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If you like the idea of trying your hand at pottery, now is a good time. We have new classes beginning next week, most suitable for beginners.
Classes include:
- After school children's class (8 weeks on Tuesday afternoons)
- Wheel throwing (Tuesday mornings/ Sunday afternoons)
- … View moreIf you like the idea of trying your hand at pottery, now is a good time. We have new classes beginning next week, most suitable for beginners.
Classes include:
- After school children's class (8 weeks on Tuesday afternoons)
- Wheel throwing (Tuesday mornings/ Sunday afternoons)
- Handbuilding (Thursday evenings)
- Mixed techniques (Thursday mornings, afternoons/ Friday evenings)
For a full list of current classes and workshops see www.eventspronto.co.nz...
The Waikato Society of Potters is a thriving arts space in Hamilton with members from across the Waikato region. Our aim is to support and highlight pottery, sculpture and all things ceramic, with a rich history spanning nearly fifty years. As a respected ceramic teaching centre in Hamilton, New Zealand, we offer range of classes to suit all abilities, from beginners through to Diploma level.
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Knowing how to make rope was once a critical skill for survival and self-sufficiency on the frontier. Early settlers were able to make rope from a variety of materials, but the main thing they used was hemp.
A rapid growing plant, hemp is perfect for making rope. Hemp grows fast. It produces up … View moreKnowing how to make rope was once a critical skill for survival and self-sufficiency on the frontier. Early settlers were able to make rope from a variety of materials, but the main thing they used was hemp.
A rapid growing plant, hemp is perfect for making rope. Hemp grows fast. It produces up to 75 tons of dry matter per acre per year. It thrives in poor soil, needs no fertilizers or pesticides to succeed, and gobbles up atmospheric CO2, stymieing the greenhouse effect. It produces more fibre per pound than either cotton or flax, and these fibres are easily extracted in order to make hemp rope, twine, or cord.
Hemp rope is easy to make. Some methods involve using a rope machine, but fortunately such an investment isn’t necessary to the process. All you really need is some hemp fibre or hemp twine, and a short piece of wooden dowel. Our hemp rope maker, available in our shop, will really streamline the process for you if you plan on making lots of hemp rope.
Step one: Separate the hemp fibres or unwind the hemp yarn and cut into lengths approximately twice as long as the desired length of the rope. Continue cutting until you have a bundle of fibres approximately half the size of the diameter of rope you’d like to make.
Step two: Grab the bundle of fibres and fold it in half, securing the fold by placing a dowel rod through the resultant loop and into the ground. Smooth the fibres of this bundle down by running your hand along the length of the cord.
Step three: Divide the bundle in two, holding half the fibres in your left hand and half the fibres in your right.
Step four: Twist each bundle clockwise until the cord you are creating begins to kink and loop. Pull as hard as you can while twisting.
Step five: Twist the two cords together, wrapping one over the other in a counter clockwise motion, to form a rope.
Step six: Secure the ends with overhand knots beginning with the end in your hands. Once the first end is tightly tied, slip the rope off the dowel rod and tie it as well.
To make a cable, repeat steps 2 through 6 and twist the two ropes together. This process can be repeated as many times as you like, making thicker, stronger cables as you go.
Enjoy making your own hemp rope! This technique can be used to make hemp twine, hemp cord. and hemp yarn as well. It all depends on the size of the fibres you start with. Need some ideas for what to do with your newly made hemp rope? Try using a piece as a clothesline, for air-drying your clothes. Make a hemp leash for your pet, or keep your hemp twine petite for use in jewellery making.
Making rope is a great way to be self-sufficient and eliminate the supply chain requirement. Everything you can make yourself is one less packaged product– in this case, one less coil of synthetic rope– that needs to be manufactured for you. Have fun!
We may be an official partner of the New Zealand Olympic Team, but within our villages it’s residents who are chasing Olympic glory.
So many Ryman residents have passions and pastimes that they continue to thrive at within our villages. Therefore, creating an event like Olympics@RYMAN is a prime… View moreWe may be an official partner of the New Zealand Olympic Team, but within our villages it’s residents who are chasing Olympic glory.
So many Ryman residents have passions and pastimes that they continue to thrive at within our villages. Therefore, creating an event like Olympics@RYMAN is a prime example of how we pioneer the way for our residents.
Events include swimming, bowls, cycling, relay walking and Quiznastics. To up the ante, we’ve incorporated technology solutions to enhance events and to enable residents to connect with all 41 Ryman villages, including those across the Tasman, while they compete!
Pondering the meaning of life? Interested in discussing life's Big Questions? Want to learn about the cultural history of death? Check out these Term 3 Philosophy courses with EarthDiverse, beginning the week of Monday 2 August on our website. We've courses in art & architecture, … View morePondering the meaning of life? Interested in discussing life's Big Questions? Want to learn about the cultural history of death? Check out these Term 3 Philosophy courses with EarthDiverse, beginning the week of Monday 2 August on our website. We've courses in art & architecture, history, environment, world literature and religious diversity too!
Waipā District Libraries have been chosen again to host a Books Alive Meet the Finalists event and two Virtual Storytimes.
Egg & Spoon, an illustrated cookbook, is a finalist in the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction. The Books Alive event will be held live on Zoom. Support our event through … View moreWaipā District Libraries have been chosen again to host a Books Alive Meet the Finalists event and two Virtual Storytimes.
Egg & Spoon, an illustrated cookbook, is a finalist in the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction. The Books Alive event will be held live on Zoom. Support our event through your participation! We want to engage all our Waipā tamariki who love to cook and they could win a copy of the book!
For more information and to sign up to the Zoom meeting go to our events page.
Hound the Detective and This is where I stand are finalists in the Picture Book Award. These will be published on Facebook as virtual storytimes on Friday 30 July and Monday 2 August respectively.
Stunning vivid stretch canvas "ESCAPE" art print
80cm x 80cm, 25cm thick canvas frame. Wire on the reverse, ready for hanging.
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Six Railway DVDs
All excellent condition
Titans of Steam (including Flying Scotsman)
In Search of Steam: Asian Adventures Vol 1: Chinese Steam
… View moreSix Railway DVDs
All excellent condition
Titans of Steam (including Flying Scotsman)
In Search of Steam: Asian Adventures Vol 1: Chinese Steam
The New Polar Express (Scandanavia to Lapland)
World Class Trains: The American orient Express
In Search of Steam: Asian Adventures Vol 2: To the top of the world by Steam
In Search of Steam: European Journeys: Vol 2: Viseu De Sus
Pick-up in Melville
Six NZ Journal of Natural Medicine magazines, 2013-12019
100 pages each, excellent condition.
Covering health and alternative medicine issues.
Pick-up in Melville
New Never used Men's Running Shoes
Size: 11
Color: Army Greenisn and Brown
Surplus To Our Needs
Starting in August, we are bringing you fees-free digital literacy workshops! Kanorau Digital is designed to help individuals who find the digital world a bit (or a lot) challenging. These classes will be held fortnightly and registration is not compulsory.
Click below to find out more … View moreStarting in August, we are bringing you fees-free digital literacy workshops! Kanorau Digital is designed to help individuals who find the digital world a bit (or a lot) challenging. These classes will be held fortnightly and registration is not compulsory.
Click below to find out more information!
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