Stitch Kitchen is closing. Our last day of trading is 19 September

Stitch Kitchen is a living story of gathering friends together around the table, sharing ingredients, ideas, skills, and time, to nurture ourselves and our community.

We have all the ingredients to help you reach your creative goals!

Add your own flavour to the creative mix in our community sewing studio , located in Ōtepoti Dunedin, in the lower South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Located within our studio, our Maker's Pantry is fully stocked with all the ingredients you need for your next creative project. Plus we have an inspiring collection of upcycled products for you, supporting local makers in our community.

It’s with a heavy heart that we share some difficult news with our community.

After 10 incredible years as a kaupapa driven charity, the board has made the hard decision to close the doors at Stitch Kitchen following our final class on September 20. While we celebrated a decade of community sewing late last year, a massive milestone for a small trust, the funding climate in New Zealand has only become more difficult over the last three years, with many worthy charities, all competing for the same diminishing funding. Everyone is doing it tough.

We have been unable to stabilize our financial position and can no longer responsibly continue to operate.

We want to take a moment to honor everyone who has made Stitch Kitchen so special:

Fiona: The constant heart of the studio. We acknowledge her deep commitment, expertise, and everything she has done since founding Stitch Kitchen for our wider community.

Our Tutors & Volunteers: Thank you. Small charities simply wouldn't last a few months without the endless hours of work, energy, imagination, and community spirit you give without expectation. You are what keeps our community alive and whole.

Community orgs and supporters: Without all of you coming together to collaborate and share in the mahi that matters, we would not have made the changes we did. You all make Dunedin special.

Funding bodies: With gratitude to the DCC, Otago Community Trust, Lotteries grants, COGS, and all of the funders who invested in our mahi. Your support kept waste out of landfill, built skills for our members, and made sustainability a reality for our community.

What’s next:

Stitch Kitchen will be running sales until our shut down date, giving everyone a chance to support us in the last month of business. Come down and say hi, buy some treasures, and wish us farewell.

Farewell Event: We want to gather to share our appreciation and farewell this kaupapa together. We’ll share details soon.

Closing Down Sale: Look out for details in the coming weeks as we clear the studio.

Questions: Feel free to reach out via email if you have any questions.

Thank you for a wonderful 10 years of sewing, sustainability, and community spirit.

Inspiring and building community through creative practices, while reducing textile waste and its impact on our environment

Thank you volunteers!

Thank you Dunedin

Stitch Kitchen is a registered charity, made possible with the generous support of our funding partners:

Proud Supporters of Stitch Kitchen
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  • Mend & Make Awesome -Shelley

    “Loved everything. Very very helpful, achieved so much with small easy changes - who would have thought!”

  • Kids Sewing club -Lisa

    “We've enjoyed another great term of our Kids Sewing Club, and it's been exciting to see everyone progressing with their skills, confidence and creative ambitions :).”

  • Sewing For Beginners - Ana

    “I was able to attend the beginners sewing course fairly recently. It was great and did wonders for my confidence! Saving up to do some more sewing classes hopefully! Highly recommend!!”

  • Lucy-Mae

    “It fills my heart with so much joy, and helps me to dream up new visions and imagine what is possible xxx”

  • Freestyle - Sophie

    “Apart from loving the classes and giving me a fun project to work on these gloomy winter nights, I am so happy to support an organisation which aligns to my values :)”

  • Deb

    “Stitch Kitchen has enabled me to have more confidence in my sewing. I have gained knowledge of using my own sewing machine and overlocker at home. This means I can mend old clothes and I can purchase secondhand items and fabric and make my own style garments that fit me”.

  • Leanne

    “Friendly! Helpful and freedom of knowledge!

  • Kids Sewing Club - Joan

    “A good idea for all to be able to sew is fun and useful.”

  • Sewing for beginners - Susie

    “Great information, nice and clear. It was great learning/relearning tips and tricks. Am looking forward to completing my first blazer! Fantastic space! Looking forward to my next course”