Pick up a new craft, and give an old project a second chance all while supporting Laneway Learning.

Coming to Laneway Learning for years and have a cupboards full of unfinished projects and materials? Tried macrame or linocut and it really wasn’t for you? Those candle-making supplies wilting in the garage?

You need to join us for our first ever project swap and craft materials destash! 

In this fundraising special event you will be able to:

  • Exchange projects and materials for others. Choose from heaps of free projects!
  • Donate unwanted projects
  • Buy cheaply priced craft materials
  • Take away samples, art, jewellery and more from past classes
  • Get help if you want to keep going but are stuck (including pattern reading and crochet problem solving)
  • Buy some very funky merch (upcycled, original and certainly NOT something that will end up in landfill)
  • More surprises!
Bookings here!

Venue

Laneway Learning Central – Lv3 R14-15, 37 Swanston St, Melbourne

Closest station is Flinders station or any tram along Swanston st. 

Date

10th August 11am to 3pm

We have opened 4 x 1hr slots to ensure everyone has enough space and time to peruse all the projects and crafts.

Book now your preferred time!

Fee

Each 1hr slot is $10. We hope to fundraise enough to keep Laneway Learning sustainable as well as covering the costs of the event.
 
As always if you are going through financial struggles or are first nations, we will comp your ticket. Email us and we will book you in
 
This is an event for adults, please contact us if you want to bring children as most projects are unsuitable.
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What sort of crafts, projects can I donate?

  • Anything and Everything! Very much in the philosophy of Laneway Learning.
  • Any used or new craft material: fabric, yarn, tools, paint, watercolours, rope, plants, markers
  • Up-cycled materials with a project in mind (for example here are these 10 hangers and this rope and stones for a future mobile I never got to do… as opposed to here is a stick! could be useful for something…)
  • Half done, not started, nearly completed craft projects of any kind. It doesn’t matter if you learnt at a Laneway Learning class or not.
  •  Email us if you have doubts or questions, the funkiest projects tend to be the most memorable ones.
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How does it work?

  • Book a ticket in your preferred slot (we have opened 4 x 1hr slots to distribute projects and goodies evenly)
  • On the day arrive at the allocated time and have 1hr to look around and pick up anything you like!
    • If you have a project to exchange you’ll be able to pick up from some premium projects/ materials.
    • If you don’t have a project, don’t worry! We have enough for 100 lifetimes, just come along and find your new passion
  • If you’d like to donate projects/ materials but can’t attend you can drop them at Laneway Learning beforehand. Pick up of larger / bulky projects might be available too (contact us!) if in inner Melbourne.
  • You can also post craft materials to us! We love receiving mail.
Bookings here!