Sydney Craft Week
Book a Workshop
We have compiled a list of all the workshops that are part of Sydney Craft Week, and boy is it a long list! In fact there are over 100 workshops across all modes of craft! This is a testament to the thriving craft community we have in Sydney and for our insatiable desire to learn new skills and mindfully make.
Whilst you can search by Workshops on the homepage of the Sydney Craft Week website, we thought to include a comprehensive list, extracting all the workshops that the SCW participating organisations are hosting.
Sydney Craft Week's theme this year is mindful making, and there are a number of workshops that explore mindfulness. If this sounds like your kind of workshop experience, check out events such as: The Self Care toolkit workshop, Stitching Through Adversity, and the Mindful Hedonist along with programs of mindful workshops being hosted by the likes of Work-Shop, COMMUNE, Monster Mouse Studios, Made by Me Workshop and Artist Melissa Carey.
For those that like to dabble in the curious and bespoke, you'll find an array of very niche workshops in the mix, such as: handcrafting a dog toy, learning how to crochet male and female anatomy over a beer, making your own set of chopsticks and creating a self portrait utilising print making techniques. There really is something for everyone!
Workshops are starting to sell out, so we encourage you to explore all the events, get in early and book now.
Darlinghurst, Surry Hills and Redfern
Making it Better Workshop: Stitching Through Adversity with Shared Threads
Australian Design Centre, 101–115 William Street, Darlinghurst
Use hand-stitching to explore the processes of healing and growth.
Saturday 6 October, 2pm – 5pm; Cost: $45 full price and $30 concession; Bookings
3D Printing School Holiday Workshops
Australian Design Centre, 101–115 William Street, Darlinghurst
Sketch, 3D model in CAD, and then print your own small work to take home.
Thursday 11 and Friday 12 October, 9.30am – 3.30pm; Cost: $30+GST; Bookings [SOLD OUT]
Playing with Creativity with Niki McDonald
Australian Design Centre, 101–115 William Street, Darlinghurst
After mind mapping ideas and building a preliminary mood board, participants will create a mixed media canvas with stitching to emphasise colour, shape and movement.
Saturday 27 October 1pm – 3.30pm; Cost: $80+GST; Bookings
Poke and Stitch: Tattooing Cloth with Emma Peters
Australian Design Centre, 101–115 William Street, Darlinghurst
Learn to design your own motifs that celebrate your memories and adorn or repair your fabrics.
Saturday 3 November, 11am – 1:30pm; Cost: $80+GST; Bookings
Weave Your Love with Sky Carter
Australian Design Centre, 101–115 William Street, Darlinghurst
This workshop is perfect for those that have a sentimental or precious ‘stash’ of pieces that could be repurposed into a wall hanging.
Saturday 10 November, 1pm – 3.30pm; Cost: $80+GST; Bookings
Bouquet of Brooches: Make a brooch to wear by Alice Whish Jewellery
Stanley Street Gallery, 1/52-54 Stanley Street, Darlinghurst
Jeweller Alice Whish will guide you how to make a brooch to wear.
Saturday 6 October, 2pm – 4pm; Cost: $15 for each Brooch Kit; Bookings
Glassblowing in Spring with Mark Eliott Glass
107 Projects, 107 Redfern Street, Redfern
Experience the magic of blowing and sculpting glass in the flame in this hands-on workshop for beginners and intermediate level students with a spring theme.
Saturday 6 October – Sunday 7 October, 10am – 5pm; Cost: $550 ($500 concession) for both days or $290 ($270 concession) for Saturday only; Bookings
Studio Enti, 13 Foley Street, Darlinghurst
Practice an adapted method of Japanese ancient repair technique to repair broken ceramic pieces.
Sunday 7 October, 10am – 2pm; Cost: $150; Bookings
Handcraft Your Dog's New Favourite Toy
Fine Fellow, 11 Foley Street, Darlinghurst
Annie, Citizen Wolf's expert head of production, will guide you on how to make a favourite new plaything from their premium fabric off‐cuts.
