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2864 days ago

Boomerang Bag Make and Take!

Michelle from Ebdentown

Sunday, 29 April 2018
10am - 2pm
Maidstone Intermediate School,
Redwood Street, Elderslea, Upper Hutt 5018
(Use the Fraser Crescent School entrance on Redwood Street)

DETAILS

Come along and sew (and take one home) Boomerang Bags, reusable cloth shopping bags – 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.

Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult

Can't make it on Sunday then why not pick-up some FREE Boomerang Bag 'Bags kits' from Thimbles and Threads Upper Hutt

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