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Welcome to Thread Shed Armidale — a creative hub where textiles are reused, repaired and reimagined. Join a friendly community to learn new skills, connect with others, and make beautiful things while caring for the planet.

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It's happening soon! We've been working together to get Thread Shed ready for opening on Thursday 23rd April 2026, 114 Rusden Street Armidale. First picture is a brilliant remake of a men's shirt into a pretty women's summer blouse. Made by Barbara,

There's palpable excitement here at Thread Shed Armidale today! Many of the volunteers who signed up on Saturday are back again, helping to set up equipment and sort fabrics for future projects.
The place will be truly humming when we officially open

Big thank you to the wonderful people who came to our very first volunteer meeting today at Thread Shed Armidale. There are some seriously impressive skills in this group and we're interested in learning from each other and teaching others too. Next

It's getting exciting now! We've set up for tomorrow's info session for volunteers (10am 11th April 2026, 114 Rusden Street) ahead of our opening on 23rd April. If you're interested in upcycling textiles and meeting others in our community, you're mo

Hope you can join us this Saturday morning where we'll be talking about what Thread Shed is all about and how we'd love to have you volunteer a few hours a week or month. See you then?

The nights are getting colder here in Armidale, so I've pulled out my trusty wool socks. Guessing they might be ten years old now? A bit thin in places but a few darns a couple of years ago and they've lasted some more. I know you can see some really

Just a few of the fabulous sewing machines that have been donated to Thread Shed Armidale by generous Armidaleans. I was checking them today to make sure they're ready to go when we open April 23. These machines will help teach people to sew, keep te

We're looking for people to help with our sewing workshops, stitch socials and admin. This helps us all to build the sort of world we want to see, one of community, creating and sharing, not destruction and greed. Join us if you can!

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