Sunday 7 October, 2pm and 4pm; Cost: $20; Bookings
DIY Screen Printed Patches with Mrs C and Me
Bustle Studios, 1/457 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills
Learn how to screen print your two-colour design onto a patch and make at least four patches per each person.
Sunday 7 October 2pm – 4.30pm; Cost $55; Bookings [SOLD OUT]
The Mindful Hedonist with Mrs C and Me
Bustle Studios, 1/457 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills
Demonstrations on knitting, screen printing, meditation, manifesting your desires and more.
Tuesday 9 October, 6.30pm - 7.30pm; Cost: $27.45; Bookings
The Distillery, 115 Crown Street, Darlinghurst
Letterpress Printmaking. Pull your own limited edition, two-colour letterpress prints on The Distillery’s proofing presses.
Tuesday 9 October, 2pm – 5pm; Cost: $690; Bookings
The Distillery, 115 Crown Street, Darlinghurst
Free mini-workshops, demos and a huge indoor lettering wall to leave your mark.
Tuesday 9 October, 5pm – 8pm; Cost: Free; Bookings
SNEPO Fab Lab, 95 Riley Street, Darlinghurst
Transform a flat piece of paper into a three-dimensional form to produce a beautiful lamp.
Tuesday 9 October, 6pm - 8pm; Cost: $30+GST; Bookings [SOLD OUT]
SNEPO Fab Lab, 95 Riley Street, Darlinghurst
Use a variation of the Muira fold to create beautiful ruffle adornments made from fused recycled maps and paper.
Thursday 11 October, 6pm – 8pm; Cost: $50; Bookings
The Bearded Tit, 183 Regent Street, Redfern
Join artist Kirsten Fredericks for some beers and balls crochet at the Bearded Tit in Redfern.
Thursday 11 October, 6pm; Bookings
The Self Care Toolkit workshop by Noula Diamantopoulos & Art Pharmacy Consulting
Noula Diamantopoulos - Studio, 747 Darling St, Rozelle. Entrance via rear.
Learn skills in emotion regulation and distress tolerance, and the skills to create a self-soothing kit at home.
Thursday 11 October, 6.30pm – 8pm; Cost: $15; Bookings
Natural Fabric Dyeing with Inside Jo.B
Work-Shop, 175 Cleveland Street, Redfern (corner of Eveleigh Street)
Jo from Inside Jo.B Textile Studio will teach you how to eco dye from foraged flowers, plants, herbs and foods to dye a silk scarf, as well as other techniques.
Sunday 7 October, 10am – 12.30pm; Cost: $90; Bookings
Craft & Cocktails with Sky Carter
Work-Shop, 175 Cleveland Street, Redfern (corner of Eveleigh Street)
You can make any or all of the mini projects on offer: No Hassle Tassel, Pom Pom Key Chain Bomb, Latch and Hook Like a Pro, Nobody Puts Baby Weave In The Corner.
Sunday 7 October, 3pm – 5pm; Cost: $50; Bookings
Screen Printing Masterclass with Mrs C & Me
Work-Shop, 175 Cleveland Street, Redfern (corner of Eveleigh Street)
You’ll learn the basics of screen printing in a rad and relaxed class, covering everything you need to know about stencils.
Wednesday 10 October, 6pm – 9pm; Cost: $80; Bookings
Creative Mindfulness with the Indigo Project
Work-Shop, 175 Cleveland Street, Redfern (corner of Eveleigh Street)
In this hands-on, immersive experience you’ll meet or reclaim your creativity and understand what stops you from producing your best work.
