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Saturday 22 November: 9am-1pm This beginner-friendly workshop introduces you to the ancient craft of spoon carving and basic whittling with hand tools. Learn about spoon-design and sketch your own design onto a blank cut from locally harvested green wood. Practise safe carving techniques with...

Sunday 26 October: 9am-1pm   This beginner-friendly workshop introduces you to the ancient craft of spoon carving and basic whittling with hand tools. Learn about spoon-design and sketch your own design onto a blank cut from locally harvested green wood. Practise safe carving techniques with...

8 & 9 November: 10am-4pm both days (rain dates: 6 & 7 December)   This two-day workshop invites you to experience the fun and challenge of designing and carving large hollow forms from green wood. Using hand tools like adzes, axes, gouges, hooks, and...

All 2025 sessions are now complete. Look out for this workshop again in 2026. Learn to make your own kuksa - a traditional Northern-European carved wooden cup. Using an axe, hollowing tools, and knives, you’ll carve a unique cup for enjoying your favourite beverage,...

Saturday 25 October: 10am-4pm   Experience spoon carving from scratch in this immersive one-day workshop. Learn different design approaches and how to split out green wood and shape it using an axe. You’ll also learn safe techniques to refine your spoon with knives, and...

11 & 12 October: 10am-4pm both days Experience spoon carving from scratch in this immersive weekend workshop. Learn different design approaches and how to split out green wood and shape it using an axe. You’ll also learn safe techniques to refine your spoon with knives,...

All 2025 sessions are now complete. Look out for this workshop again in 2026.   Spinning thread with a drop spindle is an ancient craft that has been practised throughout the world for thousands of years. Here you’ll learn the key techniques to start...

Saturday 25 October: 10am-2pm   Spinning thread with a drop spindle is an ancient craft that has been practised throughout the world for thousands of years. Here you’ll learn the key techniques to start hand spinning beautifully soft yarn to add another dimension of...

All 2025 sessions are now complete. Look out for this workshop again in 2026.   Spinning thread with a drop spindle is an ancient craft that has been practised throughout the world for thousands of years. Here you’ll learn the key techniques to start...

Sunday 23 November: 1pm-3pm   Did you know that felting is the oldest known way to make fabric? In this 2-hour workshop, you’ll explore the ancient art of felting to create a beautiful and functional felt bowl from natural, un-dyed Aotearoa wool. Using just...

Sunday 26 October: 2pm-4pm   Did you know that felting is the oldest known way to make fabric? In this 2-hour workshop, you’ll explore the ancient art of felting to create a beautiful and functional felt bowl from natural, un-dyed Aotearoa wool. Using just...

All 2025 sessions are now complete. Look out for this workshop again in 2026.   Did you know that felting is the oldest known way to make fabric? In this 2-hour workshop, you’ll explore the ancient art of felting to create a beautiful and...

This workshop film shares with you the ancient skill of darning. This 16 minute film with Steven Junil Park of 6x4 will guide you through the process of darning to repair your clothing and extend their life. Additional film: When you purchase this workshop film, you will also receive a...

This workshop film shares a way to carve a kitchen spatula from a piece of greenwood, and is suitable for anyone new to carving. This 16 minute film with Douglas Horrell of Cleft Craft will guide you through the process of splitting a log down and then carving a...

This workshop film shares with you a way to make useful pegs from hazel sticks. This 12 minute film with Gregory Quinn will guide you through the process of creating pegs from dried hazel sticks.  The traditional use of these pegs is on the washing line, however we find them  useful...

This workshop film shares with you a way to weave a basket from tī kōuka (cabbage tree/cordyline australis) leaves. This 20 minute film with Juliet Arnott guides you through the full process of weaving from scratch, with dried and soaked tī kōuka leaves. Weaving the basket...

A wonderful project for you and your young folk, this workshop film shares with you a fun way to create little figures or folk from tī kōuka (cabbage tree/cordyline australis) leaves. This 8 minute film with Gemma Stratton will guide you & your young folk through...

This workshop film shares with you a way to weave a mat or placemat from tī kōuka (cabbage tree/cordyline australis) leaves. This 30 minute film with Juliet Arnott guides you the full process of weaving from scratch, with dried and soaked tī kōuka leaves. The...

A brilliant activity for folk of all ages to learn, this workshop film shares with you a way to make string and rope from tī kōuka (cabbage tree/cordyline australis) leaves. This 13 minute film with Gemma Stratton will guide you through the simple process of making...

Oct 27, 10am-3.30pm SOLD OUT Using a method derived from rag rug weaving and adapted to the locally foraged tī kōuka fibre, this small floor mat can be used as a doormat or anywhere in your home. We will use large hand-carved wooden crochet...

Oct 26, 10am-3.30pm SOLD OUT Construct a small, round, frame style basket from materials you may have growing in your own garden. This simple European technique has been used to weave useful baskets from a variety of materials for hundreds of years. We will...

Oct 27, 10am-1.30pm SOLD OUT Experience a taster of the wonderful world of weaving in this beginners frame loom workshop. You’ll learn basic techniques for frame loom weaving, along with some extra skills including setting up your own cardboard loom, plain weave, and hemstitch....

Saturday 6 December: 10am-12pm   Looking for a sustainable way to wrap gifts? Furoshiki, the traditional Japanese art of fabric wrapping, offers a reusable and time-honoured alternative to paper and plastic. A versatile craft, it can be used for carrying shopping and other items, decoration,...

Share the experience of learning resourceful craft by gifting one/some of our workshop films. We so excited to share these films, now anyone can access our craft workshops, wherever you are or they are! These films provide an opportunity to learn new skills including:  - tī kōuka (cabbage...