Events

Hawai’i Stitchery & Fibre Arts Guild

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 - 6:30 p. m. at The Box Jelly

A Circle of Cheer

We’re looking forward to our November meeting, where we’ll be diving into a fun Make & Take Holiday Lei Assortment! Maybe we’ll even wear our finished creations to the Holiday Party — right alongside our newly crafted name tags.

This time, we’ll be breaking into three project groups. Please choose one group to join — we will not be rotating between groups. Each group will focus on a specific festive project, and while you may not finish your lei at the meeting, you’ll learn all the techniques you need to complete it later at home.

The three project options are shown on the “Learn more” page. Please review and bring the listed supplies (if needed) for the one you’d like to make.

Let’s make November sparkle with creativity!

Here are the three project options. Please review and bring the listed supplies for the one you’d like to make.

Paper-Punched Lei presented by Ednah Folk and Heather Salenger

This Circle Lei is made from colorful circles and butterflies punched out of recycled

Kleenex boxes. This eco-friendly lei can be finished as an open or closed design — it’s totally up to you! Supplies: All materials will be provided, or you can bring your own materials. Premade butterflies will be provided as an accent or combo lei. Just bring your imagination and enjoy making a unique paper lei!

Lush Crochet Lei with Rosettes presented by: Diane Moses Skill Level: Beginner

We’ll use four simple crochet stitches — chain, single crochet, double crochet and slip stitch — to create a lush crochet lei.

Go gold and sparkly, silver and shimmery, or even ice blue for a modern twist.

Optional: sparkle yarn for extra shine.

Supplies:

• 2 yards ⅜” grosgrain ribbon for the lei base (red, white, or green)

• 30 yards each of two different green fuzzy/eyelash-type yarns

• 60 yards of rattail white and red for rosettes

• Size G crochet hook

• Two kukui nuts with holes, or round wooden beads with large center holes

• Snipping scissors

Lei Batty has kindly donated a tote of red and white eyelash yarn (and some green). You’ll need to bring all other supplies. Diane will bring some red rattail so that you can at least start a sample. You may even substitute yarn for the rattail.

Bring what you have — we’ll make it work!

Zip-tie Scrappy Bracelet by the ladies of Hana Sew

Presented by: Nancy Ainscough, Ai Langevin, and Donna Ozawa

Here’s a fun twist on tradition — literally! Wrap a zip-tie with festive fabric strips and beaded wire to create a cheerful holiday bangle. It’s a fresh, creative take on lei season! The scotch tape and zip ties will be provided. You can either use the supplies that Hana Sew provides which include red and green palaka strips or, bring your own supplies to give your bracelet an original, personalized look.

Supplies:

• Your choice of color, Four fabric strips (¾” wide × 8” long)

• 20,22- and 24-gauge wire

• Cording (i.e. rats tail) to string beads, etc.

• beads, bells, charms (anything that can be strung)

Bring if you have it: Donna will share hers too.

• glue gun

• wire cutters

• round or flat jewelry pliers