the handmade festival of making

Somebody buy us a ticket to New Zealand, please. The Handmade 2015 Festival of Making is coming to town, and with a bunch of the best Kiwi creatives all mingling under one roof, it's a place we'd sure as heck love to be.

The event takes place over Queen's Birthday weekend – May 30th to 31st – in Wellington, with over 50 hands-on workshops to keep your brains learning and fingers nimble. And it's not just crafty classes, either – alongside decoupage and embroidery you could try your hand at dumpling making, bookbinding, edible cake art or screenprinting.

Find the full rundown of workshops and locations on the festival website. If you're keen to learn the way of the clickety-clacking, we have a couple of double passes to give away to the Crochet Your Own Winter Beanie class on Saturday May 30th. Entering is as easy-peasy as sending your name and address here. Good luck!