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  • Online learning

    There are plenty of online resources that bring together lots of different subjects to learn about. Most of us like to learn something new and sometimes it seems like there…

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  • Woolscours of New Zealand

    From the earliest days of the woollen industry in New Zealand there has been a demand for scouring the clip. Scouring is the name for washing the shorn wool, getting…

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  • Spotify this week

    Most weeks, the blog features a playlist of audio curated to reflect the written articles on Stray Notes, Loose Threads. To listen to the playlist click on the player above…

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  • Rya rugs

    Rya rugs are floor coverings from the Nordic countries but Finland has made them into an art form. The traditions of rya rugs dates to the pre-Viking age and it…

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  • Cranbrook Art Museum

    The magic power that art has to bring people together was in evidence this week in the studio in Greymouth. The textile studio in Māwhera Greymouth might seem to be…

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  • Cary Wolinsky – photographer

    Cary Wolinksy was a photographer, well-known for his images that featured in publications like National Geographic and Smithsonian. In 1972 while in India on assignment, Wolinksy met a man in…

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  • The Spotify playlist

    Most weeks a curated playlist on Spotify is made to go along with the blog entries. Each piece has something to do with the articles on the blog although sometimes…

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  • Ancient textiles of Peru

    Peruvian textiles have a long and rich history, one that continues today. This article from 1920 comes from The Museum Journal, a publication that was produced by Penn Museum from…

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  • Fun with fashion

    Here is a fun thing to do if you are in Dunedin in mid-March. Opening for two hours at a time and presented by the Fashion Department at Otago Polytechnic,…

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  • Smarthistory

    The Center for Public Art History, Smarthistory, is an amazing resource for anyone interested in art and culture. Smarthistory was founded by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris, both…

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