BOOKING + DEPOSIT

Fleur Woods & Kate Cunich (Kate in the Nest)

3 Day Workshop

DATES: Tuesday 9th - Thursday 11th June 2026.

TIME: 10.00am - 4.00pm daily.

VENUE: Melrose House, Nelson, NZ

DEPOSIT AMOUNT to secure booking $500.00 (non refundable)

TOTAL COST: $1500.00 pp includes all materials and tuition, tea & snacks each day.

Join the wonderful Kate Cunich (Australian Textile Artist) & I for a gorgeous 3 days of creative bliss.

This workshop is a deep dive into creating your own textile collage inspired by vintage textiles, embellishments, colour & texture.

Kate & I are creative kindred spirits with strong connections to textiles and stitch and together we are excited to share our style of creating with you.

Enjoy getting a taste of two tutors complimentary processes and techniques as we both share openly and generously.

During our time together we will explore how you can use wool, thread, beads, treasures and textiles in your contemporary stitched artworks to create your own unique piece. We’ll work together to create your artwork with a sense of joy and playfulness.

This workshop will be full of alchemy and adventurous art making to inspire your creativity, expand your techniques and allow you to create your own layered & collaged embroidered artwork inspired by vintage & retro textiles and other joy filled treasures.

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:

We will gather daily from 10am - 4pm explore mixed media and stitch to create your own contemporary abstract piece.

Located near central Nelson, Melrose House is a beautiful Historic Home set in lovely park-like gardens. It will provide a beautiful and inspiring base for our art making.

Lunch catering is not included in this workshop, there is a wonderful cafe onsite or you are welcome to bring your own.

All materials are supplied so all you have to do is bring yourself and be ready for a truly gorgeous 3 days of creating to your hearts content.

Cost: $1,500 pp includes all tuition, materials, tea and snacks each day.

A $500.00 non refundable deposit is required to secure your spot, a month before the workshop you will be invoiced for the balance or you are welcome to arrange an individual payment plan, just email fleurwoodsart@gmail.com to arrange.

This website listing is for your deposit payment only

Minimum numbers are required for this workshop; should the minimum numbers fall short, your deposit will be refunded in full. Typically, workshops fill quickly. If something happens and you can no longer make it, I will try my best to fill your spot from the waitlist. If that is not possible, I won’t be able to refund the balance of the workshop. Travel /event insurance is recommended.

Venue: Melrose House is located at 26 Brougham St, Nelson

There are usually plenty of accomodation options from hotels to air bnbs within a 20 minute walk of the venue or a short drive.

Experience: ideally, you will know how to thread a needle and perhaps a few simple stitches, or you may be very experienced and looking to explore a new style. Our workshops are designed to suit all experience levels as I keep our group small allowing for plenty of one on one time to help you meet your creative goals.

Questions: there are no silly ones, you are so welcome to email me any time and ask away. fleurwoodsart@gmail.com

Really excited to geek out about all things colour, texture, textile, thread & treasures together.

X Fleur & Kate

More about my teaching philosophy and the week’s workshop…

Our goal is to meet you where you are at as an individual creative and support you to grow gently but surely towards joyful mark making using our favourite techniques.

We facilitate a safe and welcoming environment for anyone joining workshops, our teaching style is warm and relaxed. Our intuition for the process and working with fellow creative souls is strong. We adjust our approach for individuals as well as each group to ensure that no matter your learning style or experience level you feel embraced and supported to fully explore your creative potential.

During the three days we will cover off all of the key elements of our process so you have the practical skills to create with joy but also bring those skills together into either a small finished stitched artwork or a larger ongoing project (your choice depending on what size you'd like to work with).

Generous supplies are offered that you are gifted to take home with you to continue creating whenever you like using all of my favourite tools from beautiful hand dyed wools, specially selected vintage textiles and so much more.

Stitching is a slow practice so we will embrace that pace and while we're in slow down mode there will also be lazy lunches, time for a wander and a quiet cuppa and chats with your fellow work-shoppers or for those who are just obsessed there's the option to create and eat and deep dive.

It's your time to do as you please with generous knowledge sharing and support.

Here’s a bit more about us incase you’d like to share this experience with a friend…

Fleur Woods is a Contemporary Embroidery artist based in rural South Island, Aotearoa New Zealand.  Fleur's intricate, joyful stitched paintings are coveted and collected around the world. Featured in many, many magazines and exhibited from her local gallery in rural NZ to the Lower East side NY. Whilst prioritising studio practice Fleur also adores teaching and selects beautiful locations to teach her sought after workshops in both New Zealand and Australia. As a largely self taught artist Fleur's processes are unique, free and playful. She embraces colour and texture and prioritises joy in the process.

Inspired by nature, country gardens, wild flowers, native bush and all things flora Fleur brings her passion for the outdoors into the classroom encouraging students to take time to notice the beautiful details in nature and bring this into their work. A natural collaborator Fleur's approach to teaching is one of working in small groups to enable participants to follow their individual creative goals, so while the workshop will have themes and technical elements that are offered for group learning there is plenty of one on one support available to meet you where you are at and help you progress to the next level.

Kate Cunich is an Australia Textile artist based in the Southern Highlands of NSW.
"In my nest, I believe in the quiet magic of handwork. In a world that often feels fast and overwhelming, making something slowly—with care and intention—can be grounding, healing, and deeply meaningful. Through my work, I honour the beauty of reclaimed materials, the rhythm of the stitch, and the stories held in fabric and thread. Whether it’s crochet, visible mending, or hand-stitched pieces, everything I create is a celebration of slowness, sustainability, and the human touch."

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