The damask weaver, Peg Moorhouse, who passed away in January this year aged 106, was recognised for her contribution to the craft of weaving and for her creative experimentation.
Peg Moorhouse was born near Ashburton and was raised in Christchurch Ōtautahi at the family home, Risingholme, now a Community Learning Centre, with her cousin, Elaine Margaret Anderson, who later became Lady Frankel.
In 1965 Moorhouse sought advice from the weaver Ida Lough. This was the start of her journey into textiles and weaving in particular. Over the next two decades she sought-out other textile artists internationally, including Mary Barker, Rhonda O’Meara, and the Dutch- American weaver, Albert Koopman, but it was an introduction to damask weaving in Sweden that altered her career trajectory.
Peg Moorhouse took an active role in the handmade creation of textiles including taking part in the Wearable Art Festival and dyeing her own yarns. She experimented with materials and processes to create unique artworks, and supplied the fashion industry with lengths of cloth as well as creating her own clothing and costume.
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https://www.stuff.co.nz/culture/350170876/museum-celebrate-peg-moorhouses-life-colour
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