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A brief hiatus
This week we are away to Whangerei where I am giving a talk at the Costume and Textile Association of New Zealand Symposium. The talk is on Shetland Tweed and…
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Cicadas – music to the ears?
Each year cicadas emerge from their underground nurseries to fill the air with their chirping and buzzing. To some they are a nuisance but to this entomologist they are a…
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Sheep sleep
The new studio in Māwhera Greymouth has plenty of wall space for art, and what could be more appropriate than Storm Thorgerson’s “Sheep sleep”? The image, printed onto metal, greets…
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This week’s Spotify playlist
Every week a playlist is curated on the Spotify platform for the blog. Each item references something in the blog, sometimes obviously and sometimes less so. Paying subscribers to Spotify…
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Ainu costume
The Ainu people of Northern Japan have a unique culture, one that was almost lost. Now mostly in Hokkaido, the Ainu once lived from Honshu to Kuril, and differ in…
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Peg Moorhouse
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…
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The colours of Aotearoa New Zealand
The first impression of the South Island/ Te Waipounamu of Aotearoa is of endless green, but this could not be further from the truth. At this time of year with…
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Update on the new studio
The textile hub in Greymouth Māwhera is taking shape… After a few weeks the studio is now looking more like a working space. There is a large tables, standing height,…
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The Spotify playlist
Each week the blog articles are accompanied by a curated Spotify playlist that you can hear using the player above or by going to Spotify and searching for “Music to…
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Toumani Diabaté
Toumani Diabaté was a Malian griot and player of the West African kora. Hailed as the “king of the kora”, Diabaté was from a family of griots, and his blending…
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