Event Calendar - Textile and Fibre Craft Workshops
We offer individual and small group workshops, working directly with the artists. You can learn a variety of textile and fibre crafts including Wild Basket making, Harakeke - NZ Flax Weaving, Screen Printing, Small Loom and Tapestry Weaving, Stitching, Unconventional Materials, Felt Making, Creative Bookbinding, Naturally Dyeing with Plants, Spinning and more.
Our workshops are designed to be suitable for beginners, as well as those with more advanced skills to extend your knowledge requiring mentoring with design elements and techniques.
This event calendar outlines the range of textile and fibre craft workshops available. All workshops are held and based in the Nelson and Tasman region, occasionally the Harakeke workshops are held in Inangahua and Tapestry Weaving in Westport. If the available workshop dates do not fit your personal calendar, please feel free to inquire about the possibility of your own small group or one-to-one workshop, and we will endeavour to meet your needs info@nztextileexperiences.co.nz
To learn more or to book online, simply click on the links below or visit our upcoming workshops page. Book early to secure your place as these are small group workshops and have a limited number of participants.
March 2024
Set up a Rigid Heddle Loom and Weave - Tutor Karuna Peralta, one day workshop on Sunday 17th March in Stoke (Broadgreen)
Design to Weave Tapestry - Tutor Marilyn Rea-Menzies, three day workshop on Friday 15th, Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March in Westport
Photographic Screen Printing - Tutor Judith Ritchie, weekend workshop on Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th March in Golden Bay
1 PLACE LEFT Textile Collage Stitch - Tutor Sally Reynolds, weekend workshop on Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th March in Stoke (Broadgreen)
April 2024
Screen Printing with a Tropical Twist - Tutor Judith Ritchie, weekend workshop on Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th April in Golden Bay
NEW Harakeke Weaving - Weave your own Pikau / Backpack - Tutor Yvonne Hammond, weekend workshop on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th April in Inangahua
Photographic Screen Printing - Tutor Judith Ritchie, weekend workshop on Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st April in Golden Bay
FILLING UP FAST Introduction to Harakeke Weaving - Tutor Yvonne Hammond, weekend workshop on Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th April in Inangahua
NEW Sheep to Skein, Learn to Spin - Tutor Anne Grassham, one day workshop on Saturday 27th April (ANZAC Weekend) in Wai-iti Valley, Wakefield
NEW Spinning Beyond the Basics - Tutor Anne Grassham, one day workshop on Sunday 28th April (ANZAC Weekend) in Wai-iti Valley, Wakefield
May 2024
CHANGING THREADS SERIES Sheep to Skein, Learn to Spin - Tutor Anne Grassham, one day workshop on Wednesday 15th May in Wai-iti Valley, Wakefield
CHANGING THREADS SERIES Spinning Beyond the Basics - Tutor Anne Grassham, one day workshop on Thursday 16th May in Wai-iti Valley, Wakefield
CHANGING THREADS SERIES Weave the Greenest Shopping Basket, Ever! - Tutor Yvonne Hammond, weekend workshop on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th May in Inangahua
CHANGING THREADS SERIES Weave your own Wash Cloth Workshop -Tutor Karuna Peralta, one day workshop on Sunday 19th May in Stoke (Broadgreen)
CHANGING THREADS SERIES Design to Weave Tapestry - Tutor Marilyn Rea-Menzies, three day workshop on Friday 24th, Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th May in Westport
CHANGING THREADS SERIES Unconventional and Unusual Textile Materials - Tutor Maggy J, weekend workshop on Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th May in Richmond/Tasman
CHANGING THREADS SERIES Dyeing Fabrics and Fibres naturally with Plants - Tutor Colleen Plank, weekend workshop on Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th May in Atawhai, Nelson
CHANGING THREADS SERIES Textile Collage Stitch - Tutor Sally Reynolds, weekend workshop on Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th May in Stoke (Broadgreen)
June 2024
CHANGING THREADS SERIES Harakeke Kete Whakairo - Tutor Yvonne Hammond, three day workshop Saturday 1, Sunday 2 & Monday 3 June in Inangahua
CHANGING THREADS SERIES Twill Felt Flower Workshop - Tutor Karuna Peralta, one day workshop on Sunday 2 June in Stoke (Broadgreen)
SOLD OUT - CHANGING THREADS SERIES Creative Bookbinding tutored by Rosie-Anne Pinney, weekend workshop on Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th June in Stoke (Broadgreen)
CHANGING THREADS SERIES Unconventional and Unusual Textile Materials - Tutor Maggy J, weekend workshop on Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th June in Richmond/Tasman
CHANGING THREADS SERIES Sheep to Skein, Learn to Spin - Tutor Anne Grassham, one day workshop on Thursday 13th June in Wai-iti Valley, Wakefield
CHANGING THREADS SERIES Spinning Beyond the Basics - Tutor Anne Grassham, one day workshop on Friday 14th June in Wai-iti Valley, Wakefield
CHANGING THREADS SERIES Contemporary Felt Making - Tutor Colleen Plank, weekend workshop on Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th June in Atawhai, Nelson
CHANGING THREADS SERIES Embroidered Artwork - Transfer - Stitch - Tutor Rosie Horn, one day workshop Sunday 16 June in Stoke (Broadgreen)
Further workshop information coming soon.
Workshops are continually being added, so please check in regularly to be updated, follow us on facebook, Instagram, subscribe to our newsletter or do contact us for your preference as some workshops can offer the flexibility of dates for your convenience, especially if you have a group of three or more. We would also like to tell you about our options of experiencing one-to-one workshop mentoring with our tutors on dates convenient to your personal schedule.
Important: Some workshops require a minimum of three participants to run unless it is an organised individual workshop. Three days prior to the workshop date commencement you will be notified if there are not sufficient numbers to run the workshop, then an alternative workshop or refund will be offered. If you are attending from outside the Nelson Tasman region we will try our utmost for the workshop to run, please email us to let us know.