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The colour “Giraffe”
“La Belle Africaine” arrived in 1820s Paris and immediately became a sensation. She was a giraffe from Sudan, transported as a baby on the back of camels, shipped across the…
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Spotify
Most weeks the blog features a Spotify playlist that gathers audio together to reflect the blog entries. Sometimes the link is obvious, often not! To listen to the playlist head…
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Tartan in Aotearoa
The Scottish tartan has spread across the globe and in New Zealand it is a source of pride for many. Tartan, with its immediately recognisable patterns and colours, is not…
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The new website is growing
The Textile Trust, Aotearoa will soon have its new website. The website is growing with pages about the library and textile collection, the blog and a section for classes and…
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The colour red
Red is a striking colour with an ancient history when it comes to textiles. Most of us know about cochineal, the insects from which the colour carmine is obtained, but…
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The new website
As regular readers of the blog will know, there is to be a new website for The Textile Trust, Aotearoa. The Textile Trust has been established to promote, further and…
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A visit to Ōtautahi/ Christchurch
It has been an exciting week in the studio, which began with a visit over the mountains to our nearest city: Christchurch Ōtautahi. The visit should have happened last week…
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Spotify
A playlist to accompany the blog is created most weeks. Each of the pieces in the list relates to the blog in some way and you can listen to the…
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Tamara Kosianovsky
Tamara Kostianovsky uses textiles to create sculpture and installations that comment on consumerism, violence and the environment. The Argentinian American artist repurposes discarded clothing into works that depict animals, birds,…
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A space saree
A saree (sari) that has an illustrious history has been added to the collection of the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian. The saree was worn by in…
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