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Pelicans on the wall
A new piece has just been added to the textile collection: a trio of pelicans. The wall hanging has been made from burlap backing with the pelicans, hand-stitched with twines…
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A little about American Indian beadwork
Before the arrival of European settlers, the people of what is now the Americas used different materials – shells, bone and porcupine quills, amongst others – to make decorative (and…
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This week’s Spotify playlist
In this week’s list of music and sound that accompanies the blog there are references to International Women’s Day, wedding dresses, nursing, weaving and more. The playlist is on Spotify…
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Weaving unearthed
Sculptor-weaver, Sue Hiley Harris, is currently showing work at the Ruthin Craft Centre in Wales. This week, Saturday 9th March, the artist will be giving an illustrated talk about the…
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International Women’s Day 2024
This coming week, on the 8th March, International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated. At the first-ever events marking the day in 1911 more than a million people attended rallies campaigning…
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The Nurses’ Memorial Chapel
Beside the hospital in Ōtatahi Christchurch in New Zealand is a small chapel with a unique story. Opened in 1927 the building was the first hospital chapel in the country,…
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Update on the studios
The studios in Māwhera Greymouth are fully operational now. Above the Regent Theatre in town the textile collection is now hung up on rails in the storeroom and I have…
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Chita!
Brazil boats its own unique textile that symbolises the country’s exuberant personality in print. Cotton has been important in Brazil for centuries but during the period that the country was…
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This week’s Spotify playlist
Each week the blog has an accompanying playlist on Spotify. The list includes music and sound that references the articles on the blog and you can listen on the link…
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Beadwork from South Africa
The beadwork from Africa is probably best-known from South Africa where geometric patterns and bright colours have come to symbolise the country. In this article, from Google Arts and Culture,…
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