Meet our talented teachers

Embroidery

Originally from Whakatū Nelson, Melissa lives in Hataitai, Pōneke Wellington. She has been a fan of all textile crafts since childhood.

Melissa has maintained the blog ‘tiny happy’ for nearly two decades, and has taught embroidery and sewing workshops in Aotearoa and Australia.

Paper craft

Sarah has always been a crafty type of person and trained as a book and paper conservator. She loves to make things that are “useful and beautiful”.

She no longer works as a conservator, but has found a new passion in hand building pottery which you can find at a range of events and stores around the Wellington region.

Fabric flowers

A dabbler in many crafts, a lover of fabric, yarn, notions and resources from nature. A keen gardener, who decided many years ago to create corsages and embellishments to wear inspired by the garden and a love of colour.