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Cataloguing the textile collection
As regular readers of the blog will know the textile collection is in the process of being correctly stored and researched, thanks to volunteers. Some real treasures are being unearthed…
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New books in the library
Over the last few weeks some new publications have come into the library. The Web was a quarterly journal that was produced by the New Zealand Spinning, Weaving and Wool-crafts…
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Ideas wanted
As regular readers of the blog will know, the Textile Trust, Aotearoa is a new charitable organisation that has been set-up on the West Coast of the South Island of…
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Stansborough
The farm of Stansborough is a diverse enterprise that includes a rare breed of sheep, woven cloth and a whole lot of dedication. Stansborough uses old looms to produce cloth.…
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Mississippi Valley Textile Museum
This week a group of Canadian visitors mentioned Mississippi Valley Textile Museum. This museum in Ontario focuses on the textile industry, labour practices and labourers and the history of production…
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High Summer Ball
The small settlement of Barrytown is just up the Coast Road from Greymouth, on the way to Punakaiki and it has a rather wonderful hall. The Barrytown Hall is famous.…
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Spotify this week
As part of the blog most weeks a playlist of audio pieces is curated on Spotify, the streaming platform. Each of the items in the list has something to do…
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Rethinking textile printing
Most of us will be familiar with pigments and dyes derived from rocks – ochre, lapis lazuli… – but maybe textile printing can help rescue polluted water. This project, Crushing…
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Visitors to the studio
Some recent visitors to the studio in Māwhera Greymouth have prompted a change on the website. I get to meet many interesting people in the studio. Visitors look through the…
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Weaving complexity
Weaving is a complex task, although it looks deceptively simple. The routine passing of a shuttle between sets of threads, packing it into place and then changing the sets to…
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