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Gracie Matthews

Originally a graduate of Fashion Technology in 1984, Gracie Matthews spent a number of years freelancing in the entertainment industry before managing her own costume hire business in Sydney. For nearly 18 years Gracie continued working in theatre and film while the hire business received numerous business awards including ‘Business of the Year’ for 2005.

In 2010 she and New Zealand partner, Nigel Wild sold up their busy Sydney lives and moved to the beautiful rural district of the Clevedon Valley. The decision to make country life a reality also led the way for the birth of Gracie Matthews Ltd.

Integrating a balanced lifestyle of work and play, Gracie continues to offer a variety of costume services including hire and manufacture, with the addition of costume experience packages and Bed & Breakfast accommodation with complete Gluten Free gourmet menus.

This balance has also allowed Gracie to complete a Masters in Design at AUT and to continue sharing her personal costume and textile collection through symposiums, events and exhibitions.

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Sew A Drawstring Backpack holiday workshop Auckland

Sew A Drawstring Backpack

Studio 2 35 Uxbridge Road, Auckland, New Zealand

Sew A Drawstring Backpack is a children’s sewing workshop. Once they’ve made their backpack, there will be no need to carry a bag, they can just wear it and be hands free! These bags are a current craze, they’re not too big, super comfortable and carry all the essentials or extras. The Drawstring Backpack is […]

$68.00
Sew A Tote Bag holiday workshop Auckland

Sew A Tote Bag

Studio 2 35 Uxbridge Road, Auckland, New Zealand

This is a beginner workshop, Sew A Tote Bag for children aged 8+ . Kids get started exploring the first steps to sewing and they’ll finish the session with a usable machined tote or book bag. We sew using our very safe hand crank machines, learning French seams so the bag ends up nice and […]

$68.00

Sew a Designer Pillowcase workshop for kids

Sew a Designer Pillowcase

Studio 2 35 Uxbridge Road, Auckland, New Zealand

This is a beginner workshop, Sew a Designer Pillowcase for children aged 8+ . Kids get started exploring the first steps to sewing and they’ll finish the session with a delightful pillowcase to lay down their heads at night. Children learn to use our very safe hand crank machines, learning French seams so the pillowcase […]

$68.00
Sew a Patchwork Cushion holiday workshop in Auckland
Event Series Sew A Patchwork Cushion

Sew A Patchwork Cushion

Studio 2 35 Uxbridge Road, Auckland, New Zealand

This is a sewing workshop for children aged 8+. It will teach children all the basics through learning how to Sew A Patchwork cushion. Participants will be shown how to join several pieces of fabric together in a very neat manner and learn easy tips and tricks to getting started with their sewing. Your child […]

$68.00