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Conversation and Cloth
This coming Friday is the next instalment of our monthly series of textile talks. Conversation and Cloth is a series that explores the textile collection that is housed upstairs at…
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Murals at Pompeii
Nearly 2000 years ago, the Italian city of Pompeii was obliterated by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The blast covered the settlement with ash and pumice that preserved, sometimes in…
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This week’s Spotify playlist
Each blog is accompanied by a Spotify playlist, a curated selection of audio that relates in some way to the blog and, occasionally, to current events, such as this week’s…
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Textiles from the Indian Subcontinent
If you have ever fancied learning something about the fascinating textiles from India check out a free online course. Run by the MAP Academy the course is just one of…
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The wild weather
This week the South Island Te Waipounamu of Aotearoa New Zealand is experiencing some dramatic weather. One of the things I loved about living in Shetland was the drama of…
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Yarn at Reefton
On Tuesday the 21st May Reefton is holding its annual fibre day. This year the theme is “Journeys in Yarn” and the speakers will be talking about their experiences as…
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The Waistcoat
William “Bill” Sutton was a painter from Christchurch Ōtautahi, who studied and worked in New Zealand and in the UK. Currently on show in the Suter Gallery is one of…
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This week’s Spotify playlist
Each week the blog is accompanied by a playlist on Spotify. You can hear the playlist on the player above or search for any of them within the app by…
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Chromite
Chromite is an ore that contains the mineral “chrome”, used to make colourfast dyes and paints. In the 19th Century chrome was recognised as a useful mordant for wool dyeing…
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Blick Cloth
Nelson, in common with Wellington, boasts a nature reserve created out of the town’s old water supply. The Brook Waimārama Sanctuary is the largest fenced area in the South Island…
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