Making an Aboriginal possum skin cloak
An invitation by the ABC to share special knowledge, skills and abilities with other Australians has resulted in an 'instructional video' in the ancient art of possum skin cloak making.
View ArticleCreating 'reborn' babies
Maitland artist Cathy Brady has written a guest blog for the ABC Open project Whadyaknow, about the emerging art of 'reborn' doll making. Here's she lets Open producer Anthony Scully into her studio...
View ArticleRocking horse restorer brings smiles to faces
It started five years ago as a weekend course but - now that he's made and restored 25 rocking horses - retired pharmacist Peter Tonkin reckons he's found his true calling.
View ArticleStep into the workshop of chair maker Howard Archbold
Howard Archbold exchanged a big city job as an advertising photographer for a shack on the Moonan Brook which flows into the Hunter River near Moonan Flat in the Upper Hunter.
View ArticleCrochet work in Hamilton
Lisa Wiseman has several unique crochet creations lurking in Hamilton.
View ArticleShirley Chapman, knitting networker
Fuelled by coffee and morning tea, one Hunter knitter is coordinating an annual event that wraps the world's needy with hand-made woollen warmers.
View ArticleKnit for NAIDOC
With NAIDOC Week 2014 starting on 6 July the John Hunter Hospital wants to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture by having knitted decorations in the Indigenous colours of yellow,...
View ArticleGetting crafty
Thousands of people are expected to pour through the Newcastle Entertainment Centre this weekend to explore the latest trends in craft.
View ArticleQuiltarama challenges blokes to take up their needles
The times they are a changing in the world of quilting.
View ArticleCommunity guitar-making workshops bring music to ears of Lake Macquarie...
A community guitar-making school in Lake Macquarie is giving musicians a fresh outlet to explore their passion.
View ArticleNewcastle's Cardboard Box Challenge encourages kids to get back to basics at...
A project in Newcastle encourages children to put down their fancy toys and technology devices, and embrace playing with cardboard boxes and craft supplies.
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