Makerspace Adelaide provides councils, schools, shopping centres, and other organisations an easy way to engage with their members.
Our on-site workshops give excellent opportunities to learn new skills, collaborate, and innovtate in a friendly group setting.
Sessions include all learning matter, physical materials, and expert facilitators.
"City of Mitcham has engaged Makerspace Adelaide for a series of exciting workshops including Repair Café, 3D printing, laser cutting and sewing at the Blackwood Community Centre. All workshops were engaging, inclusive and extremely well attended. The staff and volunteers are fantastic to work with, our Team would highly recommend their services."
- Cassie Quinn - Community Facilitator (City of Mitcham)
"The learning workshops facilitated by Makerspace Adelaide are outstanding! The hands-on, interactive approach allows participants to engage deeply with practical skills while fostering creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. The facilitators are highly knowledgeable and supportive, ensuring that each participant thrives in a dynamic, inclusive, and inspiring environment."
- Lina Russo - Head of Teaching & Learning (St Patrick’s Technical College)
10 participants, age 10+
This kid-friendly soldering workshop teaches children the basics of electricity and electrical circuits. With instructions and help from our facilitator, they will create a light-up LED shape. Shapes are laser-cut ahead of time, and can be customised to your event. Parent/guardian must accompany any participant under 18.
Materials and equipment are provided
10 participants
This soldering workshop teaches the basics of electrical circuits and techniques for through-hole soldering. With demonstration from our facilitator participants will get to solder and assemble a fully-functional torch, or line-following robot.
Materials and equipment are provided
10 participants, age 10+
Bring together creativity and digital fabrication in this kid-friendly workshop. With instructions and help from our facilitator they will create their very own 3D digital design. They can then 3D print their design on the spot, or collect it at a later date. Parent/guardian must accompany any participant under 18.
Materials are provided. Projector/screen are required
10 participants
Learn 3D design and printing in a friendly group setting. With demonstrations from our facilitator, participants will learn how 3D printing works, and have the opportunity to create their own 3D model for printing.
Materials are provided. Projector/screen are required
10 participants, age 10+
Learn about the materials, function and application of laser cutting in this kid-friendly workshop. With instruction and help from our facilitators, kids will get the chance to create their own item using laser technology. Parent/guardian must accompany any participant under 18.
Materials are provided. Projector/screen are required
10 participants
Learn about the materials, function and application of laser cutting in this hands-on workshop. With demonstration and instruction from our facilitators, participants will learn how to use a laser cutter, and get the opportunity to create their very own item.
Materials are provided. Projector/screen are required
6 participants, age 14+
Bring in your own sewing machine and join this friendly group workshop. Our facilitators can help you track down manuals and parts for your machine, and show you how it all works. Participants will leave with new knowledge, and a sewing project of their own.
Materials are provided. BYO sewing machine and bobbin
Age 6+
Kids can learn sewing skills in this kid-friendly group activity. Scheduled as a ticketed event or drop-in session this workshop teaches kids how to cut fabric, sew a basic needle stitch and stuff their own plush toy. Parent/guardian must accompany any participant under 18.
Materials are provided
6 participants, age 14+
Have you got a sewing project gathering dust? In this BYO workshop participants can bring their own sewing project and get expert advice and help. Motivation is abundant in this friendly group workshop, and participants can learn new skills and techniques. Parent/guardian must accompany any participant under 18.
BYO sewing machine and bobbin
6 participants, age 10+
Bring physical items into the digital realm with this 3D scanning workshop. Great for replicating items or digitally altering items, the facilitators will cover preparation of parts for 3D scanning, the scanning process, and editing files for export. Parent/guardian must accompany any participant under 18.
Projector/screen required
6 participants, age 16+
Silicone moulding is a great way of replicating an item multiple times. In this friendly group workshop our facilitators will be covering preparation of the item, creation of a one-part silicone block mould, and resin pouring of a replica.
Materials are provided. Wet area is preferred
8 participants, age 10+
Learn one of the oldest techniques for textiles production in this friendly group workshop. With hands-on instruction from our facilitators, participants will learn the materials, preparation, and overall technique for creating a flat piece of felt fabric.
Materials and equipment are provided. Wet area with water access is required
8 participants, age 10+
Skip the fashion store and get hands on with natural dyeing. Our facilitator will teach participants how fabric and textiles were traditionally dyed in the past. Have a go at dyeing your own fabrics with household items in a friendly group setting.
Materials and equipment are provided. Wet area with water access is required
4-8 participants
Empower your team with the knowledge and skills required to both run and maintain a laser cutter.
Our laser cutting expert will cover:
This masterclass can be run at Makerspace Adelaide, or at your site of choice.
Projector/screen required
4-8 participants
Digital fabrication has never been easier with our 3D printing masterclass.
Our 3D printing expert will cover:
This masterclass can be run at Makerspace Adelaide, or at your site of choice.
Projector/screen required
4-8 participants
Discover the versatility of sewing with our sewing masterclass.
Our sewing expert will cover:
This masterclass can be run at Makerspace Adelaide, or at your site of choice.
Sewing machines required
4-8 participants
Enhance your creative skills in this hands-on textiles arts masterclass.
Our textiles expert will cover:
This masterclass can be run at Makerspace Adelaide, or at your site of choice.
Basic hand-sewing skills are recommended