Did you know that I design a lot of the fabrics I use myself? And that those fabric designs start as illustrations? Which means that if you like the art, but don't need a lampshade, or wallet, you could just get it for your wall? How about the kākāriki?🦜
https://www.thesewphist.com/product-category/homeware/prints/
#Art #Illustration #NZNative #Aotearoa #BuyNZMade #Handmade #Kakariki #Parrot #Bird
Just a few coin purses fused and cut.
Next up: fuse the labels then overlock the edges, then sew them up, and finally, trim, turn and press.
How many do you reckon are here?
And how many did you reckon I’ll get stitched in the next 24 hours (I’ll run out of zips for some…)?
#Handmade #BuyNZMade #MadeInAotearoa #Sewing #Purses #NZNative #Birds #kereru #kea #weka #tui #ruru #tauhou #kakariki #kaka
If you had asked me 20 years ago that I would see #Kaka and #Kakariki freely flying around #Wellington I would have said you were dreaming.
It is amazing how far we have come with these precious #taonga
I will do my best to make sure our future is filled with #Kiwi roaming freely within the bush.