Workshop - using up you fabric scraps and sewing machine maintenance

Want to come along and sew with me? Next Sunday I'm running a 'sewing with scraps' session at Cultiver. If you've been hoarding gorgeous bits of fabric and looking for just the right project to use them for, then this is for you. 

The sess is split into two so you can either come and play all day or just come along for the morning. If you have little ones you are welcome to bring them along as we'll be in the workshop space upstairs and have a few things to keep them occupied.

And as an extra bit of awesomeness we'll have Jen from Damned Soles along to run you through some basic sewing machine maintenance too.

Here's all the deets:

24 February 

9:30 - 12:00 and/or 12:30 - 3:00

COST:
Full day
Members $40
Non members $50
Half day
Members $25
Non-members $30


WHAT you'll make - your choice of items including cushion covers, pencil cases, baskets, infinity scarf, head bands etc from your fabric scraps
Stay and make for the whole day or have a couple of creative hours on a Sunday morning.


TAUGHT by - Bec and Jen


MATERIALS required:

• A sewing machine (we do have a couple available to use if you don't have your own - please advise at time of booking if you need a machine)
• Basic sewing kit - scissors, thread, quick unpick, measuring tape etc
• A selection of scraps from your sewing stash in a variety of sizes and weights (we will also provide fabric bits and pieces for you to rummage through and use)
• Any extra sewing bits and embellishments - zips, buttons, ric rac, pompom fringing, old doilies etc - that you think you might need.

We're back and it's hot!

Well, time flew on our week off but we are glad to be back in our shop (especially since the shop is airconditioned and Ipswich is suffering through a heatwave!)

We have been working feverishly on a few projects to make you crafty creative folk happy. There are now regular, monthly screen printing and sewing classes (check out the tabs above for more details), an upcoming Craft Rehab meeting for those with handmade ADHD (keep an eye out for the dates and details soon), The Ipswich Brown Owls are back sharing the cozy corner on the first Monday evening of the month and we are working on an extra-special fashion (and more) event to BLOW YOUR MIND! It's going to be all about sustainability and will involve some very talented folk from all over South-East Queensland)

 There is a sales table with markdowns from some of our stockist including Whiskers Lane, Little Golden, A Little Vintage, Viva Handmade and Kellie Christie. There are some great bargains and I will pop some photos on the facey page today so you can check them out.

 Last, but certainly not least, we are opening up applications for stockists again. So if you would like to become a Cultiver Craftisan please send us an email at cultivershop@gmail.com requesting an application package and we will get one to you right away. (Just to let you know, spaces are a bit more limited this year so make sure you WOW us with your application!)

Well, that's not all but you will have to stay tuned for more Cultiver news soon.
You Stay Crafty, Blogosphere....Kyla and Bec

Lamp it up! - light up your life with recycling.

Hosted by Cultiver stockist Lamp it up! here's another great workshop at Cultiver where you can learn how to turn household waste into a beautiful lamp.

To give you some ideas of what these talented lads can help you create here's some images from the recent Lamp it up! workshops in Melbourne Town:

rummaging through junk pile for materials

workshop at Donkey Wheel House - Melbourne

reformed junk lamp

and another beautiful reformed junk lamp

Lamp it up! will be at Cultiver on Wednesday October 5th.

Here's everything you need to know:


Time: 10:00 - 3:00 (with a lunch break - B.Y.O. or visit one of the lovely local cafes')


What to bring: you're welcome to bring along any items from home you think you could recycle to make your lamp. This is limited only by your imagination but could include wooden bowls, plastic mixing bowls and food containers, napkin rings, door knobs, kids toys, glass lamp shades...


What you'll be doing: The Lamp it up! lads will help you sift through your own collection of materials to find suitable items for a lamp, then you'll all take a stroll around the Top of Town op shops to look for more materials (any items you find must be paid for by yourself). Once back at Cultiver they'll help you design and build your own unique lamp.

Supplied: all lamp components such as cord, fittings etc, tools to build lamps


Cost: $40 per adult, $10 for each accompanied child (aged 8 and up, limit of two children per adult participant), plus you'll need extra cash to purchase any component materials at the local op shops.


Booking: all bookings can be made via Cultiver - drop in to 2/126 Brisbane St. Ipswich, call us 0424 303 759 or email cultivershop@gmail.com

We are super excited to be the very first place in Australia to host this out of this world competition started in 2007 by the CRE8 Foundation. This incredible not for profit organisation aims to inspire and unite global youth through art and promote intercultural dialogue through collaborative artistic creation. 


This is how Cre8 describes the competition:  

"The project is, of course, intentionally absurd. No one has any idea what an alien looks like—certainly not a realistic one, let alone the most realistic one. The idea of the project is to challenge participants to shed preconceived notions and have fun exploring an obvious paradox. By introducing the project in the form of a contest, we rely on competitive spirit to drive each participant further and further into an abstract and artistically fruitful chase to attain the unattainable. As with everything we do at CRE8, we hope to inspire creative thinking and welcome all creative responses".

previous entries for the Realistic Alien competition

Cultiver will be hosting and documenting the Australian debut of the competition on Thursday the 22nd of September between 9.30am and 2.00pm. If you'd like your offspring to be part of it and you're happy to have their creative genius filmed and photographed then please drop in to Cultiver next Thursday and get ready to be creative.

You can simply turn up or you could RSVP via the Facebook event)

Cultiver is located at 2/126 Brisbane St. Ipswich. Check the Find Us page above if you're not sure where we are.

VISIT: cre8foundation to see the wonderful work they do