{"product_id":"craft-village-play-skool-edition","title":"Craft Village ~ Play Skool Edition","description":"\u003ch2\u003e# CRAFT VILLAGE\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e## PLAY SKOOL EDITION ✂️🎨🌿\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**A creative escape for big kids who still like to play.**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first release of **CRAFT VILLAGE** — a few days away on the land to create, experiment, learn, share and reconnect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere will be a **planned programme of creative workshops, activities and experiences**, alongside plenty of free time to wander, rest, explore and follow your own creative rabbit holes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e### CREATE • PLAY • SHARE • COLLABORATE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLAY SKOOL is about bringing creative people together and seeing what happens when we share what we know, what we love and what we've made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside the planned creative sessions, there will be space for **collaboration and creative exchange**.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou might share:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• A skill or technique you've learned\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Knowledge from your own creative practice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• An experience you'd love others to try\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• A favourite creative activity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Materials or beautiful scraps\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Something you've made as a gift\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Seeds, flowers, produce or something homemade\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• An idea you've been wanting to explore with other people\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**Nothing is compulsory.**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can join the workshops that inspire you, contribute something yourself, collaborate with others, or simply enjoy watching the creative energy around you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no expectation to teach, perform or produce anything — **sharing is simply an invitation.**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e### 🎨 A CREATIVE PLAYGROUND\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpect a mix of guided creative workshops, hands-on making, shared projects and time to experiment independently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere'll be a big creative space, materials and resources to play with, outdoor areas, nature, cosy places to retreat and plenty of opportunities to make connections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps a workshop sparks an idea that becomes a collaboration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps someone shares a skill that you've always wanted to learn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps you teach someone something you've been doing for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr perhaps you make something wonderful simply because you felt like it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e### 🌿 TIME TO WANDER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe programme will have a rhythm — **creative time, shared experiences, meals, connection and free time** — so you can enjoy the weekend without feeling rushed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlow mornings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOcean views.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFood forests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreative mess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWandering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConversations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCome with an open mind and a willingness to play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**Bring something to share if you want to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake something away if it inspires you.**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a space for creativity to circulate — **skills, knowledge, experiences, ideas, inspiration and handmade gifts.**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou don't need to be an artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou just need to be curious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e### CRAFT VILLAGE ~ PLAY SKOOL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**CREATE • PLAY • SHARE • CONNECT**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*A structured creative weekend with plenty of room for your own imagination.*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**Nothing compulsory. Everything welcome.**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 🦊🐶MEET YOUR HOST🦄\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**Lou Stichbury**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI've spent more than **20 years in the creative industry**, working as a wearable artist specialising in **merino and natural fibres**.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy one-of-a-kind pieces have travelled **throughout New Zealand and around the world**, finding their way into collections, wardrobes and creative spaces far beyond where they were made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI've owned shops, run multiple businesses at once, featured in fashion shows, exhibited and sold my work in different places, and spent years creating wearable art that sits somewhere between fashion, sculpture and storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter leaving my Wellington waterfront boutique, I'm now creating a very different version of the dream — **bringing creativity back to the land.**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the past few years I've been building, gardening, plumbing, experimenting and figuring out things I somehow never learnt at school.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMostly through **trial, error, experimentation and creativity.**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd that's a big part of what PLAY SKOOL is about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e💫You are only limited by your imagination💞\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy creative direction is increasingly centred around **upcycling, sustainability, natural fibres, low-waste making and finding creative uses for what already exists.**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow I'm building the next chapter here on the land — a creative space with a **big beautiful sewing workshop, craft stores galore, gardens, food forests and room for people to come together and make things.**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePLAY SKOOL is part of that beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA place to share what we know, discover what we don't, get our hands dirty and remember that **creativity isn't something you grow out of.**\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes it's something you finally get the freedom to grow into.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stichbury \u0026 diddy-stich","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50200173183114,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0365\/8619\/3034\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_dbba6169-0f39-43cb-97d2-1d4404c974be.png?v=1789450931","url":"https:\/\/stichbury-diddy-stich.myshopify.com\/products\/craft-village-play-skool-edition","provider":"Stichbury \u0026 diddy-stich","version":"1.0","type":"link"}