I don’t know how to sew

Fabric Collage with Susan Flavell

Saturday, 14 November, 11am-2pm  

 

Use hand sewing to create a small, recycled-fabric artwork in this hands-on workshop with Mother Island artist Susan Flavell. Your creation could be sewn onto a bag or cushion, made into a gift card or added into a quilt with other fabric squares
Surrounded by other makers and lively chat – participants will explore slow and meditative making through layering, mark making, repairing and focus on meaningfulness in materials rather than perfection. 
This workshop is suitable for participants who are competent in basic hand sewing. 

 

TICKETS

$25 ticket price includes all materials as well as coffee, tea and biscuits.
Places are limited to 15 participants – so make sure to book to secure your spot!

WHAT TO BRING

 

Equipment and materials will be supplied but participants are also encouraged to bring your own. 

Don’t buy anything new! If you already own any of the following, feel free to bring them along: thread, fabric scraps, wool, needles, pins, beads, small objects with holes in them. 
Things that have special importance / history / memories for you are even better! Pieces of clothing from someone important, or leftovers from an important dress, or coat or furnishing.

Susan Flavell  is a multi-disciplinary artist who addresses political and social justice issues through her works. Known for her Angry Underwear feminist art statement, Ferrier now works across various mediums, including painting, to challenge mainstream representation of female identity.

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We acknowledge we are situated on Whadjuk Noongar land. We pay our respects to the traditional owners of the lands on which we live and work across Western Australia and Australia.

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Image Credit:  Susan Flavell with her work under the lake or river or sea, 2026, installed Mother Island exhibition, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, 2026. Photogrpaher: Susie Gravestock, Ilkka K Photography