Thursday 11 October, 6.30pm – 8.30pm; Cost: $40; Bookings
Urban Sketching with Work-Shop
Work-Shop, 175 Cleveland Street, Redfern (corner of Eveleigh Street)
Saturday 13 October, 9.30am – 11.30am; Cost: $50; Bookings [SOLD OUT]
Macrame Wall Hanging with Macrame Art Camden
Work-Shop, 175 Cleveland Street, Redfern (corner of Eveleigh Street)
Learn the basic 3 knots needed to create a beautiful wall hanging for your home.
Saturday 13 October, 10am –2pm; Cost: $120; Bookings
Eastern Suburbs
Learn to Riso Print at The Rizzeria
Joynton Avenue Creative Centre, 3 Joynton Avenue, Zetland
Learn how to use the Riso ME9350 Printer, how Risograph Printing works and how to use Risograph inks.
Saturday 6 October, 10.30am – 11.30am; Cost: from $23; Bookings [SOLD OUT]
Screen printing for kids and teens
Joynton Avenue Creative Centre, 3A Joynton Avenue, Zetland
Learn how to screen print in this fun hands-on class for kids and teens. Make your mates jells when they see your awesome printed tote bag or tea towel.
Saturday 6 October, 2pm – 3.30pm; Cost: $45; Bookings [SOLD OUT]
Selling on Etsy for beginners at The Rizzeria
Joynton Avenue Creative Centre, 3 Joynton Avenue, Zetland
Learn how to set your Etsy shop up for success and how to market your shop with the least amount of time and money.
Saturday 6 October, 2pm – 4.30pm; Cost: from $34; Bookings [SOLD OUT]
Create your own vision board at The Rizzeria
Joynton Avenue Creative Centre, 3 Joynton Avenue, Zetland
Make space for you to focus on your authentic life, core clarity and ideal outcomes. Learn how to make a beautiful and effective vision board.
Sunday 7 October, 2pm – 5pm; Cost: from $59; Bookings [SOLD OUT]
Joynton Avenue Creative Centre, 3A Joynton Avenue, Zetland
Make your mates jells when they see your awesome printed tote bag or tea towel.
Saturday 13 October, 2pm – 5pm; Cost: $60; Bookings [SOLD OUT]
Made By Me Workshop, Westfield Bondi Junction, 500 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction
Learn the basic principles and techniques of macrame and be guided through the steps to create a your plant hanger.
Saturday 6th October, 9am – 12pm; Cost: $80; Bookings
Made By Me Workshop, Westfield Bondi Junction, 500 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction
Learn the basic principles and techniques of macramé. You will be guided through the steps to create a macrame wallhanging.
Saturday 6th October, 1pm – 5pm; Cost: $140; Bookings
Made By Me Workshop, Westfield Bondi Junction, 500 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction
Learn how to work with polymer resin, how to mix colours and the techniques for applying and creating your serving board.
Sunday 7th October, 9am – 12pm; Cost: $125; Bookings
Resin Art Wall Hanging Workshop
Made By Me Workshop, Westfield Bondi Junction, 500 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction
Learn how to work with polymer resin, how to mix colours and the techniques for applying and creating your artwork.
Sunday 7th October, 1pm – 4pm; Cost: $220; Bookings
Craft Up Late: Wine and Weave workshop
Made By Me Workshop, Westfield Bondi Junction, 500 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction
You will get your own loom to take home as well as all the yarn you will need to create a finished piece.
Wednesday 10 October, 6pm – 9pm; Cost: $180; Bookings
Made By Me Workshop, Westfield Bondi Junction, 500 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction
You will be guided through the basic crotchet techniques to create the Wool & The Gang kit.
Thursday 11th October, 6pm – 9pm; Cost: $100; Bookings
Made By Me Workshop, Westfield Bondi Junction, 500 Oxford Street, Bondi Junction
Create your own wooly artwork, you will be guided through how to use a needle punch, design your own artwork and create your very own piece to hang on your wall or turn into a pillow.
Friday 12th October, 6pm – 9pm; Cost: $140; Bookings
Japanese Clay Techniques with Mukumono
COMMUNE, 901 Bourke Street, Waterloo
Mukumono’s Ion Fukazawa will show you how to make simple plates, dishes, bowls and planters.
