Mary Self, Author at FishHead

Stranded

By Mary Self on May 28, 2015 No Comment

Strand yarn was developed in the 1990s by Ruth Mary and Neville Beach in consultation with the New Zealand Wool Research Institute as an embroidery yarn. They had been running Angora goats on their Ohariu Valley property and were looking for different uses for their mohair fibre. Strand yarn is composed of 50 percent […]

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Small indugences

By Mary Self on March 26, 2015 Comments Off on Small indugences

“Stressed-out consumers want to indulge in affordable luxuries and seek ways to reward themselves” — one of the 17 Trends from Faith Popcorn’s BrainReserve. What does this quote and a 70-plus-year-old business in Naenae have in common? Just pick up a ball of Zealana Air yarn and you will understand that pure luxury can come […]