Lower Hutt Miniature Makers

Lower Hutt Miniature Makers We’re a friendly group of makers who love all things miniature! Join us to chat, learn new crafting skills, and share the joy of creating in small scales.

“Miniatures” incorporates most skills and hobbies – but in miniature. We dabble in woodworking, painting, sewing, knitting, cross-stitch, quilting, basketry, the list is endless and there is always someone in the Club who has a particular skill and is happy to share their knowledge. It is not only the men who like to use a hammer and saw, and conversely, it is not only the women who are skilled at

cross-stich. We usually work in 1/12th scale but we also work in 1/24th, 1/48th and even 1/144th for the people who have good magnifying glasses or have REALLY good eye-sight. Lower Hutt Miniature members come from the Wairarapa, Kapiti Coast, the Porirua Basin, Lower Hutt and Wellington areas. We meet every third Saturday of the month to share skills and learn new techniques. We have a National body which has 22 Clubs throughout New Zealand and every two years a Convention is held and exhibits from all Clubs are on show.

We had a lamp workshop at club today. Maria enlightened us on a few different ways lamps can be constructed with beads, ...
25/07/2026

We had a lamp workshop at club today. Maria enlightened us on a few different ways lamps can be constructed with beads, paper, wire and skewers. Some beautiful lamps will be gracing new homes tonight!

That's a wrap! We had a wonderful weekend sharing our tiny treasures with you all. These pictures are from the kids who ...
19/07/2026

That's a wrap! We had a wonderful weekend sharing our tiny treasures with you all. These pictures are from the kids who made their own minis to take home at our workshops over the weekend, and also the book market that Porirua kids helped put together at the library last Tuesday!

18/07/2026
Our show is fast approaching and we are busy putting things together and sticking things down! Here is a small taster of...
09/07/2026

Our show is fast approaching and we are busy putting things together and sticking things down! Here is a small taster of tiny books!
If you have kids and want something small to do these holidays, come and see one of our members at the Porirua City Library on Tuesday morning. They'll be making tiny books as part of the library school holiday programme (some of those tiny books will be finding their way into our show too!).

https://facebook.com/events/s/little-library-miniatures/1511394019952347/

Sad day for our north western members! The Hutt store remains open, but Porirua will be closing its doors in the next fe...
13/06/2026

Sad day for our north western members! The Hutt store remains open, but Porirua will be closing its doors in the next few weeks. Pop in to grab some last supplies! https://www.facebook.com/share/14f7PvjMaNm/

It is with great sadness that we announce the closing of our Porirua store, this is mainly due to the tough economic climate amongst a few other factors. We have had a great 18 years in Porirua and would like to thank all our wonderful customers and past staff over the years.
We will be having a huge closing down sale starting Saturday 13th June until all stock and fixtures are gone.
Please note the Hutt store will still remain open and operate as usual .

Photos were forgotten at the last club meeting, which was a bookcase in 1/24th scale. If you made Jill's workshop, pop a...
19/05/2026

Photos were forgotten at the last club meeting, which was a bookcase in 1/24th scale. If you made Jill's workshop, pop a pic below so we can admire your work. Thank you for your mahi Jill!
Here's a different bookcase made by a member recently to help this post not get lost!

Why join a Club? Check the link for a video by Jill sharing why joining a club is a good idea.
14/04/2026

Why join a Club? Check the link for a video by Jill sharing why joining a club is a good idea.

One of our members Jill, the miniaturist behind Miniature Time Traveler shares why joining a club is a good idea!

Our March workshop was almost lucky dip! We had a bunch of odds and ends kits that were donated, so members could pick s...
05/04/2026

Our March workshop was almost lucky dip! We had a bunch of odds and ends kits that were donated, so members could pick something they wanted and put the kit together.
These were created by three of our newest members.

We are having a show! Stay tuned for more details about our show in July (18/19th).
01/04/2026

We are having a show! Stay tuned for more details about our show in July (18/19th).

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