Weave your way through the Southern Highlands
Needlecraft & Fibre Arts Trail
The Southern Highlands Needlecraft & Fibre Arts Trail
Creatives, makers, specialty shops, galleries, authors, workshops & community groups.
We welcome you to the Southern Highlands Needlecraft & Fibre Arts Trail and hope that you enjoy all that this beautiful area has to offer.
Shops & Galleries
Mittagong
Sturt
A world-famous centre for quality Australian craft, in association with Mittagong’s Frensham and Gib Gate Schools. Since the 1930s Sturt has attracted artists, tutors and craftspeople of international stature. Weaving is a long-established craft taught here, and Sturt offers a fully equipped weaving studio with tuition for adults and school-age children. Sturt is a School of Excellence in Arts, Design and Fabrication that plays an important role in the cultural and historic make-up of the Highlands. Sturt attracts over 30,000 visitors a year to its exhibitions, summer and winter schools, workshops, events, contemporary design retail space, café and gardens. Sturt Gallery sells hand-printed garments and accessories.
Sturt Gallery & Studios
Cnr Range Road and Waverley Parade Mittagong NSW 2575
Ph 02 4860 2083
shop@sturt.nsw.edu.au
Sturt Gallery & Shop
Monday-Sunday 10am-5pm (except weekday public holiday)
Sturt Coffee: Wed to Sun 10am-4pm
www.sturt.nsw.edu.au
Victoria House
Established in an 1860s residence at Mittagong for over four decades, this retail and on-line outlet for needlecraft supplies is recognised throughout Australia as a leading stockist. Visitors come in search of its extensive range of needlecraft supplies: Accessories and tools – Beads – Books – Cross-stitch – Embroidery and crewel – Fabric – Knitting and crochet – Tapestry and Needlepoint – Threads.
49 Main Street Mittagong NSW 2575
Ph 02 4871 1682
stitching@victoriahouseneedlecraft.com.au
Open 9am to 5pm all days except Tuesday and public holidays.
www.victoriahouseneedlecraft.com.au
A Fine Line Quiltery
Fabrics, tuition, classes, professional services, classroom hire.
2B Alice Street Mittagong NSW 2575
Ph 0482 023 068
hello@afinelinequiltery.com.au
Mon10-3; Tues 10-2; Wed 10-3; Thurs 10-3; Fri 10-3; Sat 9-2; Sunday closed.
www.afinelinequiltery.com.au
Superb Design
Interior design, interior decoration, furniture, curtains, shutters and blinds, cushions, materials.
Carol Thompson
2/108 Main Street Mittagong NSW 2575
Ph (02) 4871 2044
Open every day 10am-5pm
www.superbdesign.com.au
Suite Recovery
Home décor. Designers and makers of interesting and unique homewares using beautiful fabrics in amazing colours sourced from all over the world. Furniture repair and upholstery service.
96a Main Street Mittagong NSW 2575
Ph 0438 712 274
Variable opening hours – phone for appointment.
A Little Piece of Scotland
Exhibiting lace bobbins; antique needlework tools; Scottish cross-stitch kits and samplers; tartan ties woollen knitwear and other apparel from Scotland and Ireland. Locally hand-woven scarves and shawls by Woodbridge Weavers.
Nerida Barnsley (OAM)
Shop 1 Mittagong Antiques Centre
85-87 Main Street Mittagong NSW 2575
Ph 02 4872 3198
Open daily 10am to 5.00pm
www.mittagongantiquescentre.com.au
Booktown Bookshop
Antiquarian collection of quality books on needlecraft and fibre arts, including rare, vintage and classic books on embroidery, weaving, knitting, quilting and other allied specialties.
The Southern Highlands is proudly Australia’s First Booktown (established in 2000) and a member of the international book town movement that traces its origins to Hay-on-Wye in Wales UK, circa 1960.
Shop 1 Mittagong Antiques Centre
85-87 Main Street Mittagong NSW 2575
Ph 02 4872 3198
Open daily 10am to 5pm
www.mittagongantiquescentre.com.au
Bowral
Country Accent
Homewares, animalia, napery, decorative touches, cushions, indulgences.
Kim & Alexandra Orchard
274 Bong Bong Street Bowral NSW 2576
Ph 02 4861 2500
Open Mon-Fri 10-5; Sat 10-4; Sun 10.30-4
Bowral Crafts Unlimited
A fundraising venture to buy special equipment for Bowral’s public hospital; operating for over 40 years through volunteer supporters. Stocking Australian and New Zealand yarns in four, five and eight ply, pure wool and acrylic and pattern books and needles. Hand-crafted gifts including knitted baby and children’s clothes.
