Join us for our annual Christmas stitching gathering.

WHAT: Stitch with Helen for Christmas

WHEN: 24th November 2024, 10am - 4pm

WHERE: Newtown Rowing Centre 1 Marine Esplanade, New Town, Tasmania (easy parking and lift access if required)
Join Helen and the girls for this annual Christmas Gathering. Sit and stitch, learn, make new friends - start on the provided projects or bring your own.

A day full of treats and surprises!

This gathering books out quickly so don't miss out, BOOK NOW!
Included on the day will be:

- 2 x patterns and 1 full kit from Helen (may not include staples (batting etc))
-demonstrations and technique help from Helen Stubbings - teacher/designer with over 30 years experience.
- morning, lunch, and afternoon tea + many extra goodies!
- great friendships, inspiration and sharing with likeminded passionate stitchers...

- Cash bar available on the day
-BYO basic stitching kit or purchase in the popup shop on the day

What's on:

Events and points of interest around Hobart.

14 Aug 2026 - 23 Aug 2026
Beaker Street Festival 2026
Imagine a place where scientists grace centre stage, microscopes live on bar tables, and late-night conversations have the potential to change the world.
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2026
Hadley’s Art Prize
Presented by Hadley’s Orient Hotel, the Hadley’s Art Prize, Hobart is an annual, acquisitive Australian landscape prize, which offers $100,000 to the winning entry.
7 Aug 2026 - 1 Nov 2026
Antarctica is Melting: photographer David Neilson
'Antarctica is Melting' presents a powerful selection of black and white photographs by Australian wilderness photographer David Neilson, drawn from six journeys to Antarctica and
1 Mar 2022 - 31 Aug 2027
Phoenix Creations Wooden Spoon Carving Workshops
Welcome to a day of creative mindfulness with David and Michelle of Phoenix Creations in their small Cygnet studio.
15 Aug 2026 - 16 Aug 2026
Retracing Darwin: A Guided Historical Walk – Beaker Street Festival 2026
Join the City of Clarence's history officer Alan Townsend, geologist John Davidson, and an ecologist, to retrace Charles Darwin's 1836 exploration of Hobart's eastern shore.
5 Aug 2026 - 6 Sep 2026
CoLab Exhibition – Beaker Street Festival 2026
Through Beaker Street's CoLab initiative, students work directly with local scientists, visiting their labs and field sites, to create artworks inspired by their research.
14 Aug 2026 - 23 Aug 2026
Enchanted Slime Mould Forest – Beaker Street Festival 2026
This immersive exhibition features a display of stunning photographs, dozens of real specimens painstakingly collected and preserved, and microscopes revealing their intricate hidden worlds.
5 Aug 2026 - 6 Sep 2026
Science Photography Prize Finalist Exhibition – Beaker Street Festival 2026
Each year, the Beaker Street Science Photography Prize celebrates extraordinary images that reveal how science shapes our understanding of the world.
31 Jul 2026 - 26 Sep 2027
Becoming Modern: Mid-century Australian Art
This large-scale exhibition brings together paintings, sculpture and works on paper, highlighting figuration, abstraction, and foregrounding works by Tasmanian women artists.
31 Jul 2026 - 18 Oct 2026
EXPOSED LANDS: 100 Years of Tasmanian Landscape Photography
This exhibition is a survey of 100 years of photographic history depicting Tasmania's nature, sharing perspectives of the island.
All events