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#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - #SewingMachine General Maintenance Workshop
19 Sept 2026, 10:40 am – 12:00 pm
569 Ferguson Street, Terrace End, #PalmerstonNorth 4410, New Zealand
"Join us for this workshop alongside our 19 September Palmerston North Repair Café, at the Palmerston North Community Leisure Centre, as part of Repair Festival Aotearoa.
The workshop will cover:
- Cleaning your sewing machine
- Oiling and what not to oil, type of oil to use
- Setting tensions
- Needle and thread selectionDaryl will have sewing machines there to demonstrate. He says that most problems with sewing machines are related to dirt, needles and not oiling properly
Please feel free to bring along fabric or material which gives an example of your sewing challenges. So if your overlocking is not nice and even, or you have challenges with grinning stiches (where it pulls apart after sewing)
Workshop facilitator: Daryl Dean
#PalmerstonNorthRepairCafé is sponsored by the Palmerston North City Council, and runs through the support of #EnvironmentNetworkManawatū, #MENZSHED, #SuperGransManawatū and a host of fabulous volunteers!
Events are also sponsored by local businesses: B&M Electrical (provide an Electrician) and Meloyelo bike repairs (through local owner - Stewart Hickford).
Registration: No registration needed.
Audience: Open to all
Accessibility: Public transport, Whānau friendly, Hearing and Mobility accessible
Cost: Free entry ( #Koha warmly welcomed)
Venue: Palmerston North Community Leisure Centre at the Eillen Philip Room - 569 Ferguson Street, Terrace End, Palmerston North 4410"#SolarPunkSunday #SewingMachineMaintenance #SewingMachineRepairs #RepairNetworkAotearoa
#RepairReuseRestore #ReduceTextileWaste #TextileWaste #FixIt #RepairFestival #RepairFestival2026 #BuildingCommunity -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - #SewingMachine General Maintenance Workshop
19 Sept 2026, 10:40 am – 12:00 pm
569 Ferguson Street, Terrace End, #PalmerstonNorth 4410, New Zealand
"Join us for this workshop alongside our 19 September Palmerston North Repair Café, at the Palmerston North Community Leisure Centre, as part of Repair Festival Aotearoa.
The workshop will cover:
- Cleaning your sewing machine
- Oiling and what not to oil, type of oil to use
- Setting tensions
- Needle and thread selectionDaryl will have sewing machines there to demonstrate. He says that most problems with sewing machines are related to dirt, needles and not oiling properly
Please feel free to bring along fabric or material which gives an example of your sewing challenges. So if your overlocking is not nice and even, or you have challenges with grinning stiches (where it pulls apart after sewing)
Workshop facilitator: Daryl Dean
#PalmerstonNorthRepairCafé is sponsored by the Palmerston North City Council, and runs through the support of #EnvironmentNetworkManawatū, #MENZSHED, #SuperGransManawatū and a host of fabulous volunteers!
Events are also sponsored by local businesses: B&M Electrical (provide an Electrician) and Meloyelo bike repairs (through local owner - Stewart Hickford).
Registration: No registration needed.
Audience: Open to all
Accessibility: Public transport, Whānau friendly, Hearing and Mobility accessible
Cost: Free entry ( #Koha warmly welcomed)
Venue: Palmerston North Community Leisure Centre at the Eillen Philip Room - 569 Ferguson Street, Terrace End, Palmerston North 4410"#SolarPunkSunday #SewingMachineMaintenance #SewingMachineRepairs #RepairNetworkAotearoa
#RepairReuseRestore #ReduceTextileWaste #TextileWaste #FixIt #RepairFestival #RepairFestival2026 #BuildingCommunity -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - #SewingMachine General Maintenance Workshop
19 Sept 2026, 10:40 am – 12:00 pm
569 Ferguson Street, Terrace End, #PalmerstonNorth 4410, New Zealand
"Join us for this workshop alongside our 19 September Palmerston North Repair Café, at the Palmerston North Community Leisure Centre, as part of Repair Festival Aotearoa.
The workshop will cover:
- Cleaning your sewing machine
- Oiling and what not to oil, type of oil to use
- Setting tensions
- Needle and thread selectionDaryl will have sewing machines there to demonstrate. He says that most problems with sewing machines are related to dirt, needles and not oiling properly
Please feel free to bring along fabric or material which gives an example of your sewing challenges. So if your overlocking is not nice and even, or you have challenges with grinning stiches (where it pulls apart after sewing)
Workshop facilitator: Daryl Dean
#PalmerstonNorthRepairCafé is sponsored by the Palmerston North City Council, and runs through the support of #EnvironmentNetworkManawatū, #MENZSHED, #SuperGransManawatū and a host of fabulous volunteers!
