Rug Tufting Workshop

Schedule

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025 at 12:00 am

UTC+13:00

Location

The Historic Village, 17th Avenue, Tauranga, New Zealand 3112 | Tauranga, BP

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Welcome to rug-making using a rug tufting gun!
In this workshop you will be given everything you need to create a 40cmx40cm mounted rug tufted artwork to hang on your wall. Prior to the workshop you have the option of providing your own design to work from or choose from one provided, which will be ready to work from on the day. Tutoring on each step of the rug tufting process will follow with music playing throughout and plenty of snack breaks! Tea, coffee + snacks provided.
Rug Tufting Workshop
With Leah Creaven
Saturday, 11th October
10am – 3pm
The Creative Campus
$280
You will have access to:
Tufting Frames
Primary tufting fabric
NZ rug wool
An AK-I Tufting cut pile gun
Electric carvers
Secondary backing fabric
Leah Creaven is an Irish textile artist and soon-to-be Incubator resident artist in the Villa Studios, creating rug tufted artwork and teaching rug tufting workshops in Whangamata and Bay of Plenty. You can peruse Leah's work through the links below:
Website - www.leahcreaventextiles.com
Instagram - www.instagram.com/leahcreaven_rugs
Facebook - www.facebook.com/leahcreavenrugs
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Where is it happening?

The Historic Village, 17th Avenue, Tauranga, New Zealand 3112, New Zealand

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