Cross-stitch badge workshop @ Kiama Library

Next date: Thursday, 16 October 2025 | 03:30 PM to 04:30 PM

'Needlework is an art so indissolubly connected with the comfort and convenience of mankind at large that it is impossible to suppose any stage of society in which it has not existed.' The Countess of Wilton in 'The Art of Needlework', 1840.

Come along and learn a craft popular during the Regency period, and even better: one you can wear!

Join us at Kiama Library for a beginner-friendly cross-stitch workshop worthy of any of Miss Austen’s heroines.

Ages 12+, $10 p/p (all materials provided).

This event is part of our Jane Austen Festival 250th anniversary celebrations.

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