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ESSENTIAL INFO
If you purchase a ticket for this course, all the information on this page will be emailed to you with your ticket.
👥 Suitable for: Ages 18 and up
📍 Venue: Bellingen High School (mobility aid accessible)
📈 Level: Suitable for all skill levels
⏰ Schedule: Mon–Fri, 9am – 12pm (5 Half-Days)
🏷️ Extra costs: This course has a cost of $55 for materials
🚗 Check your venue: If you are booking multiple courses, we are unable to provide transport between venues.
Required skills & experience
No experience required
Supplies that will be provided by your tutor
Cost of $55 includes:
Stitching journal
Tote bags
Threads
Needles
Iron
Ironing board
Quilters’ tape
Tearaway stabiliser
Scissors
Fabric scraps
Needle threaders
Paper
Light box
Stationery such as erasable pens, pencils, rulers, rubbers
Examples of stitching from other cultures
NOTE: Supply costs will be collected by the tutor before Camp Creative.
Supplies that you need to bring to class
Everything will be provided by the tutor, but participants can bring their own favourite stitching supplies if they prefer.
Learning outcomes
Select materials by evaluating project requirements to confidently choose the correct thread type, weight, and needle size for various fabrics.
Master setup fundamentals by demonstrating reliable methods for threading needles, securing thread tails and finishing runs to ensure stitches never unravel.
Maintain rhythm and tension to ensure hand stitches are consistent, evenly spaced and uniform throughout a project.
Catalogue a 12-stitch portfolio in a structured stitching journal designed and printed specially for this course.
Combine functional and decorative stitched into a single cohesive piece of textile art on your canvas tote bag.
COURSE PLAN
DAY ONE - Intro, equipment & history
Introduction to the course and general housekeeping, history of stitching and introduction to sewing.
Distribute student journals and tote bags. Discuss equipment available for course use.
Discuss samples and types of stitching used around the world in history. Discuss contemporary use of stitching, for example haute couture.
Types of threads and needles, threading your needle, starting and finishing a run, marking your fabric, stitching evenly and consistently, practicing on scrap fabric.
Functional Stiches - Running, split, stem, back
Stitch journal: Apply these to page 2 of the stitching journal
Tote bag: Apply these to the tote bag
DAY TWO - Functional stitches
Satin, blanket, cross, herringbone
Stitch journal: Apply these to page 2 of the stitching journal.
Tote bag: apply these to the tote bag
DAY THREE - Decorative stitches
Chain, feather, seed, French knot
Stitch journal: Apply these to page 4 of the stitching journal
Tote bag: Apply these to the tote bag
DAY FOUR - Decorative stitches
Lazy daisy, woven wheel, bullion, Jessica square
Stitch journal: Apply these to page 5 of the stitching journal
Tote bag: Apply these to the tote bag
DAY FIVE - Complete projects
Stitch journal: Complete the front cover of the stitching journal
Tote bag: complete the tote bag.
This course can be done by itself, or in the perfect pair!
Check out Suzie’s other course, The Anicent Art of Mending.
COURSE TUTOR
Suzie Wynn Jones
Suzie has been a maker and teacher for most of her life. She started sewing at a young age, creating and designing garments and homewares that she embellished with stitching, trims and applique and continues to design, construct, refashion and fix garments in her small studio in Sydney.
Recently, Suzie completed a Diploma in Applied Fashion at Ultimo TAFE where she learned new skills and gained valuable experience.
To create something new and beautiful, Suzie’s uses resources that are already available where possible. Genuine sustainable practices include sourcing second-hand materials and creatively using whatever is already in existence.
Each item she makes is unique, quirky and constructed to last a few lifetimes. Some are created from scratch; some are transformed a little and some beyond recognition, but all are sustainable, beautiful and loved by their new owners.
“Suzie was lovely, fun and knowledgeable. There was a great atmosphere in the class.”
“Absolutely brilliant - teaching, resources, vibe, and activities.”
