Fresh produce, gourmet food, espresso coffee, pastries, home-made lemonade, plants, beautiful body products and more...

More info at http://walchafarmersmarket.org.au/

Mountmellick Embroidery Workshop

9am – 4pm
Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th May, 2021
BOOK NOW

Yvette Stanton is a Walcha-based internationally regarded embroidery designer, teacher and author of embroidery books.  Learn more about Yvette HERE.

Mountmellick Embroidery is a style of floral embroidery from Ireland. It uses white thread on white fabric and a range of knotted and padded stitches to create bold, rich embroidery.

All skill levels welcome – even beginners!

The cost of the class includes the project kit. Your kit will have cotton satin jean fabric, Mountmellick thread and needles as required for the class. Stitch instructions and project instructions are also provided. Further supplies such as stuffing/cushion insert, buttons/zip will be required to complete the project, but are not required in class.

FACEBOOK Event page for the class https://www.facebook.com/events/472701074176833

Fanny Lumsden
8th Annual Country Halls Tour

Sunday 30 May 2021, Yarrowitch Public Hall

Limited Tickets due to Covid-19 restrictions so don't miss out.

BOOK TICKETS NOW

FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact
Sam Taylor
0408 475 352
countryhallstour@gmail.com

Fanny Lumsdens Accolades include:
ARIA AWARD WINNER - BEST COUNTRY ALBUM 2020
TOP TEN ARIA CHART DEBUT
5 x CMAA GOLDEN GUITAR 2021 WINNER
incl. ALBUM OF THE YEAR + FEMALE ARTIST + SINGLE OF THE YEAR

‘Weather system of a human being’(Graziher Magazine) Fanny Lumsden is bringing music back to the bush with the announcement of the first round of her 8th Country Halls Tour. Despite having everything cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, the Tooma NSW based artist 3rd album fallow managed to take out the ARIA Country Album of the Year and 5x Golden Guitar awards including Album of the Year and Female Artist of the year. ‘After a year off the road, we are just so excited to bring the halls to life once more and get out and see people again and share songs and stories in the bush. The Country Halls Tour is my favourite way to tour and see the country and we have a ripper show planned!’– Fanny Lumsden.

Live music coming to Country halls all over regional Australia•Round one will be travelling to halls throughout regional NSW, VIC, QLD, WA and NT.•Celebrating,raising money and a good time for halls and community groups all over Australia.•Heading to communities affected by floods, fires and drought. We are encouraging people to come fora road trip to a hall, stay the night, buy fuel and a loaf of bread at the local servo and help support these communities get back on their feet.

Featuring multi award winning artist FANNY LUMSDEN and her wildly talented band The Prawn Stars, special guests, totem tennis, dad jokes (not as bad as it sounds), stories and songs.

Local artists and school groups open the nights proceedings.•Delicious food catered by local community groups

WHAT IS THIS HALLS TOUR BUSINESS?
Originated in 2012 with three shows in halls in the Riverina raising money for BLAZEAID.

Full band, full production show where ever your hall is! Taking live original music to the bush.

By the end of this tour the Country Halls Tour will have visited over 180 halls throughout regional Australia.

Independently run by Fanny and Dan and the Country Halls Tour team under Red Dirt Road Productions.

85 halls applied for the 2021 tour and we have only ever played in the same hall twice out of 150 halls.

Smøyg Pattern Darning Workshop

9am - 4pm Daily (1hr lunch break)
Saturday 31st July - Sunday 1st August, 2021
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Smøyg is pattern darning from Norway. Pattern darning is worked in running stitch, where the placement of the stitches is guided by counting the threads of the fabric.
The project is a small square panel (approx 13x13cm) which could be framed, mounted into a cushion, onto a box top or onto a bag.

All skill levels are welcome!
NB: In these uncertain times, we recommend you have an appropriate travel insurance policy.

About Yvette Stanton

Yvette Stanton is the author of ten instructional embroidery books, with most focusing on historical needlework, as well as two stitch dictionaries. Her book, "Smøyg: Pattern Darning from Norway" is the first book in any language, devoted to the subject. Yvette visited museums in Norway to view hundreds of historical examples of smøyg embroidery when researching her book.​

Frisian Whitework Silk Sampler Workshop

9am - 4pm Daily (1hr lunch break)
Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th August, 2021
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Frisian whitework

Frisian whitework comes from Friesland in the Netherlands. This is a style of counted embroidery, where the placement of the stitches is determined by counting the fabric's threads. This sampler is in the style of Frisian whitework samplers that were often worked in colour to provide interest for the young girls making them. The sampler measures 12.5 x 26.5cm.

All skill levels are welcome!

NB: In these uncertain times, we recommend you have an appropriate travel insurance policy.

About Yvette Stanton

Yvette Stanton is the author of ten instructional embroidery books, with most focusing on historical needlework, as well as two stitch dictionaries. Her newest book is "Frisian Whitework: Dutch Embroidery from Friesland" from which this is one of the projects. Yvette spent time at the Fries Museum in the Netherlands studying many examples of the work as research for her book.

Save The Date

Enjoy a lovely long lunch

Featuring Craft beer and Boutique gin from the local area.

More information will be available closer to the date.

Come and enjoy a morning in McHattan Park at the wonderful Walcha Farmers' Markets

Fresh produce, gourmet food, espresso coffee, pastries, home-made lemonade, plants, beautiful body products and more...

More info at walchafarmersmarket.org.au

Come and enjoy a morning in McHattan Park at the wonderful Walcha Farmers' Markets

Fresh produce, gourmet food, espresso coffee, pastries, home-made lemonade, plants, beautiful body products and more...

More info at walchafarmersmarket.org.au

More information at http://walchamountainfestival.org/

SUNDAY - Langford House, Walcha

• Back Roads Bike Ride
• Guided Tours of Langford House
• Devonshire Tea in Langford
• Vintage Cars, motorcycles & engines
• Live Music
• Food & Market Stalls
• Model Boats
• FREE Kids Entertainment
• Quilt Exhibition at Langford Woolshed
• Craft beers & boutique wines

www.
walchamotorcyclerally.com.au

Get your motors running riders!!   Walcha Motorcycle Rally is on the calendar in November 2021.

Come and join us in fabulous Walcha for this grassroots event; a weekend of great country hospitality, good times, friendly catch-ups and not to mention the opportunity to enjoy some of the Australias' best motorcycling experiences.
Over 300 twists and turns on the mighty Oxley  |  590km of gravel Roads for Adventure Riders

At the above website ......
PURCHASE
Rally Passes  |   individual Day Passes  |  Merch Packs & Extras  |
Camping  |  Glamping

BOOK
Supported Adventure Rides  |  Guided Road Rides

BROWSE
Program of Events  |  Footage of 2019 event
and much, much more

Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/walchamotorcyclerally

CONTACT
Susie or Lisa at the Walcha Visitor Information Centre on  6774 2460 for further information.

Come and enjoy a morning in McHattan Park at the wonderful Walcha Farmers' Markets

Fresh produce, gourmet food, espresso coffee, pastries, home-made lemonade, plants, beautiful body products and more...

More info at walchafarmersmarket.org.au

Quota Christmas Markets 8am - 2pm,
Held annually on the last weekend in November

For more information please contact Pam Makeham 0429 772 419

Come and enjoy a morning in McHattan Park at the wonderful Walcha Farmers' Markets

Fresh produce, gourmet food, espresso coffee, pastries, home-made lemonade, plants, beautiful body products and more...

More info at walchafarmersmarket.org.au