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Japan disaster relief project: donate handmade

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New Zealander Yumiko Olliver-Gray has family in the Sendai region of Japan, and with her cousin, a teacher at Fukudamachi Kindergarten, she’s coordinating a disaster relief project for the kindergarten of almost 200 children.

Following the earthquake, staff at the kindergarten have been working hard to clean up and are now ready to welcome the children back. Whilst most of the children are safe, some have lost their homes, leaving them without clothing, toys and basic necessities. So here’s where you come in – you can help by donating handmade new items.

In memoriam

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This week we received the distressing news that one of our own was a victim of the Christchurch earthquake. Adrienne Meredith was working in the Pyne Gould Guiness building on the day of the quake.

A seller on Felt, a Crafty Business groupie and a regular stallholder at Lyttelton Market, A Craft Affair and many other local events, Adrienne was a friendly and familiar face to many of us in the Christchurch craft community. She was passionately pursuing the crafter’s dream, working part time as she established her own clothing label, Revived in New Zealand, which she sold on Felt under the name of Revived.

Rise up Christchurch

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It’s hard to know what to say about the last two weeks here in Christchurch. It has been a distressing and surreal time and will continue to be for some time yet. I know that many New Zealanders are trying to understand what people in Christchurch are going through, and for that reason, I’d like to share my experience with you.