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Explore Our Workshops & Events

Upcoming Events

  • Learn to Spin (South)
    Learn to Spin (South)
    Sat, 16 May
    Battery Point
    16 May 2026, 9:30 am – 30 May 2026, 3:30 pm
    Battery Point, 30 Cromwell St, Battery Point TAS 7004, Australia
    Learn to spin raw wool fleece into yarn. During this 2 day workshop, you will learn how to wash, prepare, spin and ply a basic 2 ply yarn from wool. No previous knowledge or experience of spinning is required. All materials and spinning wheels are supplied.
  • Absolute Beginners Rigid Heddle Weaving
    Absolute Beginners Rigid Heddle Weaving
    Sat, 06 June
    Parish Room, St George's Anglican Church
    06 June 2026, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
    Parish Room, St George's Anglican Church, 30 Cromwell St, Battery Point TAS 7004, Australia
    At Absolute Beginners, you can learn to weave in a day on the rigid heddle loom.  Join us for a small class of 6 where you’ll learn simple techniques with some tips and tricks.
  • Learn to Spin (North)
    Learn to Spin (North)
    Sat, 06 June
    06 June 2026, 9:30 am – 13 June 2026, 3:30 pm
    Lanena, 21 Killara Ave, Lanena TAS 7275, Australia
    Learn to spin raw wool fleece into yarn. During this 2 day workshop with Pamela Murray you will learn how to wash, prepare, spin and ply a basic 2 ply yarn from wool. No previous knowledge or experience of spinning is required. All materials and spinning wheels are supplied.
  • Beyond the Basics - Woollen Spinning: Traditional English Longdraw
    Beyond the Basics - Woollen Spinning: Traditional English Longdraw
    13 June 2026, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm
    St George's Anglican Church, 30 Colville St, Battery Point TAS 7004, Australia
    If you have mastered basic spinning and are ready for more, come and learn the traditional English longdraw is a woollen spinning technique - perfect for producing yarn that has warmth without weight, with other benefits to discover.
  • Tablet Weave a Band of Sheep
    Tablet Weave a Band of Sheep
    Sat, 20 June
    St George's Anglican Church
    20 June 2026, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
    St George's Anglican Church, 30 Cromwell St, Battery Point TAS 7004, Australia
    The Tablet Weave a Band of Sheep workshop will take the mystery out of tablet weaving. It's aimed at absolute beginners, with an emphasis on enjoying weaving - and leaving with a band of sheep!
  • Saori 3-Day Intensive Workshop
    Saori 3-Day Intensive Workshop
    Fri, 14 Aug
    Ross Community Sports Club
    14 Aug 2026, 10:00 am – 16 Aug 2026, 5:00 pm
    Ross Community Sports Club, 4-10 Park St, Ross TAS 7209, Australia
    We are excited to offer a 3-day intensive workshop with internationally-authorised SAORI teacher Heather Walters, with accommodation included. SAORI is an exciting way of free-style weaving which allows anyone to create unique handwoven cloth.
  • Saori 2-Day Intensive Workshop (South)
    Saori 2-Day Intensive Workshop (South)
    Sat, 22 Aug
    22 Aug 2026, 10:00 am – 23 Aug 2026, 5:00 pm
    Bellerive Yacht Club, 64 Cambridge Rd, Bellerive TAS 7018, Australia
    We are very happy to be able to be able to offer a second workshop with internationally-authorised SAORI teacher Heather Walters. SAORI is an exciting way of free-style weaving which allows anyone to create unique handwoven cloth.
  • St Helens Spinning Retreat
    St Helens Spinning Retreat
    Fri, 04 Sept
    Portland Memorial Hall
    04 Sept 2026, 10:00 am – 06 Sept 2026, 12:00 am
    Portland Memorial Hall, 39 Cecilia St, St Helens TAS 7216, Australia
    Join us this September for a different take on our much-loved Bicheno Spinning Retreat as this year its being held in St Helens! We are still focusing on the things that matter, great company, sharing of knowledge and lots of fibre goodness being created by many busy hands.
  • Gala Dinner at St Helens Spinning Retreat
    Gala Dinner at St Helens Spinning Retreat
    Sat, 05 Sept
    The Wharf Bar & Kitchen
    05 Sept 2026, 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
    The Wharf Bar & Kitchen, 1 Marina Parade, St Helens TAS 7216, Australia
    Dinner with your fibre friends overlooking George's Bay, St Helens.
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