July 2015 update

Thursday 15th June 2015

It's winter time here in New Zealand but that hasn't stopped the visitors coming in to The BACH to see the Whangarei Community Tapestry Project. As always, it's lovely talking to all those who asre interested in how the tapestry works, how long it's been going and when we think it will be finished. 

Gigi Choy from Hong Kong was visiting the area with her family.

She thought the tapestry was amazing!

Hostess Annie shows Cheung Wai Hung 

how the weaving is done with the bobbin.

Cheung Wai Hung was happy to be here!

Cheung Po King enjoyed working on the tapestry..

..and so did Li Heung Fun....Thanks for having a go!

Brian Gwyn from Whangarei was their Host and was 

encouraged by Gigi Choy to do some weaving also.

JULY 2015

 It takes many different colours to weave a tapestry and presently 

we have 55 bobbins holding all the varying shades of wool that is 

being woven in to this design. Click on the images to see it bigger.

 This is a close-up of the left side of the tapestry...

 ..the centre showing the base of the mountain and the sun...

..and the right-hand side. Very impressive, don't you think!

June 2015 update

~JUNE 2015~

We've had many visitors coming through The BACH to see the Community Tapestry over the past few weeks. As work on the project had come to a pause while we came to terms with the passing of our Tapestry Master Beverly Compter, we also needed to decide how to proceed without her guidance.

Naoko Watson, Beverly's Assistant has stepped up to take on the role of Tapestry Master and Karen Taylor has offered to continue the dyeing of wool for the project.

Glenda Fergusson, Life Member of The BACH and Loom Designer/Story Board Writer and Editor wrote a lovely tribute to Beverley and update details for the public in memory of her.

Lesley Marshall had a go at weaving with friend Johanna.

Johanna was visiting Whangarei from Blenheim.

Work has started on the sun. We were just waiting on the wool 

being dyed and thank Karen for offering to do this for us.

 Weaving on the mountain is on hold while wool is being dyed

Thank you to all of our volunteering hostesses and the public 

for your patience while wool is being dyed to continue weaving.