The second Wānaka Tukutuku was held in our weaving room 3 – 5 March, with 14 wāhine and one tāne present. Most of the weavers had attended the November hui which made the time together more relaxed. Our three new members were very excited to meet up with us all – two were from Wānaka and one from Milton.
The plan now is to do a harvest on the West Coast to gather kiekie later in the year. I have also had an offer from a local weaver to teach piupiu to our rōpū, which covers a lot of skills to learn in the making of same. [Read more…]