Corbett Plaza
22 Wingecarribee Street Bowral 2576
Ph 02 4861 6771
Open Mon-Fri 10-5; Sat and Sun 10-2
Interiors for You
Home decorating products and services. Established for over 30 years. Stocking soft furnishings and fabrics.
Lesley Turner
Shop 7 The Old Co-op
Station Street Bowral 2576
Ph 02 4861 4677 or 0408 021 790
Open daily 9-5 or by appointment
Campbell & Spearman
Fabric studio. Inspirational interiors. Design, measure, supply, production and installation.
Fiona & Sue
Shop 10, 15-17 Banyette Street Bowral 2576
Ph 0414 503 997 or 0412 370 101
Open Mon-Fri 10-4.30, Sat 10-1, Sun closed
www.campbellandspearman.com
Suzie Anderson Home Bowral
Homewares, décor, apparel, soft furnishings.
Shop 101, 13-15 Banyette Street Bowral 2576
(adjacent to Green Lane & the Antiques Centre) Also at Moss Vale.
Ph 02 4862 1296
Open Mon to Sun 10-4
www.suzieandersonhome.com
Loom Fabrics
Specialist in unique dress fabrics with a focus on natural fibres. Textiles are sourced from the world’s top designers from places such as Italy, France, Belgium and Japan. Also stocking haberdashery and accessories. Services include sewing classes and alterations.
370 Bong Bong Street Bowral 2576
Ph 0439 025 853
Open Mon-Fri 10-4.30 Sat 10-4
www.loomfabrics.com.au
Moss Vale
Nest and Burrow
Carefully curated giftware including homewares, tableware, cushions and decorative touches.
420 Argyle Street Moss Vale NSW 2577
Ph 02 4868 3455
Open Mon-Sat 9.30 to 5 Sun 10-3
www.nestandburrow.com.au
Susie Anderson Home Moss Vale
Homewares, décor, apparel, soft furnishings.
409 – 411 Argyle Street Moss Vale NSW 2577
Ph 02 4868 2662
Mon- Sat 10-5 Sun 10-3 Also at Bowral
www.susieandersonhome.com
Sewline
Wholesalers since 2008 of quilting, embroidery and crafting products – supplied to retail outlets in Australia and worldwide. Billed as ‘the best in its class’ dedicated to providing quality craft products that are enjoyable to use and have a high performance standard.
Charlotte Berry
PO Box 192 Moss Vale NSW 2577
Ph 1300 136 216
On-line only: www.sewline.com.au
Bowerbird on Argyle
A curated collection of eclectic decorative interior pieces sourced worldwide. Wall hangings, rugs, soft furnishings.
416 Argyle Street Moss Vale NSW 2577
Open 9.30 – 5pm Seven days
Ph 02 4868 1125
bowerbirdonargyle.com.au
Berrima
The Cottage, incorporating The Magpie’s Nest and The Magpie Cafe
Knitwear, Liberty fabric, embroidery silks.
Jan Weekes
28 Old Hume Highway Berrima NSW 2577
Ph 02 4877 1298 or 0438 216 646
Open 9-5 every day
Piece by Piece Home
Original one off fashion, accessories and home decor pieces designed by Elizabeth Pilkington in her Berrima studio. Online store.
Berrima Patchwork
Renowned Australia-wide for the range and quality of their fabrics; kits and patterns; crafts; threads; gifts. Classes by appointment.
21 Old Hume Highway Berrima NSW 2576
Ph 02 4877 1382
Open 10-4pm daily. Closed Mon & Tues
www.berrimapatchwork.com.au
Thread Botanica
Boutique fabric and quilting store with beautiful designer collections for the modern maker and fabric lover, inspiring creativity. Classes by appointment.
Sally
7 Old Hume Highway Berrima NSW 2576
Ph 0438 450 244
Open 10-3pm, Fri, Sat, Sun & Mon
Bundanoon
The Good Yarn
Handknitted apparel, craftgoods. Started in 1975 by the Anglican Church ladies. Run by volunteers with goods for sale supplied by consignors. Proceeds donated to worthy causes.
Railway Parade, Bundanoon NSW 2578
Tutors
Jane Nicholas OAM (of Bowral)
Jane teaches widely for Embroiderers’ Guilds and businesses in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. She is recognised internationally as being at the forefront of modern designers interpreting stumpwork as a form of raised embroidery. Teacher and author of nine books:
9. Shakespeare’s Flowers in Stumpwork
www.janenicholas.com
Ann Thomson
Feltwork.
7 Bunya Close, Braemar NSW 2575
Ph 02 4871 3590
Harriet Goodall
Harriet Goodall has run an independent art studio in Robertson making sculpture, lighting and woven installations for private and commercial clients since 2007. She exhibits regularly and has passed on her passion for contemporary basketmaking techniques in workshops across Australia and around the world.
