Winter Craft Warmers

Our winter 2025 workshops are:
Design and print a Tea Towel/Apron - Join Printmaker Lisa Feyen from Ink Moth Print Studio for a play with block printing on fabric, suitable for beginners and mixed abilities. Learn how to design and carve your block, ink it up and print on fabric to create unique contemporary repeat pattern designs. A block for carving and your choice of a plain cotton t-towel or apron is supplied. After the course you will go home with your own designed and printed tea towel or apron, and a printing block to keep.(Cost for materials will be $15)

Flax Weaving : Mahi Raranga - Te Kaahurangi Maioha will introduce you to tikanga/protocols of mahi raranga/flax weaving. You will create a woven taonga kete. (No extra cost for materials)

Wool Felting - Create your own wool figurines for the seasonal table or for puppet shows! Sabine Laakman will show you how to bring wool fleece to life using needle and foam. A fun and rewarding class for beginners and advanced alike. (Cost for materials will be $20)

Pottery - Join Britt Aberahama for a relaxed and creative workshop where you’ll hand-build coffee cups or a vase using simple clay techniques – no experience needed. You’ll shape, design and choose your glaze colour, and your pieces will be returned to you once fired. All tools and aprons provided.(Cost for materials will be $25)

Gilded Calligraphy Letter - Paint and embellish your own gilded letter in carnival style with signwriter, calligrapher and artist, Rebecca from Panoply Studio. Students will leave with a completed letter in carnival style.
(Cost for materials will be $35 or $15 if you supply your own paints and brushes)

Cost: $125 includes morning tea and tuition. Materials costs are extra dependent on the workshop, and are payable directly to your tutor on the day.

Please note these workshops require min. numbers to run.
For any cancellations on participants part, workshop fees are refundable less a $50 administration fee.