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National Embroiderers’ Conference and workshops, July 2018
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
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
Posted in Australia, Collections, Exhibitions, Film, Heritage, History, International, Movies, Uncategorized
Tagged Bendigo Art Gallery, Costume, Edith Head, exhibition, fashion, Film and fashion, films
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Auckland’s famous Vintage Textile Fair is THIS SUNDAY!
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
Posted in Auckland, Embroidery, fairs, Fashion, Favourite things, Jewellery, Local events, Shopping, Uncategorized, vintage
Tagged Fair, Vintage clothing, Vintage Textile Fair
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Call for papers for Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice
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
2017 Symposium countdown
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
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
Posted in Auckland, Dunedin, Fashion, History, lecture series, Lectures & Talks, Local events, Textiles, Uncategorized, Wellington
Tagged Auckland Museum, aviation, CTANZ, CTANZ lecture, CTANZ lecture series, fashion, lecture, Madelyn Shaw, Smithsonian Institute, special event, visiting curator
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Lecture: Stitches in Time – the embroidery of Captain Cook’s wife
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
Posted in Fashion, History, International, Lectures & Talks, Uncategorized
Tagged Alison Larkin, Captain James Cook, Elizabeth Cook, embroidery, map samplers, waistcoats
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A stylish December
Wellington is going to be the most stylish place in the country this December, what with the End of Fashion conference at Massey, and the tranche of associated events and wonderfully complementary exhibitions. At City Gallery, Cindy Sherman; at Upper … Continue reading
Posted in Conference, Dunedin, Exhibitions, Fashion, International, Museums, Uncategorized, Wellington
Tagged At the Beach, Catwalk to Cover, Cindy Sherman, City Gallery, Dowse, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, European Splendour, Massey University, New Zealand Fashion Museum, Pamela Church Gibson, Te Papa, The End of Fashion, Valerie Steele
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New Fashion Exhibition Opens in Auckland on Saturday!
SUSAN HOLMES: Fabric Artist Curated by Cerys Dallaway-Davidson and Doris de Pont @ OBJECTSPACE – Auckland Saturday 19 November 2016 – Saturday 4 February 2017 Working as a fabric artist since 1971, Susan Holmes is recognised for her intuitive engagement with … Continue reading
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Christmas Greetings
Wishing you all a very relaxing Christmas break Happy holidays and Safe Travels from your CTANZ Committee Angela Lassig, Kim Smith, Jennifer Matheson, Vicki Mossong, John Webster, John Kite, Karin Warnaar, Tanya Zoe Robinson and Pip Harrison
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