Wellington, Monday–Friday 10am–5.30pm, Saturdays 10am–4pm, 7–28 May, Wellington
Wellington artist and stitcher Katherine Bertram, known on Felt as the multi-talented Firecracker, has an exhibition of her beautiful work, entitled Wellington, at the Minerva Textile Bookshop and Gallery until Wednesday 28 May.
Fabric-a-Brac, 11am–3pm, Saturday 12 April, Wellington
Fabric-a-Brac returns to its hometown for another great day of fabric rehoming. This is a fabric sale like no other, by lovers of projects who just have too many projects! If you’re looking for some great bargains and funky fabric, Fabric-a-Brac is for you
We loved this story when we first saw it flying around on social media. Sirs Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen have been living it up in New York while appearing on Broadway in No Man’s Land and Waiting for Godot, and tweeting fabulous photos of their adventures along the way.
Now we’ve discovered something that makes this story even more awesome. Ian McKellen’s gorgeous scarves. Yes, those are Tutu originals! And here we were thinking these guys couldn’t be any cooler…
Argentinian-born maker Natalia Lombardo is the face behind Felt shop Velo. Settling in Aotearoa four years ago, after four previous years of traveling the world, she now makes Wellington her home and base for producing her beautiful, unusual and eco-friendly jewellery.
Autumn Knack Craft Market, 6pm–8pm, Friday 21 March, 9.30am–1.30pm, Saturday 22 March, Wellington
Knack is a Wellington institution and always features a fantastic crafty assortment of original handmade goodness. From arty and twinkly to snuggly and tasty, recycled, retro, vintage and brand new, there will be something to suit every visitor
Kristmas Knack, 9.30am–2.30pm, Saturday 16 November, Wellington
Chock-full of beautiful and original New Zealand-made craft, Kristmas Knack is a great place for Wellingtonians to get all their Christmas shopping done, and then sit back and enjoy December.
Knack Craft Market, a Wellington crafting institution, is back with a double feature of markets for your Friday night and Saturday morning fill of local handcrafted treats. Make sure you get to at least one of these great markets this weekend – why not check out both?
Wellington jewellery designer Roseanne Ward’s enthusiasm for what she does is infectious. “I’ve been manufacturing for fourteen years and I love it! I make my own jewellery from home and sell throughout the country in galleries and stores as well as on Felt. A new avenue that I’ve just started is teaching people to make. I’m loving passing on my skills and knowledge and watching students of all ages light up as they complete their first piece of jewellery.”
You might recall we had a wee competition last week. We asked you to put pen to paper and come up with a haiku expressing the beauty of handmade. Well, quite a few of you took up the challenge. However (as they say in all the reality TV shows) there can be only one winner…
Felt is a supporting partner of the fabulous Wellington craft event HANDMADE 2013 – send us your haiku about the beauty of handmade, and you could win a weekend pass!
