Boomerang Bags Upper Hutt Make and Take & Sewing Bee
Come along and sew (you can take one home) Boomerang bags, reusable cloth shopping bags for use in our community– it’s free!
Learners, and experienced sewers welcome, sewing machines available or BYO.
Materials supplied, although donations of fabric, threads and sewing machine needles much appreciated they may be brought along to Maidstone Intermediate or delivered to Thimbles and Threads, Main Street, Upper Hutt.
Use the Fraser Crescent School entrance on Redwood Steet
(We will be located in class room at back of school, see map)
Children under 14 must be accompanied by person years or over
10am - 2pm on the last Sunday of the Month
24 February 2019, 31 March 2019, 28 April 2019 ...
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52.7% Human-centred experience and communication
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14.8% Critical thinking
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29.8% Resilience and adaptability
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2.7% Other - I will share below!
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