Tinkd Makerspace

🧵 Did you know we love all things sewing and mending?

Our amazing volunteers are incredibly talented when it comes to working their magic with a needle and thread. Over the past year, they've helped give a new lease on life to all sorts of well-loved items, including:

👖 Pants
👗 Dresses
🪆 Dolls
🧸 Soft toys

Whether it's a torn seam, a missing button, or a much-loved toy that's seen better days, there's a good chance we can help.

Before you throw it away, bring it along to our next Repair Café and let our volunteer repairers take a look. Every repair helps keep valuable items out of landfill and saves resources.

🛠️ Repair Café
📅 Saturday 27 June
⏰ 9:30am – 11:30am
📍 Tinkd Makerspace, 148 Durham Street, Tauranga

Book your item for assessment at tinkd.nz and see if we can help stitch it back together!

A big thank you to WNT Ventures for the generous and unexpected surprise donation, which enabled us to purchase a 3D scanner for Tinkd Makerspace. This versatile tool will allow makers to prototype, learn 3D modeling, and scan and repair parts as part of our Repair Café. It’s a fantastic multi-functional resource that will greatly benefit our community!

If you're interested in this cool piece of kit or want to know more about Tinkd, head over to the website and book in for a free tour. We'd love to meet you!

You'd be surprised what can be repaired. Last month alone, our volunteers worked on a singing puppet and a wooden clock as well as bringing these items back to life:

👗 A dress
🧸 A soft toy bear
🎵 An electronic singing puppet
💧 A dehumidifier
🔋 A battery refill
💡 An LED floor lamp
🕰️ An old wooden clock
🍰 A cake mixer

So, what do you have sitting around at home that might be fixed instead of being landfill-bound?

Got something broken that's too good to throw away? Good news — bookings are now open for our next Repair Café!

🛠️ Saturday 27 June
⏰ 9:30am – 11:30am
📍 Tinkd Makerspace, 148 Durham Street, Tauranga

How it works:

1️⃣ Book your item for assessment at tinkd.nz and tell us what's wrong.
2️⃣ Bring your item along on the day.
3️⃣ Meet with one of our volunteer repairers and see if we can give it a new lease on life.

☕ While you wait, enjoy a coffee and a treat for a koha.

Together, we're keeping valuable items out of landfill and building a more sustainable Tauranga—one repair at a time. ♻️

A huge thank you to Tauranga City Council and Basestation for their ongoing support.

Another of our series. Check out this beautiful one of a kind tablet stand made in black acrylic with laser etched design and then finished off with embellished gold paint.

What will you make at Tinkd? Book your free tours via the website!

🧵 Did someone say sewing and mending?

Do you have a pile of clothing sitting in the corner waiting for a needle and thread repair, but you just haven't found the time to tackle it?

Good news! We have some incredibly talented and capable volunteers who would love to help make that pile a little smaller.

Bookings are now open for our next Repair Café!

🛠️ Saturday 27 June
⏰ 9:30am – 11:30am
📍 Tinkd Makerspace, 148 Durham Street, Tauranga

Our skilled volunteer repairers can assess:
👕 Clothing and textiles
🧸 Toys
🔧 Small electrical items
🪑 Small furniture
🏠 Household items
🪵 Wooden items

How it works:
1️⃣ Book your item for assessment at tinkd.nz and tell us what's wrong.
2️⃣ Bring your item along on the day.
3️⃣ Meet with a volunteer repairer and see if we can give it a new lease on life!

☕ While you wait, enjoy a delicious coffee and a treat for a koha.

Together, we're keeping valuable items out of landfill and building a more sustainable Tauranga, one repair at a time. ♻️ A huge thank you to Tauranga City Council and Basestation for their ongoing support.

Sometimes we get to experiment and produce some cool personalised merch. Here's a example of some laser cut and etched branded keyring tokens for our friends at Aquinas College to take to an international event. What will you make at Tinkd?

He rau ringa e oti ai – many hands my light work 🙌

What an incredible turnout at Saturday's Repair Café! Thanks to our amazing volunteer repairers and community supporters. In fact, bookings were so popular that we had to close them a week before the day!

Got something broken that's too good to throw away? Good news — bookings are now open for our next Repair Café!

🛠️ Saturday 27 June
⏰ 9:30am – 11:30am
📍 Tinkd Makerspace, 148 Durham Street, Tauranga
Our skilled volunteer repairers can assess:

🧸 Toys
👕 Clothing and textiles
🔧 Small electrical items
🪑 Small furniture
🏠 Household items
🪵 Wooden items

How it works:
1️⃣ Book your item for assessment at tinkd.nz and tell us what's wrong.
2️⃣ Bring your item along on the day.
3️⃣ Meet with a volunteer repairer and see if we can give it a new lease on life!
☕ While you wait, enjoy a delicious coffee and a treat for a koha.
Together, we're keeping valuable items out of landfill and building a more sustainable Tauranga, one repair at a time. ♻️
A huge thank you to Tauranga City Council and Basestation for their ongoing support.

Specially designed commission for Waikato Transport to celebrate the launch of EV double-decker buses. Get ready for laser-cut model bus kits! What will you create at Tinkd? 🚍✨

Free tours available, check out the website to book now!

The countdown is on for another Repair Café.

We have some interesting items that are broken or faulty heading our way for assessment. Our aim is to repair and fix to divert from landfill and give things a second life.

Still tinkering with the idea of coming down? Book in today before it is too late.

The next Repair Café will be on Saturday 30th May from 9:30am until 11:30am. Our volunteer repairers can assess toys, clothing, small furniture, household items, small electrical items, and wooden items! 🚲

1. Book in your item for assessment (via the website: tinkd.nz) and tell us what's wrong.
2. Come along on the day with your item at Tinkd Makerspace, 148 Durham Street, Tauranga.
3. Meet a volunteer repairer and let's see if we can give that broken item a new lease of life.

See you there!

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This event is free thanks to Tech Step. Just head to our website for a link to get your tickets.