Tuesday 9 October 6pm – 8pm; Cost: $120; Bookings [SOLD OUT]
The Art of Kokedama with Tiny Paradise
COMMUNE, 901 Bourke Street, Waterloo
You’ll be guided through the creation of two Kokedamas, meanwhile learning about Wabi-Sabi philosophy and how to embrace imperfection and impermanence across all aspects of your life.
Wednesday 10 October 6pm – 8pm; Cost: $80; Bookings
Indigo Shibori Dyeing with Inside Jo.B
COMMUNE, 901 Bourke Street, Waterloo
Explore the ancient art of Shibori, a Japanese resist dyeing technique used to create beautiful patterns. Discuss how you can use objects and pieces from your home and garden to create unique patterns.
Thursday 11 October 6pm – 8.30pm; Cost: $90; Bookings [SOLD OUT]
Patch Party with Spunky Bruiser
COMMUNE, 901 Bourke Street, Waterloo
Make your own professional patch from beginning to end using repurposed denim that you can then attach to any garment in your wardrobe.
Friday 12 October 6pm – 8pm; Cost: $40; Bookings
Natural Perfume Making with Banks Botanicals
COMMUNE, 901 Bourke Street, Waterloo
Discuss the metaphysical aspects of oils and learn to use your intention and intuition when choosing scents.
Saturday 13 October 10am – 1pm: Cost: $135; Bookings
Fairy Garden for Kids with Creative Kids Co
EJ Ward Paddington Centre, 189 Underwood Street, Paddington
Kids aged 5–14 are invited to let their imaginations run wild creating a miniature garden to take home.
Wednesday 3 and 10 October, 10.30am – 1pm; Cost: $70; Bookings
Mini Maker Sessions with Creative Kids Co
EJ Ward Paddington Centre, 189 Underwood Street, Paddington
In the Mini Maker Sessions kids aged 2–5 are welcome to come listen to an inspirational story and create a special artwork to take home.
Wednesday 3 and 10 October, 2pm – 2.45pm; Cost: $15; Bookings
Adult Education Centre, 98 Bondi Road, Bondi Junction
Let’s celebrate the supermarkets turning off single use plastic bags by making our own totes.
Saturday 6 October 10am – 12.30pm; Cost: $45; Bookings
Adult Education Centre, 98 Bondi Road, Bondi Junction
Breathe new life into good clothes, reduce your clothing spend and revitalise your wardrobe.
Saturday 6 October 1pm – 4pm; Cost: $55; Bookings
Sew and Embellish a Pocket Purse
Adult Education Centre, 98 Bondi Road, Bondi Junction
Judith Love of Love & West Homewares will break out her stash of vintage fabrics and tea towels and teach you her trade secrets to making practical zippered pocket purses.
Wednesday 10 October 6pm – 8:30pm; Cost: $45; Bookings
Adult Education Centre, 98 Bondi Road, Bondi Junction
Saturday 13 October 10am – 3.30pm; Cost: $120; Bookings
Adult Education Centre, 98 Bondi Road, Bondi Junction
Make your own sterling silver textured and patterned ring in this one day jewellery class.
Sunday 14 October 1pm – 4pm; Cost: $160; Bookings
3D Shibori Scarf workshop with Liz Gemmell
Barometer Gallery, 13 Gurner Street, Paddington
Learn how to manipulate the fabric using the Te-kumo shibori technique to form 3D sculptural shapes inside the fabric and to form peaks along the edges using a heat set process.
Saturday 13 October, 1pm – 3pm; Cost: $10; Bookings
Inner West
Yanada Room, 22 Hudson Street, Lewisham
Casual drop-in community crafting workshops will be offered over the two days, which will be open to all age groups and abilities. Fee for the workshops will be by donation.
