Author: Workshop Computer
Furoshiki Fabric Gift Wrapping Workshop – Christmas 2023
Come along to Fabricate for a Furoshiki fabric gift wrapping workshop, just in time for Christmas! You can wrap anything using just a bit of fabric. Best part is you can use the fabric over and over again. No sellotape or ribbons required.. All proceeds donated to Wānaka Community Networks/LINK for the community Xmas hampers…
Cup Library for Meditation Event at the Wānaka Recreation Centre
To combat single use coffee cups Maria asked us to make up a Cup Library where clean cups (in this case sourced from Wastebusters Wānaka) could be hung up for use at gatherings, the idea is the dirty cups are put back in crates on the floor then cleaned and put back on the board.…
August 2023 – Wānaka Community Workshop
We had a great August. With spring just around the corner we had a few members off sick with winter maladies but enjoyed some beautiful sunny days at the Workshop. Projects Completed Hours New Members Welcomed We signed up 11 new members this month and are getting close to the magic 100 paid up members.…
The Workshop Hosts Dillastrate at Rhyme & Reason’s First Outdoor Gig
Friday 15th September saw Dillastrate and The Emily Alice Band perform in the Wānaka Community Workshop yard. Rhyme & Reason, the brewery next door, pulled out all the stops to organise an amazing outdoor event combining the outside area of their area with ours to create a safe and secure outdoor venue with excellent music…
Fabricate Jan / Feb / Mar / Apr 2023 Report
This is the first report for Fabricate so a bit of a summary first: JANUARY / FEBRUARY We were commissioned to make bird costumes for Wai Wānaka for the A&P show. We made the Grebe and Tui completely out of the donated material we had at Fabricate. March We collaborated with Wānaka Wastebusters for their…
Fabricate May 2023 Report
MAY 2023 Hours this Month: (estimate) NB: We realise that we need to improve the recording of hours that the area is used. We will try improve recording of hours to include the total number of hours that the area is used. Donations Received Remember whatever you need for your project – check us out…
A Big Thanks to Bramwell Scaffolding
After we used up all the larger size timber in our stack for the Bike Wanaka – Lismore Park Picnic Table we decided more Picnic Tables were in our future. But what to make them from? A quick email blast out to Wānaka scaffolding companies and we had an immediate response from Bramwell Scaffolding who…
April 2023 Report
Attendance Attendance during normal Wo(Men)Shed Tuesday and Thursday sessions in April was 92. This is equivalent to 274 hours or almost 7 full time (40 hours) equivalent weeks. Fabricate was also busy working on projects in preparation for the fabric shredder arriving. In addition to our normal MenShed sessions, members of the MenShed team were present…
March 2023 Report
Members of the MenShed met at the Workshop during the mornings of every Tuesday and Thursday through the month. Attendance by members at these sessions totaled 85 – about the same as last month but down when compared to the March 2022.. Outside of these hours members of the MenShed: During our morning tea each…