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A piece of Waitaki in Chile

December 3rd 2025Earlier this year we were approached by Lynley Browne, General Manager of Waitaki Whitestone Geopark, wondering if a piece of our Waitaki tartan could be included in an international weavingRead more

Waitaki Tartan - finally!!!

November 27th 2025It has taken over three years, but finally we have nearly 70 metres of Waitaki tartan, woven by Rod in our weaving shed in Oamaru, in the beautiful Waitaki. It has been a journey of learning andRead more

Launch of Precious Collaborative

December 13th 2024Show and tell. . . The women’s coat, designed by Liz Mitchell, being tried on and enjoyed before the auction. Article and photos from The Wanaka Sun, Friday 13 December 2024. Article and photos byRead more

Chatting with Jesse about tweed

November 27th 2024On Monday I was lucky enough to chat with Jesse Mulligan, Afternoons on Radio NZ about our looms, the history of tweed, working with Claire O'Connell founder of Precious Collaborative and LizRead more

Weavers put a spin on tweed - Precious Collaborative + Liz Mitchell

November 4th 2024An Oamaru company is creating a ‘‘Kiwi version’’ of tweed in an innovative project restoring wool to the heart of sustainability. Boutique weaving company McLean & Co are collaborators in aRead more

Our friend Claire, Wool On Collections category winner - her amazing garment design and construction, our amazing fabrics!

September 6th 2024Shared from the 9/6/2024 Wanaka Sun eEdition - see this article in the e-Edition HERE MARJORIE COOKRead more

Waitaki Tartan Nearly Ready - Oamaru Mail article 24 Nov 2023

November 24th 2023Huge thanks to Arrow Koehler from the Oamaru Mail for coming to visit the other day, and writing this update on our Waitaki tartan journey. Local media for local happenings is great!Read more

An update on our Waitaki tartan project - by Ashley Smyth/Waitaki App News

November 16th 2023Waitaki tartan dreams weaving their way into reality Article by Ashley Smyth - Waitaki App News 10 August 2023Read more

Oamaru Mail: Waitaki tartan article

May 12th 2023It's official! We are designing and weaving a tartan that reflections the landscape, people and stories of the Waitaki district. Thanks to Arrow Koehler for this great article in our local OamaruRead more

Radio NZ - Country Life interview - 2019

July 18th 2022Yesterday one of the people I was talking to during our "Meet the Maker" in Revology Concept Store asked if they'd heard me talking on the radio a couple of years ago. "Yes," I said, "I was interviewRead more

A gift of creativity from Owen

July 13th 2022One day, earlier this year, I got an email from someone named Owen Douglas-Jones. Nothing strange in that as I often get emails from people I don't know. However this ended up being a very specialRead more

Meet the maker - Oamaru 2021

August 20th 2021We love being involved in the Waitaki Meet the Maker event. It's an opportunity to be part of something much bigger than ourselves, give back to the community and of course show people what we areRead more

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