Winter Warmers Crafts Workshops: Crafts that foster creativity and connection. Come and learn from master craftspeople on 26th July 2025. Our winter 2025 workshops are:
- Design and print a Tea Towel/Aprom
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Join Printmaker Lisa Feyen from Ink Moth Print Studio for a play with block printing on fabric, suitable for beginners and mixed abilities. Choose between a plain cotton apron or tea-towel and learn how to design and carve your block, ink it up and print on fabric to create unique contemporary repeat pattern designs. Fabric inks in a range of colours, tools, and some fabric for practice will be available. A block for carving and your choice of a plain cotton t-towel or apron is also 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) – Saturday 26th July 2025
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- Stone Carving
- Master carver Marcus Helmore will guide you through the art of stone carving to create a simple bird sculpture from beautiful Oamaru stone, for you to take home. Marcus has been a Stonecarver for over 30 years and has had many exhibits of his fine work during this time. Students may want to bring protective eyewear and gloves. (Cost for materials will be $50) – Saturday 26th July 2025
- 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) – Saturday 26th July 2025
- 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) – Saturday 26th July 2025
- 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) – Saturday 26th July 2025
- Gilded Calligraphy Letter
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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 as pictured.
(Cost for materials will be $35 or $15 if you supply your own paints and brushes) – Saturday 26th July 2025
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Cost: $120 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.
When: July 26th 2025 9am – 1pm
Course Registration
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