Name: ThreadFest Kaipātiki 2025
Start: 2025-11-08T01:00:00+13:00
End: 2025-11-08T05:00:00+13:00
Location: The Rawene Centre

$ThreadFest Kaip\u0101tiki 2025$

Join us for the first-ever ThreadFest Kaipātiki!
Featuring a fabric swap run by Thread Lightly, plus workshops, demonstrations and light refreshments.
Spread the word to your craft-loving friends and save the date in your diary. It's all free! No registrations required. Suitable for primary school-aged kids and up.
Workshop programme:
11:00am – 12:00pm: Sew a gift bag
12:00pm – 1:00pm: Upcycle t-shirts into a rag rug
1:00pm – 2:00pm: Make no-sew fabric bunting
2:00pm – 3:00pm: Learn the art of creative mending (bring a well-loved item to repair)

Demonstrations throughout the day:
– Crochet with the Bayview Craft Mob
– Quilting with Rebecca Owen
– Embroidery with the North Shore Embroiderers Guild
– Knitting with Highbury House Knitting Connections
Never been to a fabric swap before? Here's how it works:
* Gather up any sewing or crafting supplies that you don't want anymore: fabric, haberdashery (buttons, thread, zips, interfacing, etc.), patterns, embroidery hoops, etc.
* On 8 November, come to the Rawene Centre in Birkenhead with your donations (or we can collect in advance), and enjoy browsing through what everyone else has donated, taking home the items that catch your eye and spark ideas for new projects. Note: It doesn't matter if you don't have anything to donate – just come along and find some amazing bits and pieces!
* Don't forget to make time to participate in a workshop or watch some craft-y people doing their thing.
Please spread the word by sharing this event with your friends, sewing groups, or anyone with an interest in crafting with textiles.