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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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Wool in Aotearoa New Zealand
Wool is making a comeback in Aotearoa New Zealand but there are still hurdles to overcome. This article from New Zealand Geographic, along with a companion piece in the same…
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Samoa meets Scotland in Los Angeles
Last year the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) acquired five pieces of historic importance from the Pacific. One of those brings together two nations: Samoa and Scotland. The…
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The world of beads
More than few years ago I was lucky enough to be invited to go on a trip to Tasiilaq, Greenland by an artist friend and colleagues from Iceland, the Faroe…
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Carpeting nature
Debbie Lawson is a Scottish-born artist who plays with the idea of domesticity through her three-dimensional sculptures. In the latest series of pieces the artist uses Persian carpets as coverings,…
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This week’s Spotify playlist
The Spotify playlist this week begins with a choral piece, There will come soft rains, by Ēriks Ešenvalds, a Latvian composer. The short work seems an apt place to begin…
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