Saturday 13 October – Sunday 14 October, 10am – 4pm daily; Cost: Free; No bookings required
DIY Floral Incense and Natural Essential Oils Perfume Workshop with Dancing Blossom Studio
Frontyard, 228 Illawarra Road, Marrickville
Make and take home a 10ml roller bottle of “pure-fume”, and a bundle of natural floral incense.
Saturday 6 October, 2pm – 4.30pm; Cost: $75; Bookings
Indigo Block Print with Atomic Fox Workshop
Amera's Palace, Level 2, 314 Marrickville Road, Marrickville
Learn how to design, carve and print your own designs that can be transformed into cushions, quilts and tableware, stationary or original artworks.
Sunday 7 October, 1pm – 4pm and Thursday 11 October, 6pm – 8pm; Cost from $85 – $95; Bookings
acquire @ DESIGN, 445 King Street, Newtown
Create an embossed mug with celebrated ceramicist Denise McDonald.
Saturday 6 October, 3pm; Cost: $129; Bookings
acquire @ DESIGN, 445 King Street, Newtown
Create a tote bag with your own design, with printmaker, Maggie Stein.
Thursday 11 October, 5pm; Cost: $129; Bookings
Festival of Contemporary Machine Stitch
Embroiderers' Guild NSW, 76 Queen Street, Concord West
The inaugural Makers Meet will be hosted at Craft Up Late in our recently redeveloped three-storey building, allowing stitchers and fibre artists to build new connections and skills.
Thursday 11 October, 5pm – 8pm; Bookings
Sustainable Basket Weaving with Wild Fibres Basketry
Hypmotive Hub, 155 Marrickville Road, Marrickville
Show you how to be creative with your sustainability practices by combining traditional coil weaving with repurposed plastic bags and yarn.
Saturday 6 October, 11am – 3pm; Cost: $120; Bookings
Natural Scent Blending with Essential Oils Workshop
Sew Make Create, Suite 4, 38 City Road, Chippendale
Create your unique scent to make a 10ml roll-on perfume and a matching, natural, 100g jar of hand cream.
Saturday 6 October, 2pm – 4.30pm; Cost: $90; Bookings
Sew Make Create, Suite 4, 38 City Road, Chippendale
Learn how to look for and identify potential sources of colour, use foraged or bought botanicals, kitchen waste, and often overlooked pantry staples items. You will get to dye a silk scarf and sample swatches.
Sunday 7 October, 10.30am – 3.30pm; Cost: $170; Bookings
Boomerang Bags FREE Sewing Bee
Sew Make Create, Suite 4, 38 City Road, Chippendale
Sew Make Create will be hosting a community sewing bees with Boomerang Bags Inner West as part of Craft Week.
Saturday 6 October, 10.30am – 1pm and Sunday 14 October, 2pm – 4.30pm; Free; Bookings
Japanese Natural Dye Workshop with Takarajima Senkou
The Japan Foundation Sydney, Level 4, Central Park Building, 28 Broadway, Chippendale
Learn from Japanese textile design studio Takarajima Senkou’s founding director Chiharu Ohgomori and artist Mana Yoshida in this natural dye workshop.
Saturday 13 October, 9:30am –12pm; Bookings [SOLD OUT]
Print Unlimited, 17 Hutchinson Street, St Peters
Learn how to use sunlight to expose screens, and how to print and cure using water-based inks in the sun.
Thursday 11 October, 5 – 8pm; Bookings
Make a Ring in a Day Workshop at SquarePeg Studios
SquarePeg Studios, 10 Junction Street, Marrickville
Learn everything you need to make a sterling silver ring band.
Sunday 7 October, 10am – 4pm; Cost: $190; Bookings
Bezel Gem setting ring workshop at SquarePeg Studios
SquarePeg Studios, 10 Junction Street, Marrickville
Learn skills to make settings and to set your own gemstones in this course.
