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Yippee! We are open for our customers to visit every day of the week from now! SALE continues with $1 and 1/2 price goods. See you there!
...is Vincent the Teddy Bear, nominated by Eibs O’Leary from Warkworth.
Un-bear-lievable! Check out the awesome set up that won the AMI Kind Neighbour a couple of weeks ago. Have you got a neighbour you'd like to recognise? Nominate them here!
“I would like to nominate and THANK our… View more...is Vincent the Teddy Bear, nominated by Eibs O’Leary from Warkworth.
Un-bear-lievable! Check out the awesome set up that won the AMI Kind Neighbour a couple of weeks ago. Have you got a neighbour you'd like to recognise? Nominate them here!
“I would like to nominate and THANK our great neighbour's living at Viv Davie Martin Drive for their creativity and huge effort during lock down. They lifted all our spirits with their daily Teddy bear reenactment on how to keep busy. Each day people came to see what Teddy bear was up to. With keen interest kids in our neighbourhood even gave Teddy a proper name...meet Vincent LOL! It's through times like this that such acts of goodness should be acknowledged and the memories they hold forever treasured. A selected few photos of Vincent's daily lockdown activities "thanks Vincent :)"
Canterbury, Wellington, and Hawke’s Bay are among the winners in a $761 million funding allocation f…
Mitchell's Butchery on the corner of Latham St and Vigor Brown make really good black pudding. They told me their grandfather brought the recipe from Scotland. It's certainly the best I have had in NZ.
Recently went to the Indonesian Restaurant on Marine Parade and had a great meal. So any foodies who want to try something different from the usual Thai or Indian should give this a go. Not BYO but you can buy a bottle of wine for less than $30.
• The average lifetime of a piece of clothing is approximately 3 years.
• Flax is the earliest known natural textile fabric seen used in about 5000 BC. Flax is the material used to make linen which is seeing a huge come back today in drapery and upholstery.
• Nike (with subsidiary Converse)… View more• The average lifetime of a piece of clothing is approximately 3 years.
• Flax is the earliest known natural textile fabric seen used in about 5000 BC. Flax is the material used to make linen which is seeing a huge come back today in drapery and upholstery.
• Nike (with subsidiary Converse) is the largest fashion company in the world, with a market value of $105 billion.
• There is evidence that cotton and wool were used to create natural fabrics in about 3000 BC and evidence of silk use in 2500 BC in China.
• China is the largest maker and exporter of silk in the world and has been for 100’s of years.
• The average person buys 60 percent more items of clothing every year and keeps them for about half as long as 15 years ago, generating a huge amount of waste.
• The earliest evidence of fabric textiles has been found in Turkey, Egypt, and Israel.
• The creation of man-made fibres has only been within the last 100 years. Rayon was the first man-made fibre created in 1910 and it was called ‘artificial silk’. Viscose is the most common form of Rayon.
• More than 70 percent of the world's population uses second-hand clothing. About 50 percent of collected shoes and clothing is used as second-hand products. Meanwhile, 20 percent is used to produce polishing and cleaning cloths for various industrial purposes, and 26 percent is recycled for applications such as fibre for insulation products, upholstery, fibreboard, and mattresses.
• Microfibre or Ultrasuede was invented over 20 years ago in Japan. Microfibre is the thinnest of all man-made fibres, even finer than silk. it is 100 times finer than a human hair.
• Acrylic is a man-made fibre that has a soft, wool-like hand, is machine washable and has excellent colour retention. It is often an additive to textiles to take advantage of these properties.
• Nearly 100 percent of textiles and clothing are recyclable.
• Nylon is also man-made and was first produced in 1938. It has high strength, excellent resilience, and superior abrasion resistance. Nylon replaced silk stockings for women in the early part of the 20th century.
• The highest quality cotton comes from Egypt.
• Textiles and shoes make up 12% of landfill sites.
• Bamboo is a grass that has been used to create a fabric that hangs much like a heavy linen. It has natural wicking ability that pulls moisture away from the skin so it can be useful in reducing moisture related odour. It also has natural anti-bacterial qualities. Bamboo grows quickly and does not need pesticides to thrive, making it one of the more sustainable textile sources.
Dirty textiles? We can probably help with that - 0800 579 0501.
Another Full House. Very Tidy Selection of Lounge & Dining Furniture plus Beds & our usual Variety of Chattels & Curios.
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Do you want to have a break from house duties or working long hours?
Why not make a splash and give paints a go!
Open day, Napier Arts Club, 122 Vigor Brown Street, Napier this Saturday, 10am - 12 Noon. $20 per person, materials supplied. Contact Dairne, 02041615383 or Ann Maynard, 8440010
The former ‘Hinepare’ nurses home on Napier hill is unsafe and will soon be demolished.
Net and screens SOLD..WADERS STILL FOR SALE.. $200 Ono ..".......NZ made net 2 seasons use still in good condition comes with screens and waders. would sell as separate items contact Perry 0272 747 283.pickup Taradale.
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