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The tāniko technique does not require a loom, although one can be used. Traditionally free hanging warps were suspended between two weaving pegs and the process involved twining downward. The traditional weaving material is muka, fibre prepared from the New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax) by scraping, pounding and washing.
The whetū (stars), purapura whetū (weaving pattern of stars) or roimata (teardrop) pattern is a geometric design using two colours and alternating between them at every stitch. This design is associated with the survival of an iwi (tribe), hapū (sub-tribe), or whānau (extended family), the idea being that it is vital to have a large whanau ...
Valentina is an open source pattern drafting software tool, designed to be the foundation of a new stack of open source tools to remake the garment industry. [5] The program was named after mother of the founder Roman Telezhinsky, a cutter by profession, who gave him the idea for the project.
This is a list of free and open-source software for geological data handling and interpretation. The list is split into broad categories, depending on the intended use of the software and its scope of functionality. Notice that 'free and open-source' requires that the source code is available and users are given a free software license.
Te Korowai o Wainuiārua is a grouping of Māori hapū in the northern Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. It was formed in 2014 to represent the large natural group (hapū with a common ancestry and from the same geographical area) of the middle Whanganui River area.
Korowai may refer to: Korowai people; Korowai language; Korowai gecko; Korowai (cloak), a type of traditional Māori cloak This page was last edited on ...
Hetet's work is known for the precise use of traditional weaving methods and materials [9] In the 1960s it has been said she was "probably the greatest living proponent of korowai (cloak weaving); in her lifetime she was instrumental in the preservation and resurgence of traditional Māori weaving." [10]
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