The state of the environment needs more people and businesses to consider ways to limit waste and become more sustainable. We believe we can and should all find ways to be more conscious of our impact through greater collaboration with other business and looking for creative solutions to combat the culture of “fast fashion” that is a major contributing factor to waste. A big part of sustainability needs to be finding opportunities to educate and teach people to buy less, mend items more and develop a strong culture of “making rather than buying” things.
Therefore we offer a range of art and craft group classes. We explore ways to reuse and up cycle fabrics that are already in circulation.
Our classes are held at Lindale Village in the Island Custom Creative Centre.
Summer Class – December 2018
Week 2 – 17-21st December
Celebration decorations – 8 + year old
- Monday 17th December – We will make some stuffed ornaments, reusable wrapping bags, named stockings.
Christmas themed sewing class – 8 + year olds
- Wednesday 19th December – We will make some gifts and/or items to use or wear on Christmas
Beginners sewing class – 8 + years
- Friday 21st December – 2-3 fun sewing projects completed during the class
Our 2019 timetable:
| Weekly Timetable for classes 2019 (updated 10 Dec 2018) | ||||||
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| 9:30 | ||||||
| 10:30 | Te Reo: Family (1 hr) | Sewing: Family | ||||
| 12:00-1:00pm | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 1:00-2:30pm | Homeschooling class | Island Sway: Family | Homeschooling class | |||
| 2:30-3:30pm | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break | |
| 4:15 | Te Reo: Family (1 hr) | Sewing: Kids (8+ yrs) | Crafts: Kids (5-9 yrs) | Island Sway: Family | ||
| 5:30 | Island Sway: Family | Sewing: Junior Youth (12+ yrs) | Sewing: Youth (15-18 yrs) | Sustainable sewing group | ||
| 7:15 | Sewing: Adults (FULL) | |||||
| Class Summaries | ||||||
| Sewing | Sewing: Adults (beginners) | A beginners sewing class – learn the basics and complete a sewing project each week. | ||||
| Sewing: Family | A beginners sewing class, where you can bring along babies that are not mobile yet. | |||||
| Sewing: Kids (8+ yrs) | Fun sewing class for 8+yrs. Beginners class with an achievable project each week. | |||||
| Sewing: Junior Youth (12-15 yrs) | Fun sewing class for 12+ yrs. Beginners class with an achievable project. | |||||
| Sewing: Youth (15-18 yrs) | Fun sewing class for 15-18 yrs. Beginners class with an achievable project. | |||||
| Sustainable sewing group | Fun sewing class where we upcycle fabric/clothing into useful reusable items. | |||||
| Crafts | Crafts: Kids (5-9 yrs) | Jewellery and accessory making class for 5-9 year olds. | ||||
| Dance | Island Sway: Family | A time to connect with the family (bring kids and babies along!) participating together in pacific contemporary inspired dance. Warm up/stretching, balance and coordination exercises and choreographed dances. | ||||
| Language/music | Te Reo: Family | A time to connect with the family by learning some basic Te Reo Maori words and some songs/dance as well. | ||||
