On Friday 24 October Pep & Ros visited all 3 Senior Syndicate Classes - sharing their Harakeke Wearable Art.
They had designed and made these garments as part of their Harakeke Weaving Course at the Wananga in Porirua.
Thanks Pep & Ros we didn't know you could do so much with Harakeke!
We heard about the design process, special dyes they used, some techniques and how it can take a long time to make a garment!
They were both inspired by Maori Myths & Legends
We found it very inspiring :-)
Some good advice they gave us was:
don't worry about making mistakes- you can sometimes turn your mistakes into something!!
And-
If you use lots of natural materials it's free & you can use them in lots of different ways.
