SCRIBBLY GUM EMBROIDERY WORKSHOP WITH AMY JONES: CREATE A TEXTURED BUS

LEARN LAYERED EMBROIDERY TECHNIQUES IN AMY’S SCRIBBLY GUM WORKSHOP!

Join renowned textile artist Amy Jones of Amy’s Grandpa Cat for a full-day embroidery workshop inspired by the natural patterns of the Australian bush. Drawing from the distinctive textures of scribbly gum trees, you’ll explore layered stitch techniques to create a beautifully textured landscape in thread.

This workshop is perfect for thread lovers—whether you’re new to embroidery or already stitching with confidence. Guided by Amy, you’ll work with a wide variety of fibres, including hand-dyed wool, over-dyed cotton, silk and metallic threads, to craft your own richly detailed piece. Using stitches such as long and short stitch, seed stitch, French knots and beading, you’ll learn how to create depth, movement, and interest in your embroidery.

By the end of the day, you’ll take home your own bush-inspired artwork—textural, layered and uniquely yours.

What You’ll Learn:

How to layer threads to achieve depth and movement in embroidery
Long & short stitch, seed stitch, French knots, and beading
Tips for working with unusual fibres like hand-dyed wool, silk and metallic threads
Techniques to customise a provided pattern and develop your own colour palette

You’ll also have the opportunity to view Amy’s original textile artworks and gain insight into her design process and inspirations drawn from nature.

Included Materials:

A variety of threads including hand-dyed wool, overdyed cotton, silk and metallics
Fabric with a Scribbly Gum pattern to trace
Glass seed beads for embellishment
Embroidery hoop
A comprehensive stitch guide and visual references for inspiration

What you need to bring with you:

Small sharp scissors (we’ll have spares to borrow or purchase)
Glasses, if needed for close work

Why You’ll Love It:

This workshop is a soothing, creative way to explore the beauty of native Australian flora through embroidery. With Amy’s gentle and insightful teaching, you’ll enjoy a slow and mindful day immersed in thread, texture, and nature-inspired design. Whether you come solo or with a friend, you’ll leave with new skills, a completed piece, and a renewed creative spark.

We’ll also be providing refreshments and a delicious vegetarian light lunch for all attendees. If you have specific dietary requirements, please let us know in advance and we’ll do our best to accommodate you.

Venue:

Made by Me Workshop
100A May Street St Peters NSW 2044

Suitable for:

This class is beginner-friendly and also welcomes more experienced embroiderers looking to expand their technique and fibre knowledge.

About Amy:

Amy Jones of Amy's Grandpa Cat, is a textile artist whose work, inspired by botanical themes, blends abstract and figurative elements to explore memory and change. Using a mix of new and recycled materials, her dreamlike creations evoke themes of love, loss, and renewal, with stitching as a meditative process. Amy also teaches textile workshops across Sydney and her work has been featured on the cover of Annabel Crabb and Leigh Sales' book Well Hello.

Cancellation Policy: Due to the limited number of spaces for workshops, all bookings are final and strictly non refundable. We do not refund classes but you are welcome to send someone else in your place if you can't make it on the day. Since Amy is a special guest teacher it is not possible to reschedule the workshop to another day. In most of our workshops we require a minimum number of people to run the workshop and will do our absolute best to run every workshop we list but occasionally it is not commercially feasible to do so. In the unlikely event that we don't reach this number, we may cancel the class; in this case, we'll inform you and allow you to get a full refund or reschedule.