Latest Updates
Volunteer Sessions only from 15th August - Big changes are coming
1 month ago - 26th Aug 2024

Kia ora,

The Trust is responding to concerns with use of the Community Workshop facilities over the past few months. We have also been advised the current usage could be problematic from a Health & Safety and insurance perspective.

With this in mind we are going to have to shut...

Open Day - revised link
3 months ago - 22nd Jun 2024

apologies: try this link for the open day event:

https://www.facebook.com/events/421859073949087/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A%5b%5d%7D

hope to see you there

Open Day this Sunday 23 June 2024 at the workshop 11-3pm
3 months ago - 21st Jun 2024

A reminder about our workshop open day and fundraiser on this Sunday. Open Day - Things for Sale - Raffles - Demonstrations etc -

please come and support us

Buy a Rat Trap, corn hole game, yoga cushion, lots of fabric on sale, plus other items made at the workshop....

Membership to the Wanaka Community Workshop - reminder
4 months ago - 23rd May 2024

Hi there, Thanks to everyone who has paid up for this year. As you know we rely on membership, donations, sponsorship and fundraising to keep the workshop open. Remember you need to be a paid up member to use this space.

We hope you can also spare some time to...

Fabricate Sewing Projects and News Update
4 months ago - 22nd May 2024

22 May 2024 Hi all you wonderful sewers...

  • This email is being sent to you as we have you down as a current member interested in our sewing room. (check foot of page to see whether we have you as paid/unpaid) Is this correct? Do you want to be...
Membership Reminder 2024
7 months ago - 1st Mar 2024

Hi there,

This is a quick Membership reminder, we have set you up for a 2024 Membership to the Wānaka Community Workshop but have not seen payment yet.

If you have already paid or wish the subscription to be cancelled, apologies, please reply to this email and let us know.

Membership Drive for 2024
8 months ago - 15th Jan 2024

Hello everybody and Happy New Year for 2024,

Membership for our Workshop is by calendar year and we are keen to get everyone interested to sign up or if you were a member in 2023 to renew your membership. Click on the link at the end of this email to...

Chistmas Furoshiki Workshop @ Fabricate
10 months ago - 11th Dec 2023

Hi everyone,

Happy Christmas! The Workshop has had a busy month with a record turnout to the Volunteer sessions and a wonderful Christmas celebration last week.

Furoshiki Workshop

Furoshiki Workshop Wednesday 13th December

Fabricate are very excited to be joining forces with Revology to bring you a **Furoshiki Gift...

Welcome to Spring!
1 year ago - 13th Sep 2023

Now we're getting that pesky skiing out of the way we're thinking the spring resurgence in the workshop is just around the corner.

Knitting Workshop 23rd September

Gwilym's mum is going to run a introduction to adventurous knitting workshop on the 23rd September. The price is $20 per person...

Fabricate at the Wānaka Community Workshop News
1 year ago - 29th Aug 2023

To all our wonderful volunteers, sewing class participants, supporters and followers. An update on what’s happening…

We've been busy

Our Great Sewing workroom

We now have a great setup thanks to all the many donations, hard work from volunteers, funding received etc.

We boast 8 new sewing machines...

Wānaka Community Workshop News & Updates - June 2023
1 year ago - 27th Jun 2023

Hi everyone,

THE FABRIC-ATOR IS HERE!

Long ago, in the depths of time, Claire and Sue had a dream to munch up all the fabric in Wānaka and turn it into bolsters. With the arrival of the Fabric-Ator this dream is closer to reality. Better lock down your clothes....

Welcome to New Members
1 year ago - 25th May 2023

Hi there,

We are getting our membership systems sorted finally! You have received this email because you are in our system as being interested in being a member of the Wānaka Community Workshop for 2023 but have not yet paid the subscription fee.

We have recently made some changes to...

Wānaka Community Workshop News & Updates - May 2023
1 year ago - 5th May 2023

Communications - The New Old School Way

We've needed a better way to communicate with you guys, the WCW members, since we started.

Facebook is so last century and wisely our older, and some enlightened younger members, refuse to use it so here we go. This is how we...

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