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Knitting in Antarctica
The poles are places of extraordinary beauty, and apparently that lends itself to knitwear! In a new-to-the-library book called “Knitting in Antarctica”, authors Lynn A Hamann and Christine M Powell explore what…
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What’s on the playlist
This week the playlist features Sámi by Black Magdalene Based in Eugene, Oregon, this darkwave ensemble was formed in 2011. Darkwave is a music genre that evolved from post-punk and New…
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This week’s Spotify playlist
Each week a playlist of audio from Spotify, the streaming platform, is compiled to go along with the blog entries. Every piece has something to do with the blog, although…
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Nordic Echoes
New York’s Scandinavia House is currently playing host to a fascinating exhibition of Nordic traditions in the United States. Emigration from Northern Europe to the Upper Midwest of the States…
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Update on the studio
The studio in Greymouth has been filled-up with the equipment and items from Shetland and now it is being slowly emptied as things go to their new homes. Last weekend…
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This week’s blog
Dear readers, This week the enormous crates and boxes arrived from the UK in Greymouth. The task ahead is mammoth – how to pack the Shetland studio into a much…
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Open studio weekend in Greymouth
This weekend it has been the first Open Studios in Māwhera/ Greymouth. Organised by the Left Bank Art Gallery, the Open Studios has seen visitors travelling around the district to…
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Designing communication
Language is complicated, isn’t it? With over 7,000 languages in use across the globe (if you want to know more head over to Ethnologue), and more than 270 scripts used…
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Spotify this week
Each week the blog is matched with a playlist of audio pieces that reflect the content of the articles. To listen to the playlist head over to the app or…
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Winter knits by Jenny Kee
A new book of fabulous winter knits by the Australian designer, Jenny Kee, has just been added to the library. Jenny Kee started working in the 1960s in Australia before…
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