Want to make all your gifts this year? Looking for creative gift giving inspiration? Checkout these workshops with projects ideal for giving to friends and loved ones.
COVIDSafe Plan
Sewing room printable
Pop this on the wall and double check your pattern lay up before pulling out the cutting shears.
Pattern layups checklist by Thread DenDownload your own copy – click here.
Crochet Inspo-gram
Looking to fill up your insta feed with more crochet goodness? Our crochet teacher – Amy has put together some of her favourite hooker inspo’ on Instagram for you:
Mostly Clothing & Accessories
- Katie Jones Knit – @katiejonesknit
- GimmeKaya Crochet – @gimme_kaya
- Sandra – @littlegoldennook
- Wool and The Gang – @woolandthegang
- Roberta Ramona – @robertaramona
- Julia Mackeprang – @mamaquillatejidos
- Alexandra Lund – @nattythread

Homewares/ Accessories/ Some Clothing
- Molla Mills – @molla.mills
- Olivia Laws – @olivialawsart
- Lindsey Newns – @lottieandalbert
- Caroline – @poppyseedandpom
- Juliet Gunn – @juliet.laura.gunn
- Make Create Do – @makecreatedolondon
- LoveCrafts Crochet – @lovecraftscrochet
- Soy Celes – @bhindi.crochet

Preparing for the Sewing Basics for Beginners Online Course
A guide by Thread Den
COVID affected enrolments
Pinup Workshops Information Kit
Looking for activities in isolation or quarantine?
Having to be on your own for any length of time is hard work. We wanted to provide an opportunity for those who find themselves in this position to participate in our online workshops at a reduced price.
If you have been directed to isolate at home or you must go into quarantine (at home or in a facility) you can receive a 50% discount on our online workshops.
To receive the discount you will need to provide a medical certificate or copy of the directive from your State Health Department/Ministry indicating that you are required to isolate. It needs to include your name and your desired workshop needs to fall within 5 days before or after the dates that you are required to isolate/quarantine.
Get in touch with us to find out more.
Until then stay safe.
The pleasant findings from our online workshops:
As we run more an more online workshops and private lessons, we are finding that there a lot of pleasant advantages to this delivery mode and we wanted to share them with you.
You can learn in the comfort of your own home, we’ve had students snuggled up on the couch, professionally setup at their work from home desks, cleverly tucked away in their crafting corner or bolstered by pillows in their comfy beds!
Tardiness is avoided because you don’t have to plan your public transport trip, or juggle travel time and parking, then finding the venue. It’s never been easier to avoid being late to class.
While we’re all further apart, this delivery method means we’ve never been closer! By using multiple cameras you get to see what your teacher is doing in different ways. See your teacher like she’s at your kitchen table, or view what she’s doing as if you were peering right over their shoulder.
You can access new support, you still have your detailed handouts and we’re adding more video references on YouTube. During class we can share more references during discussions.
With our teacher and host model for workshops it’s focused and allows you to engage with teachers and the other participants. We have a host who liaises throughout the class via the chat, relaying questions without interrupting the teacher’s audio.
Pre-made fabric face masks
The teachers of Thread Den are making fabric face masks for their loved ones and also selling them:
- Amy Macdonald – crochet and sewing teacher; via instagram.
- Amy S – now in sunny Queensland; via website – olasol.
- Alannah – now a school art teacher; via Etsy – The House of Arax.
- Danielle – Thread Den owner; fancy ‘going out masks’ via online store.
- Jenni – sewing and drafting teacher; bulk corporate orders (50+). Contact her via her email.
- Meagan – sewing teacher; via instagram.
Or Sew Your Own Simple Face Mask:
You can check out our video making face masks.
Get the free pattern we used from Birch Creative.
Check out Victoria State Government for advice on supplies and instructions to make a rectangular cloth mask.
