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Queen’s Birthday honours: congratulations to Maureen Lander

Posted on June 1, 2020 by karinwarnaar

  Wonderful to see leading fibre artist and longtime CTANZ member Dr Maureen Lander awarded MNZM in the Queen’s Birthday honours list. LANDER, Dr Maureen Robin For services to Māori art Dr Maureen Lander is a leading exponent of raranga … Continue reading →

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A Common Thread, Nelson 2019

Posted on October 1, 2019 by karinwarnaar

Some people don’t see the point of sitting around talking about dress and textiles for a week, but those that do turn up for the annual CTANZ symposium. This year’s, A Common Thread, was held at Nelson’s Suter Gallery the … Continue reading →

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Symposium, Nelson’s now just a week away

Posted on September 18, 2019 by karinwarnaar

A few last minute notes from the Nelson symposium team. Presenter Deb Donnelly will be exhibiting some of her work at the gallery over the weekend. The kasuri indigo hand loomed  Moving Continents textiles provide a visual bridge for the life … Continue reading →

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National Embroiderers’ Conference and workshops, July 2018

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Claire Regnault

Registrations will be closing on February 28th for The Embroidery School which is part of the ANZEG National Embroiderers’ Conference to be held at NMIT in Nelson, July 13th to 19th 2018. There are still some spaces left in many … Continue reading →

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The Costume Designer: Edith Head and Hollywood at Bendigo Art Gallery

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Angela Dawn

Wall of costume design sketches, Image; supplied While planning my dream trip to see the House of Dior exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria I discovered that Bendigo Art Gallery had an Edith Head exhibition on at the same time. I decided to … Continue reading →

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Auckland’s famous Vintage Textile Fair is THIS SUNDAY!

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Angela Lassig

It’s that time of the year! The Auckland Vintage Textile Fair time! And CTANZ will be there with our own table – do come & say hello! When: THIS SUNDAY! 27th August 2017 From: 10AM to 4PM Where: Tasman Room, Alexander Park … Continue reading →

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Call for papers for Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Claire Regnault

The Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice has just issued a Call for Papers with a deadline of 1 October 2017 (see http://tinyurl.com/y8f4w4ck).  Accepted papers will either be included in themed issues for 2018 or become part of a general issue. … Continue reading →

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2017 Symposium countdown

Posted on May 5, 2017 by karinwarnaar

With two weeks to go, you can still register for the 2017 CTANZ Symposium, Fibre Connecting People. The CTANZ SYMPOSIUM 2017 Programme features three keynote speakers: the NZ Fashion Museum’s Doris de Pont on clothing, identity and belonging; sustainable fashion … Continue reading →

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Free fashion lecture this Saturday 22 April – 3pm – Auckland Museum

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Angela Lassig

Amy Johnson, c.1930 (Public Domain image) CTANZ, in association with the Auckland Museum Institute & with thanks to the Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, is delighted to present High Flown Fashion: Women Pilots and the Selling of Aviation … Continue reading →

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Lecture: Stitches in Time – the embroidery of Captain Cook’s wife

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Claire Regnault

Thursday 9 February 2017, 5:30pm – 7pm, Te Papa, Wellington Alison Larkin is an award winning embroiderer from Hull, England, who explores history through her needle and thread. In 2015 Alison received the Janet Arnold award for costume research from … Continue reading →

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