Saturday 13 – Sunday 14 October, 10am – 4pm; Cost: $340; Bookings
Make your own statement jewellery with Scoops Design
Edward Street Studios, Studio 4/ 46 Edward Street, Summer Hill
Use wooden pieces to make a brooch and necklace. Learn basic jewellery techniques and where to get supplies in Australia and online.
Sunday 14 October, 2pm – 4.30pm; Bookings
The Happenstore, 55 Parramatta Road, Annandale
This book launch held at The Happenstore brings together craft, cake and community.
Saturday 6 October, 10am – 12pm; Cost: Free; Bookings
The Happenstore, 55 Parramatta Road, Annandale
Come and play at the Magic Table with guest makers as part of our Craft In.
Wednesday 10 October; Bookings
Paper Sculpture Workshop with Artist Melissa Carey
Melissa’s Art Studio, Inner West
Learn paper cutting and folding techniques to create your own 3D sculpture.
Friday 5 October 6.30pm – 8.30pm; Cost: $90; Bookings
Mini Macrame Workshops with Artist Melissa Carey
Melissa’s Art Studio, Inner West
Through a series of specially-designed workshops, Melissa will share different ways to express your hidden talents.
Saturday 6 – Sunday 7 October 10am – 4pm; Cost: $50; Bookings
Textile Art Workshop with Artist Melissa Carey
Melissa’s Art Studio, Inner West
Learn different techniques of working with fabric, and create your own textile art piece to take home.
Monday 8 October 6.30pm – 9pm; Cost: $130; Bookings
Mindful Mandala Weaving Workshop with Artist Melissa Carey
Melissa’s Art Studio, Inner West
Learn the art of mindfulness while creating your own mandala circle weaving using hand-selected fabrics and rope.
Tuesday 9 October 6.30pm – 8.30pm; Cost: $130; Bookings
Candle Making Workshop with Artist Melissa Carey
Melissa’s Art Studio, Inner West
Learn how to make your own candles using beautiful glass & Eco-Soy wax to create handmade, enviro-friendly candles for your home.
Wednesday 10 October 6.30pm – 9pm; Cost: $150; Bookings
Monster Mouse Studios, 9 Gerald Street, Marrickville
Manipulate fabrics with tiles, clamps and an array of folding, stitching and tying techniques to achieve unique aesthetics.
Thursday 4, Sunday 7 October, 10am – 1pm; Cost: $50-90; Bookings
Kintsugi – The Golden Joinery Of Creative Restoration
Monster Mouse Studios, 9 Gerald Street, Marrickville
Learn introductory technique of “Modern Kintsugi”, mending two broken parts of ceramics together.
Thursday 4 October, 2pm – 6pm; Sunday 7 October, 3pm – 7pm; Saturday 13 October, 2pm – 6pm; Cost: $95; Bookings
Monster Mouse Studios, 9 Gerald Street, Marrickville
Get colourful and experiment with multi-coloured dyeing techniques and walk away with a scarf plus a collection of smaller experiments of your own creation.
Friday 5, Saturday 6, Saturday 13 October, 10am – 1pm; Cost: $55; Bookings
Monster Mouse Studios, 9 Gerald Street, Marrickville
Children will choose the recycled mosaic tiles of different colours and shapes with their imagination, puzzle them together to create beautiful one of a kind coasters / pot mat to take home.
Friday 5 October, 2pm – 4.30pm; Monday 8 October, 1pm – 3.30pm; Cost: $55; Bookings
Monster Mouse Studios, 9 Gerald Street, Marrickville
Participants shall create a design for screen-printing with the stencil cut method in mind.
Wednesday 10 October, 10am – 1pm; Saturday 13 October, 1pm – 4pm; Cost: $80; Bookings
Monster Mouse Studios, 9 Gerald Street, Marrickville
Explore connections between different objects in our lives, and spend time in the experience of mindful painting, creating our own personal still life works.