Events are also sponsored by local businesses: B&M Electrical (provide an Electrician) and Meloyelo bike repairs (through local owner - Stewart Hickford).
Registration: No registration needed.
Audience: Open to all
Accessibility: Public transport, Whānau friendly, Hearing and Mobility accessible
Cost: Free entry ( #Koha warmly welcomed)
Venue: Palmerston North Community Leisure Centre at the Eillen Philip Room - 569 Ferguson Street, Terrace End, Palmerston North 4410"#SolarPunkSunday #SewingMachineMaintenance #SewingMachineRepairs #RepairNetworkAotearoa
#RepairReuseRestore #ReduceTextileWaste #TextileWaste #FixIt #RepairFestival #RepairFestival2026 #BuildingCommunity -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - #SewingMachine General Maintenance Workshop
19 Sept 2026, 10:40 am – 12:00 pm
569 Ferguson Street, Terrace End, #PalmerstonNorth 4410, New Zealand
"Join us for this workshop alongside our 19 September Palmerston North Repair Café, at the Palmerston North Community Leisure Centre, as part of Repair Festival Aotearoa.
The workshop will cover:
- Cleaning your sewing machine
- Oiling and what not to oil, type of oil to use
- Setting tensions
- Needle and thread selectionDaryl will have sewing machines there to demonstrate. He says that most problems with sewing machines are related to dirt, needles and not oiling properly
Please feel free to bring along fabric or material which gives an example of your sewing challenges. So if your overlocking is not nice and even, or you have challenges with grinning stiches (where it pulls apart after sewing)
Workshop facilitator: Daryl Dean
#PalmerstonNorthRepairCafé is sponsored by the Palmerston North City Council, and runs through the support of #EnvironmentNetworkManawatū, #MENZSHED, #SuperGransManawatū and a host of fabulous volunteers!
Events are also sponsored by local businesses: B&M Electrical (provide an Electrician) and Meloyelo bike repairs (through local owner - Stewart Hickford).
Registration: No registration needed.
Audience: Open to all
Accessibility: Public transport, Whānau friendly, Hearing and Mobility accessible
Cost: Free entry ( #Koha warmly welcomed)
Venue: Palmerston North Community Leisure Centre at the Eillen Philip Room - 569 Ferguson Street, Terrace End, Palmerston North 4410"#SolarPunkSunday #SewingMachineMaintenance #SewingMachineRepairs #RepairNetworkAotearoa
#RepairReuseRestore #ReduceTextileWaste #TextileWaste #FixIt #RepairFestival #RepairFestival2026 #BuildingCommunity -
#Aotearoa / #NewZealand - #SewingMachine General Maintenance Workshop
19 Sept 2026, 10:40 am – 12:00 pm
569 Ferguson Street, Terrace End, #PalmerstonNorth 4410, New Zealand
"Join us for this workshop alongside our 19 September Palmerston North Repair Café, at the Palmerston North Community Leisure Centre, as part of Repair Festival Aotearoa.
The workshop will cover:
- Cleaning your sewing machine
- Oiling and what not to oil, type of oil to use
- Setting tensions
- Needle and thread selectionDaryl will have sewing machines there to demonstrate. He says that most problems with sewing machines are related to dirt, needles and not oiling properly
Please feel free to bring along fabric or material which gives an example of your sewing challenges. So if your overlocking is not nice and even, or you have challenges with grinning stiches (where it pulls apart after sewing)
Workshop facilitator: Daryl Dean
#PalmerstonNorthRepairCafé is sponsored by the Palmerston North City Council, and runs through the support of #EnvironmentNetworkManawatū, #MENZSHED, #SuperGransManawatū and a host of fabulous volunteers!
Events are also sponsored by local businesses: B&M Electrical (provide an Electrician) and Meloyelo bike repairs (through local owner - Stewart Hickford).
Registration: No registration needed.
Audience: Open to all
Accessibility: Public transport, Whānau friendly, Hearing and Mobility accessible
Cost: Free entry ( #Koha warmly welcomed)
Venue: Palmerston North Community Leisure Centre at the Eillen Philip Room - 569 Ferguson Street, Terrace End, Palmerston North 4410"#SolarPunkSunday #SewingMachineMaintenance #SewingMachineRepairs #RepairNetworkAotearoa
#RepairReuseRestore #ReduceTextileWaste #TextileWaste #FixIt #RepairFestival #RepairFestival2026 #BuildingCommunity