Christchurch Earthquake Response
Our Canterbury area has been shaken by a seismic storm that started on September 22nd 2010 with a 7.1 (on the Richter Scale) earthquake, a 6.3 in February 2011 and continues even now! Mercifully we have had no loss of life in Ashburton and only minor damage but neighbouring Christchurch has been badly affected with many deaths and massive destruction.Many people are suffering - losing loved ones, homes and businesses and with the continuing aftershocks and the uncertainty. The delegate of our national Creative Fibre organisation (the NZ Spinners, Weavers and Woolcraft Society) for the Canterbury area is Shona Schofield. She is collecting donations to be used for members who are affected. The Guild shop (that was in the historic Arts Centre in Christchurch) has been destroyed twice, three of the Canterbury guilds (Christchurch, Heathcote and Styx) have lost their meeting rooms, and 6 members' homes have been destroyed. Donations can be sent to:
Shona Schofield, 7 Methven Highway,
Ashburton 7700
New Zealand
Ph/Fax: 03 3081558
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Or we would be very happy to pass on donations if you would like to use our secure payment page and identify the payment has an earthquake donation. CLICK HERE TO DONATE
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The annual Festival of New Zealand Spinners, Weavers and Woolcraft Society held this year in Blenheim finished on Sunday on a high.
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Visit Karen Selk and Terry Nelson
Our friends from BC Canada, silk expert Karen Selk and her husband Terry Nelson visited us this month.
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Fabulous one day class with visiting Canadian textile artist, Karen Selk at Ashford Craft Shop
Karen Selk is a textile designer and artist from Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada and is one of the key note speakers at the National Creative Fibre Festival. During her visit to New Zealand with her husband Terry Nelson, Karen treated us to a fabulous one day course at the Ashford Craft Shop on silk fusion.
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Our distributor for Taiwan, Deland Liao, director of Foundertek, visited us here in Ashburton, with her son and daughter who also work in the business.
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