No animals were harmed in the making of this trophy… This friendly fellow is a very fine specimen of textile taxidermy, fashioned by Fully Woolly from repurposed vintage wool blankets and finished with the cutest button eyes.
It’s a knitter’s dream: the knit designer/yarn dyer collab! Libby from Truly Myrtle Designs created the most stunning, modern shawl with Rosewood Wool Romney 3 ply, and together they’ve created this fabulous Joss Shawl kit for you to make your own.
When it’s cold and wet outside, it’s the perfect time to get making and crafting. We’ve got some excellent projects to keep all you creative types busy over the winter months.
Louisa Rull, the clever mind and skilled hands behind Felt shop FeltSoapGood, was born in Russia and came to New Zealand eleven years ago. She lives in Auckland with her family of four, her cat and her craft, creating warm, colourful and original things to wear and to share.
Well the weather’s been a real mixed bag of late – balmy sun one day, freezing rain the next – it’s jolly hard to know how to dress to meet the day at this time of year! Don’t worry though, we’ve got you covered
Autumn Woolfest, 10am–4pm, Saturday 10 May, Auckland
‘Tis the season to be thinking of warm and snuggly woollies, and the clever folk of Creative Fibre Auckland have come up with a way to celebrate all things woolly. If it’s fibre-related, you’ll find it at the inaugural Autumn Woolfest…
Colour me knitty: Felt takes a look at the spin doctors…
A recent redundancy, after working for seven years as a visual merchandiser, was a blessing in disguise for Amy Dawson. It gave her the push she needed to get Cheese Before Bedtime up and running and now she spends her days stitching in a sun-drenched Onehunga bungalow with wee dog Pepper by her side.
The ultimate formal attire for your fashion conscious Scottie, this lovely soft jacket by Woolly Lamb Felt is hand felted from South Island Merino fleece.
Pull the Wool, 6–9.30pm, Tuesday 13 September, Hastings
Jess and Jo, the founders of the Fruit Bowl Craft Jam, are holding the mother of all Stitch and Bitch sessions on Tuesday 13 September. It’s at Opera Kitchen in Hastings, the venue of the hugely successful Craft Jam for Christchurch in March. The very cool doco Handmade Nation will screen at around 6.30 pm and there’ll be knitting, crocheting, felting, stitching and yarning till about 9.30pm.