Margaret Connor
Feltmaker.
PO Box 1158, Bowral NSW 2576
Ph 02 4861 2294
Natalie Miller
Natalie Miller is an internationally recognised textile artist and known for her brightly coloured woven artworks. Natalie primarily works with her hand dyed Australian wool to create unique large tapestries. Natalie lives and works from her studio at East Kangaloon in the Southern Highlands, Australia. Natalie has regularly run creative retreats and workshops teaching tapestry weaving, macramé, natural dyeing, and weaving on the rigid heddle loom. Natalie designed and made the biggest macramé chandelier in the world at Pacific place in Hong Kong.
Associations
Embroiderers’ Guild NSW Inc (Southern Highlands Embroidery Group)
Visiting tutors attend classes as well as skills shared between members of the group. Meets 2nd Saturday of the month, Feb – Dec.
Mittagong Community Centre
Queen Street Mittagong NSW 2575
Ph 0429 933 638
Lacemakers of the Southern Highlands
Contact: Norma Burchell
Ph 02 4861 2703
Green Door Studios
Textile workshops & classes by local artists. Green Door Studios has an incredible range of artists and creatives to bring these amazing experiences to the local community and beyond. Nestled within the SHAC art precinct in Robertson.
Southern Highlands Artisans Collective, 74-76 Hoddle Street, Robertson NSW 2577
www.greendoorstudios.com.au/workshops
The Southern Highlands Textile & Fibre Network
Holds exhibitions at the Berrima District Art Society Gallery in Bowral. The work of many local textile artists is represented.
Convenor: Margaret Connor
PO Box 1158, Bowral NSW 2576
Ph 02 4861 2294
Australian Sewing Guild Exeter Day Group
Coordinator: Aliki Darlow
Exeter Road, Exeter NSW 2577
asg.exeter.nsw@aussew.org.au
Sewing Guild (Southern Highlands Group)
Contact: Ann Thomson
Meets Mittagong Uniting Church Hall
Albert Street Mittagong NSW 2575
Ph 4871 3590
Bundanoon Embroiderers
Contact: Gwen Crossley
Ellsmore Road, Bundanoon NSW 2578
Ph 02 4883 6365
Southern Highlands Knitters Guild
Convenor: 0438 040 758
Knit ‘n Natter
An informal group that knits for pleasure and with sales of items made, raises money for World Vision Australia and the Catherine Hamlin Foundation.
Meets 4th Tuesday of the month, 10 – 12.30pm
Convenor: Jeanette Schofield
Mittagong Uniting Church Hall
Albert Street, Mittagong NSW 2575
Ph 02 4872 3717
WEAVING GROUPS:
Sturt Term Classes and Workshops
Tutor: Susan Walker
Contact: Sturt Workshops
Ph 02 4860 2083
Weaving for Pleasure
Contact: Barbara Wainberg
Ph 02 4872 4496
Spinners and Weavers Group
Contact: Debbie McGuire
Ph 0417 581 822
Authors
Jennifer Fisher
Torchon Lace for Today
The Bedfordshire Family of Laces
Braid Lace for Today
Jane Nicholas OAM
Nine published books on stumpwork embroidery.
Jane Nicholas Embroidery – Bowral
Ph 02 4861 1175
www.janenicholas.com
Annette Hinde
Australian Wildflowers in Stumpwork
Accredited tutor to the Embroiderers’ Guild of NSW
Publishers
Sally Milner Publishing Pty Limited
An Australian owned and operated book publisher specialising in Craft.
Ian and Libby Webster
734 Woodville Road, Binda NSW 2583
PO Box 30 Crookwell NSW 2583
Ph 02 4835 6212
www.sallymilner.com.au
Wallhangings
Henrietta Rose Room
Home to a Southern Highlands pictorial made by members of Embroiderers Guild NSW, Southern Highlands Group.
Old Bowral Library
Bendooley Street, Bowral NSW 2576
Stitch It for Dementia
Exhibition showcasing work stitched by carers and patients living with dementia. The exhibition opens Monday 28th March 2022 and then fortnightly. All welcome to visit between 11am and 3pm.
Holy Trinity Anglican Church Berrima, Argyle St, Berrima NSW 2577
Hall of Anglican Church of St Simon & St Jude
Made by Women of St Simon & St Jude Bowral to celebrate the sesquicentenary of the Church and depicting the various ministries in which the church has been involved.
Bendooley Street, Bowral NSW 2576
Bundanoon Soldiers’ Memorial Hall
Pictorial in patchwork of local places of historical and scenic interest.
3 Railway Avenue, Bundanoon NSW 2578
