Silver Clay is an interesting material for silver jewellery making. It’s a pliable clay with powdered silver through it, meaning the clay can be sculpted into unique shapes and designs. The silver clay is then fired in a kiln and the clay component burns away leaving your creation as solid silver! In this class we’ll …
What’s it all about? Have you been trying to make progress on your goals, but each time you look at your to-do list you get a bad case of the ‘shoulds’? It’s time to treat yourself and join the Punch Card Party! Plan to read more books this year? Want to practice a new hobby? …
In Singapore and Malaysia, pineapple tarts, symbolising wealth and prosperity, are popular pastries that encourage sitting down together for communal baking with your family before or during Lunar New Year. The buttery melt-in-your-mouth treats can be stored and enjoyed over a few weeks of festivities. What will we cover? Ingredients and method to make your own pineapple …
During Lunar New Year, tangyuan (glutinous rice balls) is a traditional Chinese dessert in sweet ginger soup, made and eaten with family and friends to symbolise unity, with their roundness and with their name 汤圆 being similar to the Chinese word for reunion, “tuányuán”. We will be making colorful peanut tangyuan to celebrate the new year festivities. …
Knitting remains a fun and useful skill across the ages – whether it’s a beginner’s scarf, a cosy blanket, toys or complex garments. Our knitting teacher, Clare, loves knitting all year round. In the warmer months plant-based fibres and yarns are great to create lighter pieces, and in cooler weather sustainable wools are her go to. …
What’s it all about? Pants too long? Skirt too frumpy? Sounds like you need to fix that hem. But don’t get out the sticky tape and staples, Robyn to the rescue! Learning to adjust a hem is a valuable technique for shortening the fabric at the bottom of any pants, skirt or dress. Or even short sleeves. …
Closed terrariums are miniature, self-sufficient indoor gardens. They’re cute, fun to make, simple to care for, and easy to recreate again at home. If you manage to kill even the most un-killable of cacti but still yearn for some greenery at your office or home, then working with terrariums might be your best bet. A terrarium is …
Learn how to tool leather, making a permanent design using different shaders and stamps. The object we will create is a leather bookmark following a choice of sample designs. What will we cover? We will cover: What kinds of leather are tool-able and which aren’t What each different tooling stamp is great for and the …
Have you ever thought about riding a horse but thought it was too complicated or needed too many extra steps? Maybe you’d like to spend more time around horses and don’t know where to start? Join Lana and learn about horse-riding in Melbourne, what are the benefits to horse-riding and how you can get involved. …
What’s it all about? In an effort towards sustainability and adding extra life to our garments and textiles – reusing, repurposing, mending and repairing – Robyn will teach us how to use a sewing machine in a fun and informative class. This is a good introduction or refresher class that explores some of the extra features …
