Sewing Station
The library has a sewing station available for public use.
Our sewing stations have a Bernina B335 sewing machine and Bernina L450 overlocker kept in their own cabinet, which expands into a sewing table.
A kit with basic equipment such as scissors, seam ripper, pins, sewing clips, extra bobbins, four thread colours and machine accessories will be provided for use with the sewing station. An iron and ironing board is also available for use with the Sewing Station. You will need to provide all other materials for your project, including other thread colours.
To book the sewing machine, you will need to book a room and accept the terms and conditions for booking a room. Click here to view room bookings Ts and Cs. If you do not have a room bookings account you will need to set up an account. You will need an email address to do this. Click here to set up your account. Terms and conditions also apply to the use of the sewing station. Click here for the sewing station terms and conditions.
After you have set up your room booking account,
At Te Kahu o Waipuna;
You will need to book Room 1. Check availability for that space and then select the Sewing Station from the Assets list. You will receive a confirmation email with your booking details. Please note, it is the responsibility of the user to ensure all is looked after and returned as initially found. Please also notify a member of staff when you have finished with the sewing equipment.
At Picton Library;
You will need to book the Waitohi Room. Check availability for that space and then select the Sewing Station from the Assets list. You will receive a confirmation email with your booking details. Please note, it is the responsibility of the user to ensure all is looked after and returned as initially found. Please also notify a member of staff when you have finished with the sewing equipment.
An important note: library staff are not available to assist or offer tuition with your project, even if a few might enjoy sewing with you for an hour or so! However, many tutorials and trouble-shooting videos are available online and the library does have free wifi.