Creative Workshops

 

Sustainably resourced with skilled makers in Brisbane

Learn a new skill at
The Nest Community

Over the years our amazing volunteers have preserved our craft heritage by sharing their skills through our workshop program and introduced a new generation of women to the therapeutic values of making by hand.

Demand for our workshops has increased and since relocating to The Sheds in Brendale, we now have a dedicated workshop space adjoining our social enterprise; The Nest Haberdashery.

Our volunteers are now full time processing donations of pre-loved, reclaimed sewing supplies for the haberdashery, so we now support local craft facilitators to run craft workshops in our studio.

From time to time The Nest Community will run events and you can follow us on Eventbrite or you can book a craft workshop in Brisbane through our preferred supplier listings below.

All bookings are via Eventbrite and questions regarding workshops can be sent directly to facilitators on the same platform.

Book a creative craft workshop in Brisbane

Mel Brady

Mel Brady

I am a painter and installation artist with a strong focus on vintage textiles, both as subject matter and a material. Decades of collecting resulted in opening a vintage clothing store in Caboolture, which operated from 2017 until 2022. I have facilitated art and...

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4Everblue Creations

4Everblue Creations

Hi, my name is Nicole. I am a retired Travel Agent with a serious passion for creating beautiful hand-made products using natural fibres and incorporating up-cycled materials.

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Karen – Zenzero Design

Karen – Zenzero Design

Karen loves all things handmade and enjoys nurturing creativity in others. Join Karen for some slow mindful creativity – the mood will be light and relaxed, the hours will slip past as you learn new skills, make new friends and discover the joy of working

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Sarah – pickles goes to market

Sarah – pickles goes to market

My name is Sarah, I am an award winning artist, passionate about textile craft & sustainability. I sell some upcycled clothing pieces - mostly via The Reverse Emporium (at Reverse Garbage in Brisbane). I also love my work helping others find their joy by

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Tahnee – Self Sewn Sewing Studio

Tahnee – Self Sewn Sewing Studio

Tahnee delights in creating clothing that celebrates the bodies we have and getting dressed up for no particular reason. "Join me to build the skills and confidence to make clothes to fit your body and style", Tahnee, Facilitator.

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Vashti

Vashti

Meet Vashti, a creative artist and bookbinder with a passion for teaching. Vashti has experience in a range of materials, mixed media felt making, textiles, printmaking, and of course, bookbinding.

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Mel Brady

Mel Brady

I am a painter and installation artist with a strong focus on vintage textiles, both as subject matter and a material. Decades of collecting resulted in opening a vintage clothing store in Caboolture, which operated from 2017 until 2022. I have facilitated art and...

read more
4Everblue Creations

4Everblue Creations

Hi, my name is Nicole. I am a retired Travel Agent with a serious passion for creating beautiful hand-made products using natural fibres and incorporating up-cycled materials.

read more
Karen – Zenzero Design

Karen – Zenzero Design

Karen loves all things handmade and enjoys nurturing creativity in others. Join Karen for some slow mindful creativity – the mood will be light and relaxed, the hours will slip past as you learn new skills, make new friends and discover the joy of working

read more
Sarah – pickles goes to market

Sarah – pickles goes to market

My name is Sarah, I am an award winning artist, passionate about textile craft & sustainability. I sell some upcycled clothing pieces - mostly via The Reverse Emporium (at Reverse Garbage in Brisbane). I also love my work helping others find their joy by

read more
Tahnee – Self Sewn Sewing Studio

Tahnee – Self Sewn Sewing Studio

Tahnee delights in creating clothing that celebrates the bodies we have and getting dressed up for no particular reason. "Join me to build the skills and confidence to make clothes to fit your body and style", Tahnee, Facilitator.

read more
Vashti

Vashti

Meet Vashti, a creative artist and bookbinder with a passion for teaching. Vashti has experience in a range of materials, mixed media felt making, textiles, printmaking, and of course, bookbinding.

read more

Host a craft workshop at The Nest Community

The Nest Community is a Brisbane charity that connects women purposefully through craft. We are always looking to appoint craft facilitators and small businesses to host craft workshops in our dedicated studio space at The Sheds, 264 South Pine Rd, Brendale.

Our priority is to work with people or organisations that share our values of sustainability, hand making and skill sharing through projects that make the most of our reclaimed resources from The Nest Haberdashery.

By partnering with us, your workshops will reach our creative me made community via our social media channels, website, newsletters and visitors to our haberdashery. 

As a preferred supplier you can run ticketed events:

  • Set your own prices and keep any revenue generated from your event.
  • Pay a hire fee from $35 per hour + GST with min 3 hour hire
  • Manage your own bookings and cancellations policy via Eventbrite.

Preference will be given to individuals, businesses or organisations that:

  • Offer recurring workshops. 
  • Align with our core values of hand making, sustainability, skill sharing.
  • Help to preserve craft heritage
  • Incorporate quality service delivery
  • Purchase our reclaimed resources from The Nest Haberdashery.

Sound like you? Apply via the form below or contact us if you have any questions.