...a few more January photos...

The Trinch family (above) is
 from Melbourne, Australia

Caesia Trinch is 6 years old....

...her sister Amelia is 8 years old.

They had fun learning to weave on the mini-looms!

Andrea Foster from Ramarama, Auckland helps her 

daughter Grace do some weaving on the tapestry.

Andrea with 6 year old son George and Grace, 8 years.

Elizabeth Craig (above) is from Manchester, England 

She works as a weaver in a National Trust Property. 

Elizabeth has her own table loom back at home

and believes passionately in weaving!

She said it was WONDERFUL
 to see such an awesome project!

January 2014 photos

Lots of lovely visitors to Whangarei have been stopping by to see 

The Whangarei Community Tapestry Project over the summer holidays...

Connie Naulls (above) from Brisbane, Australia has sailed to New Zealand
with her husband. They are docked at the Town Basin Marina for the
 week and Connie has come in every day to work on the tapestry.

Gwen Dore (left), from Queenstown is visiting her sister Jean Cartwright

 (in pink), who lives in Kamo.  Beverley, our Tapestry Master talks with

 them about spinning and weaving as Jean has spun wool for many years.

From left to right: Gwen Dore, Jean Cartwright and Beverley Compter

Monique Smith (front) 15 years old practices on one the 

mini looms while her sister Nadine (12) works on the other

family friend Marne Terblanche (14) watches on. 

They are visiting from New Lynn Auckland.

Gabriella Baen (14 years old) from Palmerston North

is on holiday in Whangarei with her family.

Gabriella's sister Francesca with their Grandmother, 

Barabara Taylor from Whangarei) in the background.

Francesca is 16 year old.

Not to be outdone by his two daughters, "Dad" Rob, 

originally from the Netherlands has a go at weaving. 

...and Mum Rowena Baen-Mathias, weaves a few rows too. 

She grew up in Whangarei and was here visiting her family.

A Special Visitor...

We had a special visitor on the 13th January: Margot Macmillian 

and she is 92 years young! She was brought in by her daughter Liffy 

to see the tapestry. Margot, also known as Maggie and "Gee"

 by her grandchildren is originally from Tolaga Bay, 

Gisborne where she and her husband ran a 1400 acre sheep farm. 

Maggie used to spin wool and knit using a method

 called kiwi knit - knitting with un-spun wool. 

She now lives in Whangarei at Selwyn Park Rest Home in Maunu. 

 Margot thinks she's 98 as she wants that letter from the 

Queen ASAP!  We hope you will come and visit again soon!

Test driving our new shop camera!

Becca (15) from Titirangi has worked on the tapestry previously.
Becca's Mum is very enthusiastic about getting together a group
of people back home to start a community project like this

The weekend of 11/12 January 2014

I'm not sure where the month has gone and  apologies

 for the slowness in getting the latest lot of photos up!

SATURDAY 11 JANUARY 2014

 This is Monte Nassar from Toronto, Canada. She was travelling on a 

tour bus to Paihia, which stopped at The Town Basin for a  break.

 Visitors from Auckland.

 Elly, in the grey cardigan, is one of the tapestry hostesses. 

She bought her sister-in-law Jackie Boeyen, from Nelson and daughter 

Tayler to see the tapestry and both were keen to do some work on it.

Tayler and her mum came up for the Colgate Games Athletics Meet.

Elly showing Tayler how to ensure her weaving is the 

correct tension. Too tight and the warps get pulled together.

Thanks for your participation!

 

More visitors from Auckland....

 

Steve is from Mangere, Auckland
 and really enjoyed have a go weaving.

Meanwhile Steve's daughters, Mahalayla (12)
 left and Paige (8) practiced their
 weaving skills on the mini-looms.

SUNDAY 12 JANUARY 2014

 Jill (left) was the Tapestry Hostess for the day.

 Margaret Rawsley a repeat visitor from Auckland,
 has a daughter who lives here in Whangarei.
Margaret said she will be coming up in three weeks 

time so will be back to do some more weaving
then, as she really enjoys it

 Naoko shows Susan Mowatt-Wilson how the weaving
is done while her friend, Noeline looks on.

 Susan is a local and lives in Maunu...

 Noeline said she used to live in Whangarei and 

was enjoying visiting over the summer period

 Marie, in the yellow top said she was up in Northland 

on holiday camping at the beach with her husband.

 Above: Ann Treadwell, who lives here in Whangarei.

This is Clare from Otorohanga She told me she was 9
 years old and was visiting Whangarei (with her mum)
for the Colgate Games Weekend.

 The Jones family: they live in Owhiwa Road, Mt Tiger, Whangarei.

 Eila-Rose,10 has been in to do some weaving before 

so she showed her brother Campbell, 13 how to do it.

"Mum" Lee watches while "Dad" David does some weaving.

 It's so nice to see a family out  spending some time together.

 Good job David!

 Naoka has commenced working on the
 building beside the boat. The masts are up too! 

 Lee's turn for some weaving...

 Lee watches her son, Campbell while Eila-Rose works a few rows.

We hope to see you again soon!