Christine Brimer’s passion is to weave with naturally coloured wool from New Zealand sheep, producing beautiful textiles inspired by Aotearoa’s light and landscape. Working and teaching from her Niche Textile Studio, overlooking Wellington’s south coast, her continuing exploration of materiality and processes is underpinned by sustainable design considerations and grounded in the natural environment.
Growing up on a South Wairarapa farmlet, Hana Brough of Bloom Fibre has always been surrounded by wool and wool craft. “Keeping sheep meant a vast supply of our own wool. Even if it was slow, making useful things from scratch was incredibly rewarding especially when the materials were homegrown. I made the leap into hand weaving a few years ago as the next big adventure with fibre and haven’t looked back.”
Meet Mr Polar Bear, a lovely, snuggly pure wool cushion from Alex O & Co on Felt. We think he’s just adorable! We reckon he could fine a home with us – what about you?
New from Littlies on Felt! “I am so excited to introduce my new Frankie Raine Collection made from 100% Premium ZQ Merino! ZQ Merino is sustainably sourced from our own New Zealand farmers who are recognised for their ethical and sustainable farming values. ZQ gives us certainty that this merino is consistent in fibre quality, traceable to source, meets environmental sustainability benchmarks and adheres to animal welfare.”
This tasseled scarf by Flora & Fabric is a soft and beautiful 50% wool, 50% silk textile blend, eco-printed with Japanese maple leaves, sumac, and onion skins. The fascinating process of eco dyeing involves the scarf being arranged with its plant matter, rolled into a bundle, and gently boiled for several hours to allow for the eco-printing process to work its magic.
Love this vibrant yarn, hand dyed by Purple Flamingo Fibre Art and available now on Felt. We reckon it has got to get those ideas flowing and those needles clicking…Check out the whole range now!
Whanganui fibre artist Tina Schurhammer’s interest in felting is part of a lifelong exploration of crafting and creative techniques. She was introduced to felting in her thirties and is now passionate about the ancient art of felt making – producing attractive and practical everyday objects as well as beautiful works of art in her Felt shop Fibrefusion. Crafting in sustainable materials fits both with her environmental beliefs and with the organic nature of her work.
Canterbury maker Re:created makes timeless toys with heart, soul… and an eco-conscience! This adorable elephant is lovingly pieced together from 100% clean upcycled materials – in this case a hand dyed woollen blanket and cotton fabric.
There’s nothing like the snuggle-factor of pure vintage New Zealand wool in winter, and it’s also the perfect thing to keep hot water bottles safely covered for the kids – or you! Felt maker Adventures of Alex O & Co has a truly gorgeous range of hottie covers decorated with all sorts of cute characters (and equally snuggly and cute cushion covers too!) so we reckon they’re the perfect way to stay cosy until the end of the colder months.
This amazing, tactile felted bowl from Created Creative is hand formed from New Zealand merino wool and embellished with hand dyed silk fibres in rich red. The bowl has a lovely organic feel, with the opening meandering around the natural placement of the silk fibres…