At Rekindle we create and share opportunities for resourcefulness by promoting the skills and knowledge involved in creating what we need from the life within us and around us, for the wellbeing of planet and people. We transform local resources through care and craft, this being the opposite of wastefulness. Resourcefulness requires us to engage with our inner resources whilst building relationship with the life around us, and in this ongoing exchange we realise the inseparable nature of life on Earth. Being truly resourceful connects us within communities as we share the resources we have.
In our resourceful skills workshops, you can learn basket weaving, spoon carving, stool making, felting, string making, natural dying, eco-printing and more. By creating what you need from the life within you and around us all, you support the wellbeing of people and planet.
Keep up-to-date about future workshops and events via our monthly newsletter or email us at info@rekindle.org.nz.
$20.00
Gift the experience of feeling resourceful through craft. Purchase a gift card at one of the amounts on offer & you'll be sent a digital gift card that you can...
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Course Overview In this workshop Diana Duncan teaches participants to weave a rectangular basket from locally sourced plant materials, suitable for storing seed packs, pegs, cutlery, bottles and so on. This...
$5.00
Course Overview In this class you will learn to carve a spoon with basic whittling techniques with straight & curved whittling knives, and learn all about the ancient traditions of...
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Course Overview Learn the basics of sharpening - how to get a great edge on everything from kitchen knives to woodworking tools to garden implements. Make friends with your tools...
$64.00
Course Overview In this workshop you will learn the basics of creating ink from natural materials. Together we will make two different inks using foraged local plants and/or food scraps....
$0.00
Course Overview Learn how to weave a small konae (square woven bag) using Māori techniques and the natural material of harakeke with local kairaranga Ngaio Cowell. Ngaio will also share...
$5.00
Course Overview Learn how to carve a spatula with introduction to basic whittling and safe knife techniques for beginners. Design and make a simple spatula for your kitchen. Please note:...
$5.75
Course Overview In this workshop Simone Bensdorp of Wild Felt will teach you how to make a felt bowl using natural, undyed, New Zealand wool and traditional felting techniques. Wool...
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Course Overview In this workshop we will make a looped bag for hanging/carrying small items such as fruits or garlic. We will prepare tī kōuka (cabbage tree) leaves and learn...
$64.00
Course Overview Learn how to weave a useful two-piece slide case for glasses, phone, notebook, even seed packets fit well into these. Bring along something to make it to fit....
$38.00
Course Overview You will learn how to weave a putiputi (Lily Flower) using harakeke (New Zealand Flax). In this beginner craft workshop, you will learn how to hāpine (soften) the harakeke,...
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Course Overview Learn how to make a three-legged stool with Greg Quinn in this two part workshop. In the first session you will make your stool seat and legs. The legs...
$50.00
Come along and learn how to create your own tī kōuka basket with Annie Mackenzie in a workshop held at the beautiful Fairfield House, 48 Van Diemen Street, Whakatū Nelson. This...
$140.00
Come along and learn how to create your own tī kōuka light shade with Gemma Stratton in a workshop held at the beautiful Fairfield House, 48 Van Diemen Street, Whakatū Nelson. This workshop will...
$20.00
Come along and learn how to create your own rope or string with Annie Mackenzie in a workshop held at the beautiful Fairfield House, 48 Van Diemen Street, Whakatū Nelson. Learn how to...
$0.00
Course Overview Learn how to weave a kono roa (long woven basket) using Māori techniques and the natural material of harakeke with local kairaranga Ngaio Cowell. Ngaio will also...
$2.00
Course Overview In this workshop you will learn two different techniques to print botanical materials onto fabric. First we will use foraged plants and food scraps to up-cycle an item...
$51.00
Course Overview Sonia Barrish will show you how easy soap making can be so that you can build confidence towards making your own soap at home. Together you will make...
$55.00
Course Overview Sonia Barrish will show you how easy it is to make products to nourish and look after your skin. You will be using organic food grade oils, butters...
$41.00
Course Overview In this workshop you’ll learn how to make your own cleaning products, suitable for cleaning the whole house. These are resourceful skills that you can apply at home...
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Course Overview Learn how to weave a waikawa (large basket) using Māori techniques and the natural material of harakeke with local kairaranga Ngaio Cowell. Ngaio will also share about the processes and...
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Course Overview This course you will learn how to weave a basket using the stake and strand technique, which originated in the UK/Europe. You can use this method for basket-weaving with many different...
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Course Overview For those of you who have attended one of our basket making workshops - come back, practice and refresh your skills! We are very excited to host this regular session...
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Course Overview This workshop will show you how to make a hand brush using locally sourced resources: tī kōuka / cabbage tree leaves, as these are abundantly available, and hazel...
$140.00
Course Overview This workshop will give you the skills you need to create a lightshade measuring 250 x 250mm using tī kōuka/cabbage tree leaves and willow or hazel wood. This...
$5.00
Course Overview In this class you will learn to carve a spoon with basic whittling techniques with straight & curved whittling knives, and learn all about the ancient traditions of...
$0.00
Course Overview Learn the basics of sharpening - how to get a great edge on everything from kitchen knives to woodworking tools to garden implements. Make friends with your tools...
$138.00
Course Overview In this workshop Simone Bensdorp will teach you how to make felt slippers using natural, undyed, New Zealand wool and traditional felting techniques. Wool felt-making is the oldest known way...
$185.00
Course Overview Come and learn the craft of spoon carving from log to finished spoon. In this complete class you’ll learn to split out billets of wood for carving and...
$250.00
Course Overview Learn how to make a three-legged stool with Greg Quinn in this two part workshop. In the first session you will make your stool seat and legs. The legs...