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I still have not been able to get the silver yarn for my taniko so I'm putting that one aside for now. I made a little one to get my hand back in but I am not very happy with it. Anyway I have started another big korowai which I am thinking to do with just a big taniko on the bottom, tags in the body and a small taniko at the top. We will see how that pans out. It will be different without feathers but some people can't cope with feathers do someone might be interested in it. This picture…

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This arapaki is made from the feathers from two pukeko pelts, and some white hen feathers. It was made using the new string used double. I ...

Just another quick arapaki to use up some cut string before the big day. Used some rooster feathers that I already had bundled ages ago....

I was asked 'what is mawhitiwhiti?' Mawhitiwhiti is where the downward strings- the whenu- are crossed over each other in patterns and stitched in a different order. Here you can see groups of 5 paired whenu are crossed to make a pattern. This is done by holding the first of the five out of the way, stitching the fifth of the five first, then the second , third, and fourth, and then finally the first of the group of five is stitched. There are many patterns that can be produced by crossing…

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I have started something new. I got bored the other day so started sorting feathers and found a bag of big peahen feathers that were languishing in the cupboard. Then it was making feather bundles till my fingers were had it. So I thought I'd better start something. By the end of the day I had it underway. The next afternoon I did some more. And yesterday afternoon some more. The feathers are actually quite big so my rows are further apart than usual and the bundles are further apart too…

Maori feather cloaks are known as korowai. We feature baby korowai, children's korowai and adult's korowai

Pheasant and jute 2015 otago museum 2015 wedding 2014 matariki 2014 2014 Ella's korowai March 2013 Papakura South School Korowai Nov 2012 Nikau - made from a melanistic pheasant 2012 Fluffy Pheasant feather Child-sized korowai given to Taieri Beach School 2010 2008 Short Cape of black chook and guinea fowl feathers skirt and cape with feathers and paua shell Two bags and sampler with pheasant and Pukeko feathers Guinea Fowl sampler Paradise Duck sampler Swan sampler Pheasant feather Sampler…

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