Went back to Waiheke and bought one of the woven rugs I saw at Upcycle a few days before. Felicity Stewart weaves them, and also cushion covers with thin strips of old woollen checked blankets. They remind me of the floor rugs that weavers made in the 1960s using twisted
slivers of unspun wool. She also incorporates the labels off these old woollen blankets into artworks.
There was one on display in the Commmunity Art Gallery Members' Exhibition.
The tea cosy was woven by Marjorie Philcox in the 1970s, using hand-dyed softly spun yarn and a lovely rosepath or similar weave
Oneroa was still silvery grey as on my previous visit so took this picture of it from the deck outside Wai Cafe which has great food and views.
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