Wednesday 10 October, 3pm – 5pm; Sunday 14 October, 3pm – 5pm; Cost: $70; Bookings
Sakiori – Sustainable Japanese Hand-Weaving
Monster Mouse Studios, 9 Gerald Street, Marrickville
Create one place-mat size Christmas wall art with recycled vintage Japanese Kimono fabric.
Friday 12 October, 2pm – 5pm; Sunday 14 October, 10am – 1pm; Cost: $80; Bookings
Northern Sydney
Basket Making Open Day with Basketry NSW Inc
Moreton Room, North Sydney Community Centre, Inside Civic Park, 220 Miller Street, North Sydney
See basket makers at work and try out some basketry techniques free of charge in mini-workshops with our supportive tutors.
Saturday 6 October, 11am – 3pm; Bookings
Demonstration – Connecting Truffles and Handmade Ceramics
Headland Park Artist Precinct, 8 Read Place (near cnr Middle Head Rd & Best Ave), Mosman
Featuring Jane Austen, Truffle Grower and Katherine Mahoney, learn about serving truffles including truffle honey with cheese and truffle salt on handmade ceramics.
Saturday 13 October, 3pm – 4pm; Cost: Free; Bookings
Community Yarn Art Workshop with Alison Thompson of Billy, Peg & Tom
Eden Gardens, 307 Lane Cove Road (cnr Fontenoy Road), Macquarie Park
Pick a tree and use it as your canvas. Be part of a group that creates a beautiful and unique art piece in a natural environment.
Sunday 7 October, 2pm – 4pm; Wednesday 10 October, 11am – 1pm; Cost: $40; Bookings
Alter Ego – An imperfect workshop for the creatively curious
North Sydney Community Centre, 220 Miller Street, North Sydney
Produce a portrait that’s better than any selfie you’ve ever snapped.
Sunday 14 October, 10am – 1.30pm; Cost: $135; Bookings
RAW: Experimental Textile Dying and Staining with Sue Pedley
Eramboo Artist Environment, 304 McCarrs Creek Road, Terrey Hills
Immersed in bushland at Eramboo, artist and NAS lecturer Sue Pedley takes you on a journey into experimental textiles and fibres using raw materials and site-responsive processes.
Saturday 6 October, 9.30am – 4.30pm; Cost: $150; Bookings
Macramé Plant Hanger Workshop
Create With Us, 27 Atchison Street, St Leonards
Learn how to get set up and the basic knots of macramé.
Sunday 7 October, 2pm – 4pm; Cost: $80; Bookings
Interwoven – Workshop with Michele Morcos
Bridget Kennedy Project Space, 53 Ridge Street, North Sydney
Take a fundamental understanding of coil weaving in mixed media, as well as colourful collection of two and three dimensional artworks.
Saturday 6 October, 12pm – 3pm; Cost: $110; Bookings
Learn Sculptural Basketry with Catriona Pollard
Mosman Art Gallery, 1 Art Gallery Way, Mosman
Learn the basketry technique of Random Weaving, transforming natural found objects such as Bangalow Palm seedpods into a sculptural form.
Saturday 13 October, 1pm – 5pm, Cost: $140; Bookings
Mosman Art Gallery, 1 Art Gallery Way, Mosman
Children will use wire to make a 3D form before wrapping it in colourful wool to create a bird sculpture.
Tuesday 9 October, 1.30pm – 3.30pm; Cost: $15 per child; Bookings
Botanical Watercolour Mandalas
Mosman Art Gallery, 1 Art Gallery Way, Mosman
Children will arrange flowers and leaves collected from the Mackie Lane Community Garden and work with watercolours to create a mandala.
Thursday 11 October, 1.30pm – 3.30pm; Cost: $15 per child; Bookings
Botanical Patterning: Introduction to designing for textiles
Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios, 164 Longueville Road, Lane Cove
Learn the process of observational drawing and painting to develop your own motifs for textiles from Australian native flora, and then to create repeat patterns from your motifs.
