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Weaving together river-worn chicken wire, waste carpet yarn, Girl Guide ropes, recycled denim, and fragments of pre-loved jewellery and Chanel buttons, MaggyJ crafts a three-dimensional exploration of entanglement - emotional, environmental, and social.celebrates the imperfect beauty of reuse, eleva...

One in a series of unique textile art works inspired by New Zealand/Aotearoa's Moutere Vineyards and surrounding land contours.Hand-dyed New Zealand wool and silk, fused together using the wet felting technique, enhanced with hand stitched embellishment.This artwork is mounted on plywood ready to hang.

One in a series of unique textile art works inspired by New Zealand/Aotearoa's Moutere Vineyards and surrounding land contours.Hand-dyed New Zealand wool and silk, fused together using the wet felting technique, enhanced with hand stitched embellishment.This artwork is mounted on plywood ready to hang.

One in a series of unique textile art works inspired by New Zealand/Aotearoa's Moutere Vineyards and surrounding land contours.Hand-dyed New Zealand wool and silk, fused together using the wet felting technique, enhanced with hand stitched embellishment.This artwork is mounted on plywood ready to hang.

One in a series of unique textile art works inspired by New Zealand/Aotearoa's Moutere Vineyards and surrounding land contours.Hand-dyed New Zealand wool and silk, fused together using the wet felting technique, enhanced with hand stitched embellishment.This artwork is mounted on plywood ready to hang.

One in a series of unique textile art works inspired by New Zealand/Aotearoa's Moutere Vineyards and surrounding land contours.Hand-dyed New Zealand wool and silk, fused together using the wet felting technique, enhanced with hand stitched embellishment.This artwork is professionally mounted in a light timber floating box frame ready to hang.

Explore themes of memory and nostalgia to create a personal “stitch story".This one-day workshop is designed to ignite your creativity to create a hand-stitched textile collage piece that is personal to you.Sally is an experienced painter and textile artist who enjoys passing on her knowledge to o...

Learn different techniques, including gelli prints and hand carved stamps, using acrylic paint to create mono-prints on fabric.This one-day workshop is an exploration of techniques and possibilities. You will create numerous pieces on recycled fabric to incorporate into other textile art such as tex...

Explore themes of memory and nostalgia to create personal "stitch stories".This two-day workshop is designed to ignite your creativity to create hand-stitched textile collage pieces that are personal to you.Sally is an experienced painter and textile artist who enjoys passing on her knowledge to oth...

This one day workshop is designed to introduce you to contemporary embroidery and textile collage.Sally will guide you through mastering a number of embroidery stitches which will allow you to create your own sampler for future reference. Using your newly found skills, you will then either stitch a ...

Be inspired by plants and nature and create a unique handstitched textile collage with printing techniques incorporated.This two-day workshop is designed to explore your creativity to create a hand-stitched textile collage artwork(s).Sally is an experienced painter and textile artist who enjoys pass...

This two-day workshop is designed to guide you to create a wall hanging which is unique and personal to yourself.Sally is an experienced painter and textile artist who enjoys passing on her knowledge to others. Using a base of a woollen blanket or other large piece of fabric (eg linen, curtain or co...

Discover being resourceful by learning to manage repurposed and recycled materials to create unique and interesting small sculptures, contemporary jewellery, or artworks for your interior. Using unconventional and unusual textile materials, there will be an emphasis on exploring techniques that can ...

Flax (Harakeke) is the most enduring of all New Zealand native plants - it is a natural resource and easily accessible.From plant to product, in this workshop you will learn the skills of weaving with Flax (Harakeke) including plaiting to create strong and sturdy handles for baskets.You will leave w...

Low impact dyeing gives the opportunity to create unexpected colours and imprinted designs using sustainable practices.During this hands-on workshop, you will use local plants and found materials to create subtle colours on cellulose (cotton and linen) and protein (wool and silk) fibres, fabrics and...

Meet the sheep! Experience the feel of 'raw' wool and how to prepare it. Then create a yarn using just your fingers. Progress to spinning a single thread using a simple spindle, then ply the thread to product a yarn with strength and balance, and wind it into a skein ready to knit or weave. When you...

This fun and fast-paced workshop will guide you through the process of screen printing onto fabrics or paper. You will learn how to design and cut stencils, colour mixing techniques and how to register works when printing.This course could be the ideal introduction to start up your own small screen ...

Speedweve mending (also known as Speedweve darning) is a process of mending textiles visibly.This process can be used for weaving, mending and stitching on a variety of textiles from woollen jumpers to jeans. The hole is mended, and the mending/darning can be seen.Once you have been taught this fun ...

In this one-day workshop you will be inspired by the magic of repurposing and transforming a pre-used coffee sack by embellishing it with gorgeous threads and stitching in an array of stitches. From this you can choose to repurpose the coffee sack into a piece of art or usable item such as a cushion...

Experience the joy and satisfaction of creating your own unique collaged Floral Fantasy to brighten up your home decor.You will complete the artwork in the two days and be guided along the way by experienced tutor Jill Richards, in a friendly, supportive and relaxed environment. Dates Available:Saturday 28 June 2025 (10:00am) to Sunday 29 June 2025 (16:00pm)

The Kete Whiri is a traditional pipi kete or kumara harvesting basket.From plant to product: the flax is prepared with the flax fibre exposed at the end, this is referred to as muka.The weaving of the kete commences with the muka ends that are plaited together to form a strong durable base for this ...

This two-day workshop is an opportunity to make your own handcrafted books using traditional bookbinding skills. You will learn the basic principles of this craft and discover how you can bring your unique creativity to a variety of book formats.We will begin with a simple pamphlet, explore a variet...

Join Colleen in her home-based earth brick studio, where you will hand-form your own striking artwork from natural materials using the wet felt making technique.This 2 day Contemporary Felt Making workshop is an opportunity to extend your individual creativity by learning how to apply design princip...

Harakeke (NZ Flax) is the most enduring of all New Zealand native plants, a natural resource and easily accessible.From plant to product, in this workshop you will learn the skills of weaving with Harakeke (NZ Flax).This workshop will include the techniques of weaving and plaiting along with being t...