Textile
Old looms in Oamaru produce fine fabrics for today
Oamaru artisans Rod and Sue McLean use heritage looms to produce hand woven and stitched textiles. The fabrics, made mostly from locally sourced wool, are woven on Yorkshire-made Hattersley weaving… Audio
Old looms in Oamaru produce fine fabrics for today
Oamaru artisans Rod and Sue McLean use heritage looms to produce hand woven and stitched textiles. The fabrics, made mostly from locally sourced wool, are woven on Yorkshire-made Hattersley weaving…
AudioTime for disruption in the fashion industry?
With news in recent weeks about New Zealand textile factories being priced out of the market by cheaper overseas suppliers, and the controversy over the label 'World' attaching 'Made in New Zealand'… Audio
Huge hole in fashion industry highlighted by supplier shutdown
New Zealand's largest textiles supplier is shutting its fashion division - which some local designers say will leave a huge hole in the industry. Audio
New ways with old clothes
Overconsumption of clothing is a big waste issue in the world's major cities, with polyester contaminating waterways. But now a New Zealand company is doing something about it. Audio
