Unwind 2026 presents three days packed full of great content, fabulous trade stalls and the large social spaces. Learn, connect, plan, discuss, craft, and relax in an environment tailored to fibrecraft loving folk.
Access to most content is included with your base registration. We have a few special intensive classes focusing on practical skills that can be purchased in addition to your entry to the event, these are marked with ★ and their additional cost.
Friday 6th March
9:00am: Registration
10:00am: Welcome
9:00am – 4:30pm: Trading, social time and Swap Shop.
1:30 – 4:30pm: DIY Shoelaces – An Introduction to Tablet Weaving with Stella Lange ★
+$95 all tools & materials provided and you can keep everything you use.
1:30 – 2:30pm: Strange Fascination: fashion & textile treasures in the Hocken Collection with Amanda Mills
3:00 – 4:30pm: Yarn Unravelled: a different kind of string theory with Jessica Barder
Saturday 7th March
9:00am – 4:30pm: Trading and social time.
9:00am – noon: Learn to Spindle Spin with Frances Stachl ★
+$90 all tools & materials provided and you can keep everything you use.
9:30am – noon: Knit to Fit You with Morag Mckenzie
1:30 – 2:30pm: But is it Soft?? with Amy White
1:30 – 4:30pm: Harakeke Weaving with Amber Bridgman ★
+$65 all materials provided.
3:00 – 4:00pm: The Tanna Hill Mystery: an accidental true crime discovery with Morag McKenzie
Sunday 8th March
9:00am – 3:00pm: Trading and social time.
10:00am – noon: Invisible Stocking Stitch Repairs with Stella Lange ★
+$45 materials are not provided but you don’t need anything unusual or costly.
9:00 – 10:30am: The First Granny Square: an origin story with an NZ connection with Ruth Walden
11:00am- noon: Scrappy Peaks: a recipe for zero-waste knitting with Jo Guthrie
1:30pm: Prizegiving
3:00 – 3:30pm: Farewell