Focus on Indian Embroidery

One of the specific skills taught at the OurPlace Sewing workshops was Indian Embroidery. This is a hand sewing skill which involved creating a unique design, twining woollen thread and freehand stitching using traditional stitches. The women have used these skills to make small bags and decorate cushion covers.

The kids who come to the OurPlace Sewing Workshops have FUN while their mums learn.

The children who come with their mums to the OurPlace Sewing workshops are expertly cared for in a safe environment by Jess, our wonderful fully qualified child care specialist. They play and learn while their mums learn the art of sewing.

Sewing Machine Skills are Progressing at the Waste2Wonderful sewing workshops.

Thanks to the Tasmanian Community Fund the Waste2Wonderful workshops managed to purchase new sewing machines and overlockers. We are excited to be teaching women sewing machine skills which we are using to make dresses, cushions, and aprons.  

Amazing Food with Great Company at Waste2Wonderful Workshops

It has been a fantastic pleasure to eat lunch at the Waste2Wonderful sewing workshops being held each Friday (from 10-2) at the Hobart Women's Health Centre. The women have cooked dishes from many different countries bringing exotic flavours and recipes to the group. It has been a highlight of the workshops and we have all enjoyed sitting together, talking and sharing food.

Waste to Wonderful Workshops funded by Tasmanian Community Fund are continuing

Thanks to the fantastic support of the Tasmanian Community Fund, Waste to Wonderful Workshops are continuing with better resources. Women from all backgrounds gather weekly to learn and share textile skills, delicious lunches and have fun together.

Getting Together for General Crafting

With everyone contributing there is always wonderful food. 

January workshops began in a whirlpool, as we discovered the day before there was work to be done
on the hall we were working in, The entrance was blocked, in a mad flully women hung home made flags
around the new temporary entrance so women could find there way in.

kev carnoby blared from the stereo, there was colour, paint laughter, music, kids playing ball and women cooking/,

Beautiful creative, colorful chaos.  We were too emerged and busy to take many photos.

Gwen Egg with her easy charm took charge and we all learnt new things, with Julie Munro-alison,
working quietly in the background, supporting those that needed extra help.
The amazing annie beecroft was whever she was needed.

Ankarah supported women experiencing visa and housing difficulties, and sang to us all and taught us songs!

Refugee women, told us stories of their homeland and families and found pictures of their homeland
australians had given them of their home towns before their homes were destroyed by war, to share with us, Australian women talked about their damaged teenagers from violence on the mainland.
hard, painful stories were shared, loved ones lost, uncertain visas loneliness, difficulty with housing., with our heads down we made string from old bits of cloth with the laughter of children echoing around us.

ankarah taught us  songs and together we sang,

                            addresses and ph nos were swapped.
                            women taught women to drive
                             helped with moving house
                             organised picnics
                              supported each other with english
                               and loved the children

there was women there from finland, germany, many parts of africa, srilanka, mexico,
many parts of australia, many with boat people ancestory.