Jun 5th – Jun 29th: Make It Nelson, 114 Hardy Street
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A curated month of hands-on workshops led by the finest makers, artists, and creators in Whakatū. Join us for four weekends of learning, making, and finding your creative flow. Make It Nelson is a month-long ...
Jun 6th – Jun 20th: Make it Nelson - Ring Fling - Jewellery Wax Carving: SOLD OUT, Nelson / Tasman
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Join us at Jewel Beetle for a Ring Fling workshop, where you’ll design and carve your very own unique ring. We guide you step‑by‑step through the wax‑carving process, sharing tips and tricks to help bring your ...
Jun 6th – Jun 28th: Make it Nelson - Harakeke Weaving: SOLD OUT, Nelson / Tasman
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Spend the morning diving into the world of raranga harakeke. Gain a deeper appreciation of this amazing natural fiber and learn some basket weaving techniques. We will discuss and follow Tikanga Māori (traditional ...
Jun 6th – Jun 13th: Make it Nelson - Light & Ink: Lantern Making & Calligraphy, Nelson / Tasman
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Spend a gentle half-day immersed in the quiet dialogue between hand, heart, and light. Begin by shaping your own lantern—folding, forming, and bringing it to life—then let ink guide you as you explore both Chinese ...
Jun 6th – Jun 27th: Make it Nelson - Coiled Harakeke Basketry: SOLD OUT, Nelson / Tasman
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I will show you how to harvest, care and prepare harakeke to be used as the main material for our baskets. Then I will guide you through the whole process of making a small (but useful!) basket from the initial starting ...
Jun 6th – Jun 20th: Make It Nelson: Make It at the Cathedral, Nelson / Tasman
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Let your creativity flow in the awesomeness of Nelson Cathedral. Surrounded by the rich, neo-classical sounds of Nile Street Project and guided by Creative Arts Therapist Lynda Jessen-Tye, this immersive, large-scale ...
Jun 6th – Jun 7th: Resourceful Craft Workshops, Nelson / Tasman
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Are you looking to learn a new skill or get creatively inspired this Winter? Join our talented craftspeople at Fairfield House on the 6th & 7th of June for a weekend of making, crafting, and connection. Learn ...
Jun 6th – Jun 20th: Make it Nelson - Coiled Harakeke Basketry: SOLD OUT, Nelson / Tasman
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I will show you how to harvest, care and prepare harakeke to be used as the main material for our baskets. Then I will guide you through the whole process of making a small (but useful!) basket from the initial starting ...
Jun 6th – Jun 20th: Make it Nelson - Learn to Crochet for Absolute Beginners: …, Nelson / Tasman
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Join me for a cozy morning, discovering the increasingly popular craft of crochet. In this relaxed absolute beginner’s workshop, we will be making a lovely warm neck cowl to take home and enjoy. You will learn the ...
Jun 6th – Jun 20th: Make it Nelson - Harakeke Weaving: SOLD OUT, Nelson / Tasman
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Spend the morning diving into the world of raranga harakeke. Gain a deeper appreciation of this amazing natural fiber and learn some basket weaving techniques. We will discuss and follow Tikanga Māori (traditional ...
Jun 6th – Jun 20th: Make it Nelson - Beyond The Cocktail Glass: SOLD OUT, Nelson / Tasman
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Beyond the cocktail glass is a workshop in two parts - it would be restricted to 18+ as we will start in the bar, making everyone a drink (either alcoholic or non alcoholic). Logan will talk through the drink styles and ...
Jun 7th – Jun 21st: Make it Nelson - Three Hour Earring Making: SOLD OUT, Nelson / Tasman
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In this workshop, you’ll learn how to design, texture, saw, shape, and finish the metal, and how to make hooks or hoops to hang your earrings on. No experience is needed, the course is perfect for beginners. ...
Jun 7th – Jun 21st: Make it Nelson - Indian Block Printing: SOLD OUT, Nelson / Tasman
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Join us for a fun and creative workshop inspired by traditional Indian textile art. This session combines shared knowledge with an exploration of different block printed fabrics and products, giving you a chance to see ...
Jun 7th – Jun 21st: Make it Nelson - Three Hour Earring Making: SOLD OUT, Nelson / Tasman
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In this workshop, you’ll learn how to design, texture, saw, shape, and finish the metal, and how to make hooks or hoops to hang your earrings on. No experience is needed, the course is perfect for beginners. ...
Jun 7th – Jun 21st: Make it Nelson - Clay for Breakfast: SOLD OUT, Nelson / Tasman
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In this relaxed and fun handbuilding workshop, you will make your own ceramic breakfast set — a mug, bowl, and spoon — using the pinch technique. You’ll learn how to shape clay by hand and turn a simple lump ...
Jun 7th – Jun 21st: Make it Nelson - Life Drawing Nelson, Nelson / Tasman
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A nonjudgmental, calm, serene environment to explore your creative freedom and to meet other likeminded individuals. People will learn to tap into there own creativity through drawing the human figure All levels of ...
Jun 7th – Jun 21st: Make it Nelson - Simple Books and Bindings, Nelson / Tasman
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In this workshop you will learn some easy techniques to create small books which are ideal for journals, artist books, or as gifts. We will cover several different styles from folded books, through to simple stitched ...
Jun 7th – Jun 21st: Make it Nelson - Brooches, Beads & Body Adornment, Nelson / Tasman
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Discover wool as a material for modern adornment in this hands-on workshop using New Zealand wool. You’ll create a selection of wearable pieces — including brooches and beads — shaped through simple ...
Jun 9th – Dec 22nd: STEM Writers, Nelson / Tasman
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STEM is a small group with widely varying interests in writing, from short fiction to social commentary, social history, and poetry. They meet for two hours every second Tuesday of the month to read out finished or ...
Jun 12th – Jul 24th: Candlelit Yin Yoga, Cacao & Sound Journey, Nelson / Tasman
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As the week comes to a close, you are invited into a warm candlelit space of stillness, softness, and deep restoration. Through the gentle heart-opening medicine of ceremonial cacao, the long-held postures of yin yoga, ...
Jun 12th – Jun 19th: Make it Nelson - Experimental Contemporary Basketry: SOLD OUT, Nelson / Tasman
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Material Rebellion: Experimental Textile Transformations is a contemporary, fast-paced, hands-on workshop led by artist Maggy J (Margaret Johnston). This session invites participants to explore how weaving, master ...
Jun 13th – Jun 27th: Make it Nelson - Spoon Carving Intensive: SOLD OUT, Nelson / Tasman
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Delve into the fulfilling craft of spoon carving in this fun and immersive workshop. Over the course of the day, you’ll learn which trees to choose and what to look for in a section of wood, how to use a carving ...
Jun 13th – Jun 27th: Make it Nelson - Pastie Pandemonium, Nelson / Tasman
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Have you ever wanted to make your pair of pasties? What the hell are pasties? Not a delicious pastry, in this case, but nipple covers that burlesque performers wear when performing. They usually are the punchline of a ...
Jun 13th – Jun 27th: Make it Nelson - One Day Ring Making: SOLD OUT, Nelson / Tasman
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In this course, you’ll be introduced to jewellery techniques such as sawing, texturing, shaping, soldering, and finishing. This is a fun and relaxed course that is suitable for absolute beginners. You’ll ...
