Welcome to Stitchy Central online!
The Stitched Up Textile Festival is a biennial celebration of everything textile that is held in & around Wangaratta in northeast Victoria, Australia.
The festival has been run by a dedicated group of volunteers (the Wangaratta Textile Arts Association) since 1999 & attracts audiences from across Australia.
News!
2019 will be the 20th Anniversary since the first Stitched Up Textile Festival!
Exhibitions and events currently being planned include:
- Stitchy Central – Enter the community exhibition Stitching Through Time – A Celebration of 20 Years with a People’s Choice Award in three categories, Group, Individual and Student.
- Stitchy Central will also host demonstrations
- Bainz Gallery Exhibition A Sense of Place Yesterday And Today - up to 40 Textile Artists will contribute to this exhibition
- Schools and Community will be asked to Dress the Town with Scarecrows
- Makers Market Sunday July 14, 2019
- Wangaratta Handspinners and Weavers Guild – International Scarf Exchange
- Strictly Quilts Exhibition
- Showcase Wangaratta – Historical Textile Display
- Centre Quilters – Swap Meet
"We had such a lovely weekend up there last weekend – seeing textile art, quilts, costumes, markets and more. So easy to walk between venues, a lovely slow pace to the weekend, good food and such a joy to see our small pieces in the Seasonal Stories community exhibition. Thanks for organising such a wonderful event. We'll definitely be back." – Tenfold Textile Collective (via Facebook)
With huge thanks to our Festival Sponsors:
