Looking for something new to do before school goes back? Want to learn some great new skills and explore new hobbies in knitting, felting, weaving, natural dying and much more?

Join our amazing team of creative local textile artists for a diverse program of workshops which you can pick and choose from, or book for the whole series!

Workshops are suitable for absolute beginners, with no previous experience necessary (but experienced crafters will find plenty of great inspiration!). Children under 8 are recommended to bring an adult helper.

All materials for the workshops are included.

Tickets available for independent workshops and as a package for all workshops (discount equivalent to 2 free workshops!). Family ticket packages also available (1 adult and 2 children, for children under 18). Please check the details on the ticket options to select the right option for you.

Individual workshop tickets $30

Individual package $180

Family workshop tickets $60

Family package ($360)

Places limited so book in early!

Workshop #1: Picnic Cutlery Carrier: Wednesday 13th January, 1-3pm

Ideal for summer picnics, and for keeping in your backpack or handbag any time of year! Join Alice McKenzie for a great beginners sewing machine workshop to make these simple and practical carriers for all your picnic and take-away dining needs.

Workshop #2: Wool Felting: Thursday 14th January, 1-3pm

Join Vivien Dwyer for an introduction to the hows and whys of felting to create small panels which can be used whole, cut to make other pieces and strengthened to create broaches, panels for book covers and much more. The wool we will be using is pure merino as this felts rapidly and easily. I'd like to inspire you to go on and invent new ways of using our results as this process can be done small-scale in almost any location and is a lot of fun!

Workshop #3: Eco Dying: Friday 15th January, 1-3pm

Join Kirsten Kosh for an introductory workshop into the process of direct dyeing with plants and other 'garden shed' items onto natural fibre fabrics. Create beautiful layouts, roll them up, bind them, and then steam them to create permanent prints on the fabric. As we work we will discuss this particular dye process, dye plants and dye materials, mordants and good fabric choices. Fabrics we'll be using in this workshop are repurposed wool blankets cut into panels which can be later used to make cushions, knee rugs and much more.

Workshop #4: 4KT Elephant Toy Making: Saturday 16th January, 1-3pm

Join Fiona Jenkin for a toy making workshop designed to lighten the load of local textile waste to landfill, by transforming fabric and clothing scraps into cute soft toy elephants. Join us to learn to sew your own adorable, individually numbered elephant. Some previous sewing machine experience is helpful, but help is on hand for the tricky bits :)

Workshop #5: Hand Knitting: Wednesday 20th January, 1-3pm

Learning how to knit, enables us and sets us free to create. Just like we learn to hold a pencil to write, a brush to pain, we learn how to knit, and a whole world of creativity opens up before us. So let’s start! This workshop with Christie du Toit will give you lots of tips on casting on, knit and purl stitches and develop an idea from a pattern, a picture, or a combination of anything. Participants get to keep their needles and a selection of yarn, to continue their creative experiments.

Workshop #6: Mini Rag Rug Weaving: Thursday 21st January, 1-3pm

Join Vivien Dwyer to learn a variety of simple hand weaving techniques without the need for large frames, using small DIY looms and scrap fabrics to create unique fabric panels. Larger pieces (such as rugs) can be made by joining panels together. There will be both flat weaving and pile weaving in these squares as well as joining methods and general information for future makings. We will be using scrap fabric but the ideas given and learned will also be applicable to almost any other yarn of materials you have available.

Workshop #7: Button Jewellery Making: Friday 22nd January, 1-3pm

Have fun with Desi Liversage making your own jewellery from buttons and beads! Learn techniques for wiring and threading and explore contrasting colours, shapes and sizes to make unique necklaces, bracelets, earrings, key-rings and bag tags.

Workshop #8: Pet Toys: Saturday 23rd January, 1-3pm

This 'no-sew' workshop is great fun for anyone who wants to be creative without needing to thread a needle. Join Jeremy Jourdain for this child friendly workshop making pet cushions and beds; wands; and other toys (while helping to upcycle our amazing supply of textile off-cuts and 'scraps' and other common household 'waste' items).

Any questions, please email info@stitchkitchen.nz

STITCH KITCHEN WORKSHOP TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

The following terms and conditions apply to all individuals and organisations (“you”) that are attending any workshop (“Workshop”) organised by Stitch Kitchen (“we” or “us”). Please ensure you have read and understand the following:

1. Acceptance of terms and conditions

By completing the registration form for a particular workshop, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions set out below (“Terms”) and they will be incorporated into the contract between us (“Contract”). You will ensure that any other person attending the Workshop with you shall comply with these Terms. The Contract is formed when we send you a booking confirmation

2. Payment

The fee for attending the Workshop (“Registration Fee”) will be as stated on the registration form for the relevant Workshop from time to time. Prices are GST inclusive. All payments for the Registration Fee must be made in full at the time of completing the registration form and in any event prior to the date of the Workshop. If payment is not received within 7 days of your registration, your registration will be cancelled. We reserve the right to run price promotions as we think fit.

3. Refunds

If you cancel your booking a minimum of 7 days before the start of the workshop, then a refund of the workshop cost, minus a 20% fee to cover booking fees and administration costs, is available.

Cancellations less than 7 days, my apply for credit towards transferring to another equivalent or lesser value workshop within 4 months. This will be at the discretion of Stitch Kitchen. No refund shall be given.

4. Exchanges and Transfers

Up to the start of a workshop, subject to availability, you may apply to transfer your registration, including fee paid, between workshop times (e.g. transferring from an evening to a morning stream of a workshop), or transfer to an alternative workshop of the same or lesser value. An additional booking fee and administration fee will be needed (up to 10% of the registration fee).

If this is not available due to workshops being fully booked, your workshop fee can also be exchanged for credit towards haberdashery items from our Makers Pantry.

Transfers and exchanges after the start of a workshop are at our discretion.

5. Cancellation

There may be circumstances in which we need to cancel the Workshop. In such circumstances, we will provide you with a full refund of the amount of the Registration Fee, including booking fees, that you have paid to us and we will make very effort to provide you with such refund within 10 days of the date of cancellation.

If workshops are canceled after the start of the course, the refund will be to the value of uncompleted workshop time. (e.g. if 50% of the course is cancelled, the refund will be for 50% of the fee paid).

6. Your obligations

If you act in any way which in our opinion is likely to cause any harm or nuisance to any person at the Workshop, you will be required to leave the Workshop and we shall not be liable to refund your Registration Fee or any other payment.

You must comply at all times with our health and safety policy. You must comply with all requests from us or the venue with regard to health and safety and failure to do so will result in you being asked to leave the workshop (in which case no refund will be provided). You may not bring any equipment or items of a hazardous or dangerous nature to the Workshop.

You shall not cause any damage to any part of the studio (including outside areas, and all inside walls, flooring, fixtures and fittings). You are solely liable for any damage caused by you, and shall fully reimburse us in relation to any damage so caused.

You must keep your personal belongings stowed in the designated area or on you at all times and we accept no liability for any damage to, loss of or theft of any of your belongings or other items brought to the Workshop by you.

7. Promotional materials and materials at the Workshop

Unless otherwise stated, the copyright for any such promotional materials and any materials used at the Workshop (including course notes, slides, brochures, articles and case studies) belongs to us and may not be reproduced in any medium without our prior written consent.

You may use such materials for your own personal purposes only and may not reproduce, publish or deal with such materials in any way for any commercial use without specific written consent.

We reserve the right to change the published programme or materials as we think fit.

8. Photography and filming

We may wish to photograph or film the Workshop and reserve the right to do so for the purposes of promoting future workshops or otherwise.

You consent to us (or any other person attending the Workshop) photographing or filming you and any persons attending the Workshop with you. If you are uncomfortable with this, please advise us before the start of the workshop via emailing info@stitchkitchen.nz.

9. Data protection

We will communicate with you using the contact details provided on the Registration Form for the purposes of the Workshop. We shall be entitled to pass on all of your contact details to the workshop tutors. Your details will not be used or sold in any other way. We hold this information confidentially between ourselves and the tutors.

10. Tickets

We shall not send you tickets for the workshop. We will have your name on the attendee list and if you have paid the Registration Fee you shall be provided with access to the Workshop.

11. Disability, medical conditions and dietary requirements

If you have any disability or medical condition that requires us to make special arrangements for you or any special dietary requirements, please email us at info@stitchkitchen.nz as soon as possible, prior to the date of the Workshop.

12. Limitations of Liability

Whilst every reasonable precaution is taken by us to ensure security and safety at the workshop, we shall not in any way be liable for any loss or damage suffered by you whatsoever in relation to the Workshop, save that nothing in these Terms shall be deemed to limit the liability of any person for death or personal injury caused by negligence.

Nothing in these Terms shall limit or exclude our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, any fraudulent misrepresentation or any other liability for which it is unlawful to exclude or limit liability.

Our total liability for any matter arising out of the Contract shall in all circumstances be limited to the price paid by you for the Workshop and we shall not in any circumstances be liable to you for any consequential loss whatsoever.

13. Governing law

These Terms shall be governed by New Zealand Law.