Retro Handcrafts

Getting ready for a needle felting workshop this Saturday 21st Rinitawa Art and History - Woodville

This class is fully booked, keep following ✅ for more classes in both Woodville and Upper Hutt 😊

These bags are going to be turned into fairies 🧚 I'll pop up the finished results after the class so watch this space!

Check out these lovely fairies made at last weekends workshop held at Rinitawa Art and History - Woodville

📣 Ever wanted to try needle felting? 💥 I'm now fully booked for this workshop 💥 follow my page and you be first to get a notification when I hold my next work shop 😉

Retro Handcrafts is holding a needle felting workshop at Rinitawa Art and History - Woodville

You will be shown the basic techniques of needle felting.

Your registration includes all the fibre needed to make your own Fairy 🧚 I will also have kits for sale with all you need to make and create more needle felting projects.

🗓️Saturday 21st September 2024 - now open for registrations

⏰ 11am to 2:30pm

🗺️ Rinitawa Art and History Galleries, 42 Vogel Street, Woodville.

💰Cost is $25.00 and you will get to take your own Fairy ✨🧚 home and enjoy learning a new skill.

Extra kits available to purchase on the day ( cash or Eftpos) these will have all you need to begin your needle felting journey at home.

For more info or to book send a DM to me ( Brenda) or email Rinitawa Art Gallery [email protected]

Spaces are limited, so get in quick 😊

What a beautiful day to enjoy a road trip with a spot of knitting along the way 🌞🧶.

Bucket list moment... Aurora Australis ❤️❤️❤️


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Can’t wait!

Soaking up the last of the summer at Cuba Duba 2024. I ❤️ this city.

Lovely fun day needle felting fairies. Love the colour combinations.

My Freesias, absolutely beautiful this year. Spring is well and truly here.

Three pairs of Hei-Tiki, Half Penny earrings ready to go to sisters 💞😊

Rainy day activity dyeing raw fleece and getting fibres ready for carding.

Check out my vintage milk bottle token earrings. These metal milk tokens were used in Wanganui 1950's, R. W. Chadfield.
Sure brings back memories 😊

Made with nickel free hooks.

Less than one month to go to Capital FibreFest. We have a great day lined up with 38 traders selling a range of raw fleeces and fibres, coloured fibre, yarns, equiptment, patterns, buttons, kits, needles and hooks. Everything a crafter needs!. We will also have the woolly mammoth destash sales tables, some amazing raffles (3 tickets for $5), have a go sessions and a great seating area to sit and knit, crochet, spin and make new friends and catch up with old friends. We will have the Koha kitchen running in the rear foyer and Dough Cafe in the front foyer. All free entry!

Production line of hand knitted socks for tots. 🧦 Knitted in beautiful machine washable Merino wool. 🧶🐑🐏🧶

This colourway is called Boatshed by .

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It's spring bulb planting time!!

I have been busy knitting/spinning and crafting away 🧶🪡🧵 so this is a welcome change to be out side, can't wait for these to bloom.

Just love the combination of the threepence and shilling for double drop earrings.

Crumbs this is definitely Wellington now!!!! 🏖️❄️🌈⚡🌊⛱️🌧️🌪️🌬️☀️

Check out these "Retro" candles. These and many more Bee products are available this coming Saturday 26th November, Martinborough, Waiarapa.

❤️ This, and thank you to all who have/do support locally made products. ✨

SHOP LOCALLY. It's the perfect moment.
BUY JAM. BUY LOCALLY MADE SOAP. SUPPORT A LOCAL CRAFTSMAN.

All set up, ready for a great day at the Spring Fling, Trentham Race Course, Upper Hutt.

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Market stalls... food trucks... thoroughbred racing... name a better way to spend your Sunday?! 🧁🛍🐴

Head down to 📍 Trentham Racecourse this Sunday from 11AM - 5:30PM for The Upper Hutt Spring Fling market 🌸🌸

Celebrate the launch of RACE Trentham's 22/23 racing season with food, stalls and of course, racing! 🤩 Oh and it's free entry... just when you thought this market couldn't get any better! 😍

So grab your family and friends and tag down below who needs to come with you! 👇👇

Just putting the finishing touches on my Fairy Folk, made using 100% NZ Wool. You can find them at my stall tomorrow, Trentham Race Course's 'Spring Fling' . The weather is looking spectacular and it's a free family event, hope to see you there.