Sew Together

What's Next:

Our NEXT SEW TOGETHER WORKSHOP is on April 13 2021, and this time we will be offering an additional class for adults with disability. This workshop is FULLY FUNDED thanks to generous donations from our Sew Together Community. We are now raising money for our winter School Holiday adults and kids workshops. Visit Chuffed.org to donate:)

About the workshop

When: Tuesday 13 April, 10.30am-12:30pm (children’s session)

Tuesday 13 April, 1.30-3.30 (adults’ session)
Where: Moonah Multicultural Hub - 65 Hopkins Street Moonah (fully accessible venue)

Who can come?
People who are supported by Li-Ve Tasmania, or children or adults with disability who haven't previously attended a class at Frangipani Fabrics, and either don't need an additional support person, or can be supported by an adult family member. Siblings of children supported by Li-Ve Tasmania are also invited to the morning session.

The sewing projects
Choose to make a tote bag, cushion or bunny bag to give as a gift or keep and enjoy.

Sewing experience
First-timers and people with sewing experience are welcome. Projects will be adapted to suit each person, and hand and machine sewing options are available.

What is included?

All sewing materials, including machines, will be provided. (Let us know if they’d like to bring their own.)
Teaching from experienced and kind Frangipani Fabrics staff.

Support person needed?
This will vary depending on support needs. Talk to us!

If your child needs a support person, an adult family member is welcome to attend with them, or they can be supported by a Li-Ve Tasmania support worker with funds from their NDIS plan.

Interested?
Spots are limited so get in touch to book your space!

Email your expression of interest to welcome@livetasmania.org or call Anna at Li-Ve Tas on 6227 5400 and let her know:

your name or your child's name and age
your/your child's previous sewing experience
whether you would like to bring your own sewing machine
whether you/your child will be attending independently, with a parent or you would like to use a support plan to have a Li-Ve Tas support worker.

Where it all began: Sew Together September 2020

Our target was $1987 and we raised an amazing $2326 thanks to the generosity of the Tasmanian community. The extra funds will go towards our next Sew Together workshop later in the year .

We are so happy to share these gorgeous photos from our workshop. Everyone who attended finished their projects and most kids sewed hearts for the 1000 Hearts compassion project. These hearts will be donated to the paediatric ward at the Royal Hobart Hospital, a cause that has a special meaning for many of these children.

Comments from sewists parents included how proud they were of their children and how important it was to be able to offer them new experiences and expect the best of them.

Frangipani Fabrics staff loved meeting these kids and said that they felt like they were part of something bigger than just a sewing workshop.

Lovely handmade cushions and rabbits are on these young sewists' beds. We hope to hold many more workshops funded via https://chuffed.org/project/sew-together.

Two of the stars of our Sew Together workshop with @livetassie, siblings Amelie and Maddie, were featured in The Mercury! They are proudly displaying the hearts they sewed for the @1000_hearts project, which will be donated to sick children and their families who visit the Paediatric Unit at the RHH.

So happy to be a part of this story!

Donations welcome:

You can DONATE to our Sew Together Projects by visiting our Chuffed Page adding a donation when you buy something from our website, or in our Sew Together donation jar in store.

Sew Together from Briony Alderslade on Vimeo.