Chinese Silk and Gold Embroidery at the Rare Trades Centre
$$$
12 Oct 2025
Description
Learn the art of embroidery with award-winning artist, Alison Cole.
In this full day workshop, learn how to prepare and embroider with flat silk – using predominantly satin stitch and encroaching satin stitch.
Once an area of silk embroidery is completed, you will then cover continuous line couching in gold Japanese couching thread. You will be working in flat silk on cotton sateen fabric.
Held at Ballarat's Australian Centre for Rare Arts and Forgotten Trades, a world-class facility dedicated to learning and preserving Australia’s rare arts and trades through a series of workshops, masterclasses, events, and residencies.
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