March 2018 update

The "water" is almost complete...

..and the whales have been woven.

(More photos to follow soon!)

Jan/Feb 2018 update

 ~January 2018~

Summertime in New Zealand brings many international and national visitors to our beautiful country
 and to the North of the North Island.

It is always a pleasure to talk with people visiting our local co-operative, what country they are from, where they have travelled from/going to and what the have enjoyed about New Zealand. They are usually very interested in our tapestry project and amazed to learn it's a community project and can contribute to it with a bit of weaving.

 Jules Taylor from the UK, was visiting New Zealand for 5 weeks. 

 She said she was having amazing experiences and loving every minute of it, so much so she didn't want to go home! She would have liked to have stayed longer to do more weaving and would love to see the completed tapestry in the future. 

Mira from Vancouver, Canada enjoyed doing a little bit of weaving.

 Minna from Helsinki, Finland had a go at weaving too.

Johann and Marike from Kiel in Germany took part in a few rows of weaving as well.

~February 2018~

Alec and Helen Mackay and their two lovely daughters from Seatoun, Wellington visited Whangarei on the 1st of February. They were delighted to see our tapestry project and both girls were very keen to have a go at weaving.

Annabel is 11 years old and younger sister Alexandra, almost 10 thoroughly enjoyed their weaving so much their mum and dad bought them each a tapestry bobbin. They wanted to be able to continue weaving once they returned home and after their dad made them each a small loom.

It's always so nice to see the young ones inspired to be creative!

Please note: we sell beautifully made hand-turned Kauri

 bobbins, locally made by Clive Ihaka for $15 each)

~o0o~