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Linking the Coast and Shetland
The textile studio in Māwhera Greymouth is gearing up for the arrival of the equipment from Shetland, and for the official opening which will be held in autumn. Summer has…
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The Dick Van Dyke show and a textile
The small township of Ross is south of Hokitika on New Zealand’s West Coast and is an old gold-mining settlement. Ross is now a stop for tourists who come to…
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Lighting the way
Around the world lighthouses guide marine traffic safely in dangerous conditions. Lighthouses come in many forms but they all fulfil the same essential function: acting as beacons to warn of…
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This Week’s Spotify playlist
Each week a playlist of audio on Spotify is curated to go along with the blog. Each item has something to do with the articles on the blog, although sometimes…
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Baye Fall – patchwork in a Muslim community
The Baye Fall, Senegalese Muslims, believe that hard work and service to their communities expressed their faith, but their clothes honour the founder of the movement. In the 19th Century…
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The start of creating yarns
The challenge of finding 100% wool yarns in Aotearoa New Zealand that are suitable for weaving with is tricky. The yarns that The Shetland Tweed Company used in production came…
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The subtleties of kimono
This wedding kimono from the textile collection was exhibited in the Left Bank Gallery in Greymouth in 2023. As regular readers of the blog will know, there is a collection…
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Spotify this week
Each week the blog features a curated playlist of audio on Spotify, the streaming platform. The playlist is related to the articles on the blog. To listen, click on the…
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Walking Two Worlds
In these days of climate emergency, fashion can be a platform to raise awareness. Quannah Chasinghorse, an American supermodel who is from Oglala Lakota and Hän Gwich’in tribes, has been…
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Peter Collingwood in New Zealand
In 1984, Peter Collingwood, the British weaver who was the first living craftsperson to have work exhibited in London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, visited Auckland. The New Zealand Spinners, Weavers…
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