Sewing
Josie Brennan: Fabric Celebrate 15 Years
Fabric-a-brac is a fabric and sewing market that brings the sewing community together to buy and sell with all profits going to local hospices. Josie Brennan joins us to tell us more. Audio
Spinning a yarn: Refugees meet to learn English and sewing
It started as an opportunity to learn English and now it's a weekly gathering involving not just words but a thread and needle too.
Every Thursday a group of women, some of them refugees, meet to… Video, Audio
A stitch in time: saving sewing machines in Motueka
Industrial sewing machine mechanic Gary Hucker has been repairing machines for over 30 years. He runs a busy sewing machine repair business, In Stitches, serving the Tasman and Nelson area. He has so… Audio, Gallery
Sewing tips from an expert
Today we tackle how to sew with Emily Miller-Sharma, the General Manager of RUBY. She talks to Jesse about what type of sewing machine you'll need and the best way to improve your technique. Audio
Flo Foxworthy: costume design a childhood dream come true
Flo Foxworthy started sewing when she was seven years old, with a dream to make costumes for the movies. By the age of 18 she had launched her own business making bikinis and costumes for exotic… Audio
Three minutes max: Niki Bezzant
Three Minutes Max: short, sharp opinions from commentators around New Zealand. Niki Bezzant talks about the satisfaction in sewing. Audio
3MM Lavina Good
Three Minutes Max: short, sharp opinions from commentators around New Zealand. Lavina Good has her say, arguing that the official anthem of Aotearoa should be the one sung in Te Reo. Audio
Sewing - a life saver for Palmerston North refugee family
The family were forced to flee Myanmar after their land, home and farm were confiscated by the government. After more than a decade as refugees, they've made their way to New Zealand. Video, Audio
Sew Good's Syrian, Malaysian and Pasifika Mamas
Building, cooking, growing, and especially sewing... Wellington's Sew Good Cooperative and their global mamas from Syria, the Pacific and Indonesia tell Lynda Chanwai-Earle why it takes a village to… Audio, Gallery
Sew Good's Syrian, Malaysian and Pasifika Mamas
Building, cooking, growing, and especially sewing... Wellington's Sew Good Cooperative and their global mamas from Syria, the Pacific and Indonesia tell Lynda Chanwai-Earle why it takes a village to…
AudioThe powerful miniatures of Lina Marsh
In October 2019, we will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the first contact between tangata whenua and Captain James Cooks' Endeavour at Te Tairawhiti. Gisborne commemorates that meeting with… Audio, Gallery
Mend and make awesome
Fiona is on talk to us about her event down in Dunedin which is about mending things and making them awesome. Audio
Recycling: Sew Love
Sarah Lancaster is a woman who offers people around the country the chance to have a go at sewing. She has kitted out Cecil the campervan with solar panels and sewing machines and materials, and this… Audio, Gallery
Angela Tiatia - Survey/Fa'aliga
At the heart of a new survey show by artist Angela Tiatia is a video work called Edging and Seaming. On one screen a lone Pasifika woman in Auckland sews baby garments in her garage, while on the… Audio, Gallery
Confessions of a fabric hoarder
Emma Hudson- Doyle is a self-confessed fabric hoarder who loves to pick up gems found at fabric swaps, markets and travels abroad. Her obsession has led her to start her own group in Wellington called… Audio
Spectrum for 22 June 2014
Twelve women, aged between 50 and mid-70s and mainly from Taranaki, recently trekked for 3 days through Nepal's mountain passes to the remote village of Kharikhola. They were accompanied by Sherpa… Audio