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The Craft & Textile Lover’s Guide to Wellington
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I picked up this pamphlet when I was in Made on Marion the other day. I was trying to find a digital link to share with all my Wellington readers and potential Wellington visitors but there doesn’t seem to be one online…so I scanned it in for you guys instead.
I’m pretty sure that’s OK, it’s available for free in several stores around town.
We have some great fabric and crafty shops and the more that know the merrier I think.
I’ve also made a list with a few others that aren’t on this map.
Enjoy!
Sewing as Art: World of WearableArt
The 24th annual World of WearableArt (WOW) Awards kicked off on Wednesday here in Wellington.
Tickets to the shows are pretty exxy and sell out really early so I’ve never managed to go but luckily the local news website has a little slide show up for us all to enjoy 
Click on the picture to see more:
Event’s like WOW are one of the many reasons why I love living in Wellington.
You can read more about the WOW story here and there are more pictures on the official Facebook page.
A few of the shops in town have also been getting in on the fun by entering the WOW Window Dressing competition by displaying their own WearableArt in their windows.
Here are a few that I managed to get snaps of while rushing between meetings:
New World Metro, Willis street
Damn it, that’s what I should have made my wedding dress out of…chocolate!
Somerfields , Lambton Quay
Plimmer Shoes, Lambton Quay
The next four are from the windows of Kirkcaldie & Stains (Brandon Street Windows) and I think they are by Fashion Design Students but I was running late and didn’t get a chance to read the the signs:
start
Probably saved the best until last:
Te Papa Store, Brandon Street
Butterflies!
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Sewing as Art
When husbands come fabric shopping…
On Saturday there was an unplanned day trip to Palmerston North. Due to an apparent miscommunication (which was not in my opinion but that’s another story) there was required 3 hours of time killing after we arrived. This involved lunch, a trip to a botanic garden, browsing at a bicycle store (Nerdy Husband’s choice) and finally, of course, a fabric store, because that would only be fair.
By then we were both bored and distracted and wanting to get on with the reason for our day-trip. After a 2-hour drive that he does at least once a week for work anyway, Nerdy Husband didn’t feel like sitting in the car as per usual. He dutifully followed me through the forest of fabric bolts at Moreland’s occasionally commenting helpfully on the items I draped over myself.
Despite the bright pink “sale” signs I didn’t really see anything worth buying, the mood just wasn’t there.
Down the back of the shop are more bolts stacked flat in shelving, they require a bit more digging and effort so I passed them by.
Then, from over my shoulder, I heard Nerdy Husband decisively announce, “You should make me a rugby jersey!”
I turned around to find him enthusiastically digging through a pile of stripey bolts labelled “Rugby Jersey” Knit.
I wandered back to help and here is his final selection:
100% Cotton “Rugby Jersey” Knit – NZD$12.99/m
There were quite a few colour & stripe options to choose from, mostly North Island colour combos, and the astute Kiwi readers will note that his choice is not very “Wellington”.
Nerdy Husband partly grew up in Auckland and that’s where he played rugby as a boy. Therefore he still possesses some affiliation for the Blue & White (usually when the Hurricanes or Lions are playing poorly), but I love him and therefore I forgive him the occasional rugby loyalty indiscretion.
Nerdy husband rarely asks for something so directly (including finding his own fabric) so I usually push his projects up the queue. His last request is currently drying after being pre-washed, some black merino, to become a warm light-weight pullover for wearing under his riding clothes. Have you seen how much those things cost in the shops? Ridiculous! And that’s if you can find them in your size! So I grabbed a couple of meters from Global Fabrics during their last sale. I should be able to get a long sleeved version out of about $15 worth of high quality NZ merino. It’ll be a quick project, slotted in between my own sewing, and then I can consider how to tackle a “rugby jersey”
See what I did there?
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Stashaholics need not apply…
If you are in Wellington, this is for you…unless you made a New Years Resolution this year to reduce your stash and not buy any more fabrics…then I suggest you look away now.
I warned you OK?
I had to get down there for a lookie first before I posted this…but I don’t want you guys to accuse me of not loving you enough to share so I promise that I did leave some fabric behind.
Only one of these items was $5m (pure silk), the rest were just $3m!
Sweet.
Now: Go, buy, stash & sew!
