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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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Around the world in 80 fabrics
When marine biologist, Tierney Thys, found that her research sites were being contaminated by microplastic she decided to do something about it. The result is “Around the World in 80…
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Online learning
There are plenty of online resources that bring together lots of different subjects to learn about. Most of us like to learn something new and sometimes it seems like there…
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Woolscours of New Zealand
From the earliest days of the woollen industry in New Zealand there has been a demand for scouring the clip. Scouring is the name for washing the shorn wool, getting…
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Spotify this week
Most weeks, the blog features a playlist of audio curated to reflect the written articles on Stray Notes, Loose Threads. To listen to the playlist click on the player above…
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Rya rugs
Rya rugs are floor coverings from the Nordic countries but Finland has made them into an art form. The traditions of rya rugs dates to the pre-Viking age and it…
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Cranbrook Art Museum
The magic power that art has to bring people together was in evidence this week in the studio in Greymouth. The textile studio in Māwhera Greymouth might seem to be…
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Cary Wolinsky – photographer
Cary Wolinksy was a photographer, well-known for his images that featured in publications like National Geographic and Smithsonian. In 1972 while in India on assignment, Wolinksy met a man in…
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The Spotify playlist
Most weeks a curated playlist on Spotify is made to go along with the blog entries. Each piece has something to do with the articles on the blog although sometimes…
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