As a volunteer-lead organisation, we know the joy of volunteering as a way to enrich our own lives as well as adding what we have to give to enrich the people and the environment around us.

Bridget Dalley started with us as a volunteer last year, she gave a helping hand in our classes and was an excellent part of our customer service team in our Maker's Pantry. This year, we are super excited for Bridget to step up as the lead tutor in our Sewing for Beginners class

Thanks to everyone who has been involved and supported us in small and mighty ways throughout the year! You make what we do here possible!

If you'd like to be part of our amazing community in 2022, we'd love to see you!

Each year, Dunedin sends 4 THOUSAND TONNES of textile waste to the Green Island landfill! These textiles make up 5% of the total waste, and 8% of the carbon emission produced by the landfill.

With awareness growing about the need for us to re-think how we produce and manage waste, and reduce our carbon emissions to slow global warming, we have created a project that takes these heavy issues, and makes them... a little lighter!

The aim of the project is to collect as many blocks as possible that will represent the number of community views on inequality. The Quilt Project enables people to share their experiences, thoughts, feelings, and imaginations collaboratively. It sustains the engagement with textile processes that address the gender disparity issues women and gender diverse people around the world and gender diverse people around the world are facing.

For the last 5 years, we have organised and run significant events in April, coinciding with the international Fashion Revolution movement to push for accountability and sustainability in the fashion industry. With our 2020 event being cancelled due to lockdown, we took the upcycling idea to another level, with plans being repurposed and reimagined for 2021.

2020 started with Stitch Kitchen as a team of 4 trustees, desperately seeking new premises, overwhelmed with just over 4,000 kgs of donated materials, and having never heard of Zoom, but bright-eyed and ready for a brand new year and a new decade.