Saturday 6 October and Saturday 13 October; Cost: $168; Bookings
Stitch, Collage, Colour and Make with ATASDA
Epping Creative Centre, Dence Park, 26 Stanley Road, Epping
Participants can create a stitched, collaged mixed media piece. Works made will be suitable for card making or may be completed as a small framed artwork.
Saturday 6 October, 11am – 2pm; Cost: $5; Bookings
Bonding La Familia – Create a Garden Bird Bath
Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios, 164 Longueville Road, Lane Cove
Create a ceramic bowl with a lovely bird.
Friday 5 October, 9.30am – 12.30pm; Cost: $130 for parents + child; Bookings
Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios, 164 Longueville Road, Lane Cove
Saturday 6 October, 10am – 1pm; Cost: $77; Bookings
Stitch Play-Linen Table Runner
Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios, 164 Longueville Road, Lane Cove
Wednesday 10 October, 10am – 4pm; Cost: $45; Bookings
A Creature of Fantasy – Ceramic Figures
Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios, 164 Longueville Road, Lane Cove
Thursday 11 October, 6.30pm – 9.30pm; Friday 12 October, 6.30pm – 9.30pm; Cost: $165; Bookings
Textiles Printing Techniques by Hand
Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios, 164 Longueville Road, Lane Cove
Friday 12 October, 10am – 4pm; Cost: $198; Bookings
Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios, 164 Longueville Road, Lane Cove
Saturday 13 October, 10am – 1pm; Cost: $155; Bookings
Sydney City
Feast of K-Chopsticks: Korean Craft & Design
Korean Cultural Centre Australia, 255 Elizabeth Street, Sydney
Make your own chopsticks.
Wednesday 10 October and Thursday 11 October; Cost: Free; Bookings [SOLD OUT]
Gaffa Exhibits and Mindful Making Workshop
Gaffa Creative Precinct, Gaffa Gallery, Level 1, 281 Clarence Street, Sydney
Gaffa’s resident jewellery tutor Jenny Du will be teaching how to recycle your junk into jewellery in her Mindful Making Workshop.
Saturday 13 October, 2pm – 4pm; Cost: $20; Bookings [SOLD OUT]
Adorned: Jewellery Making Workshop
Australian Museum, 1 William Street, Sydney
Use aboriginal culture as inspiration to create your own piece of jewellery that reflects your story, identity or experience.
Saturday 13 October and Sunday 14 October, 1pm; Cost: $69 full price and $64 concession; Bookings
Greater Sydney
Make Your Own Teapot! at Something at Mary’s
8 Mary Street, Bundeena
Introduce you to the basics of hand building using clay to make a functional teapot.
Friday 5 October – Sunday 14 October, 10am – 1pm; Cost: $129; Bookings
Introduction to Pottery Wheel Throwing at Something at Mary’s
8 Mary Street, Bundeena
You will make three pieces including a cup, bowl and plate. You'll also get to choose the glaze colour for each of the pieces you make, which will then be fired.
Friday 5 October – Sunday 14 October, 1pm – 3.30pm; Cost: $139; Bookings
Make your own reusable bag with Green Fix
Shop 8, 232–250 Northumberland Street (Arcade), Liverpool
Learn how to create a reusable bag using macramé techniques.
Saturday 6 October and Sunday 7 October, 10.30am – 2.30pm; Cost: $130.00; Bookings
Make a card or a few! workshop with Green Fix
Shop 8, 232–250 Northumberland Street (Arcade), Liverpool
Using recycled materials combined with nature, participants will be shown techniques in the art of card making.
Monday 8 October to Friday 12 October, 12.30pm – 1.30pm (daily); Cost: $20; Bookings
Images: Glassblowing workshop. Photo: Maggie Durso; Event: Glassblowing in Spring with Mark Elliot
Images: Teapot assembly. Photo: Courtesy Something at Mary's; Event: Make your own teapot