texture\, colour and experimental surface techniques. \nLearn how to make recycled paper with a range of textures both in the stack and after-pressing and then try several techniques for decorating textured papers using spray dye\, verdigris\, acrylic paint\, graphite and antiquing. \nAbout Gail\nGail Stiffe is an Australian artist\, educator and curator with a focus on paper making and the book arts. Stiffe is known for challenging the traditional book format. She uses the pulp painting technique and takes inspiration from the Australian bush and the paper itself. \nAll materials provided\, however a list of items to bring if you have them will be emailed to participants upon booking. \nLimited spots available\, secure your place today.
URL:https://naarmtextile.com/event/texture-and-treatments-papermaking/
LOCATION:Burrinja Gallery\, 351 Glenfern Rd\, Upwey\, Victoria\, 3158\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260626T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260626T150000
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SUMMARY:Social Crochet - Richmond Library
DESCRIPTION:Bring your crochet\, knitting or darning project to work on\, while having a chat. \nIf you’re not sure what to make\, bring a ball of 8 or 10 ply yarn and make for KOGO (Knit One Give One). \nExperienced textile artists and creators will be there to provide guidance. \nTerm Time Fridays • 1pm to 3pm \nRichmond Library
URL:https://naarmtextile.com/event/social-crochet-richmond-library-3/
LOCATION:Richmond Library\, 415 Church St\, Richmond\, Victoria\, 3121\, Austria
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260628T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260628T160000
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SUMMARY:Sit N Stitch - Caulfield Library
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nCome along Sunday 24th May  to Caulfield Library – Glen Eira Town Hall\, corner Glen Eira Road and Hawthorn Road\, Caulfield from 2.00 till 4.00 pm with your latest project to sit\, stitch and chat with a group of like minded creatives. \nSessions will be held 4th Sunday of each month.
URL:https://naarmtextile.com/event/sit-n-stitch-caulfield-library-2/
LOCATION:Caulfield Library\, Glen Eira Town Hall\, corner Glen Eira Road and Hawthorn Roads\, Caulfield\, Victoria\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260714T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260714T120000
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SUMMARY:Sit N Stitch - narrm ngarrgu Library
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nCome along Tuesday 9th June  to the narrm ngarrgu Library – 141 Therry St\, Melbourne from 10.00 till 12.00 with your latest project to sit\, stitch and chat with a group of like minded creatives. \nSessions will be held 2nd Tuesday of each month.
URL:https://naarmtextile.com/event/sit-n-stitch-narrm-ngarrgu-library/
LOCATION:narrm ngarrgu Library\, 141 Therry St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260731
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260810
DTSTAMP:20260612T215255
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SUMMARY:Material Matters
DESCRIPTION:Material Matters explores the diverse and expressive potential of 21 artists working with the textile medium\, as a powerful tool for contemporary artistic practice. Moving beyond traditional associations with craft and domesticity\, these materials become vehicles for storytelling\, emotion\, and conceptual exploration. Each artist draws on personal memories\, thoughts\, and experiences\, embedding meaning into every fiber\, and gesture. \nUltimately\, Material Matters asks what defines art? Is it the medium\, the intention\, or the context in which it is presented? The exhibition offers new interpretations and deeper appreciation of traditionally overlooked materials and techniques.    \nDates 29 July – 9 August  \nAll welcome to the opening on  \nFriday 31 July 6-8.30pm  \nArtemisia Gallery Space \n248 High St Windsor\, 3181 VIC Australia \nWed – Fri  11am – 5pm \nSat & Sun 10am – 4pm \nArtwork by Nicole Kemp
URL:https://naarmtextile.com/event/material-matters/
LOCATION:Artemisia Gallery Space\, 248 High Street\, Windsor\, Victoria\, 3181\, Australia
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260826
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260907
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SUMMARY:Inspired by Nature
DESCRIPTION:This solo exhibition “Inspired by Nature” contains a series of bobbin lace pieces embellished by embroidery who original ideas came from looking around locally or from driving in rural areas as part of my working life and seeing how the landscape changes.
URL:https://naarmtextile.com/event/inspired-by-nature/
LOCATION:Artemisia Gallery Space\, 248 High Street\, Windsor\, Victoria\, 3181\, Australia
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