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New Zealand: A History in Stitch

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Choose a panel Choose a panel... Gallipoli and World War I Tarawera Eruption Primeval New Zealand History of Motoring in NZ Early Fishing Adventure Tourism From Richard Pearse to Jean Batten The Foundation of the University of Otago Governor Grey The Flax Industry From the Mountains to the Sea Gold Mining in NZ Sheep Farming Early Sealers and Whalers Foundation of Otago Ports, Ships, and Sea Paths

 

New Zealand’s first sheep were released in 1773. Wool was exported quite quickly then 1882 saw the first shipment of frozen meat.  Sheep farming has developed significantly from there, with different breeds for different types of country and use. Romney is the most popular breed of sheep, though Merino have come into their own as a high country sheep, producing very fine wool. Sheep have passed  into folklore, with Wal and his dog from “ Footrot Flats’, a cartoon strip about a Hawke’s Bay sheep farmer.

Artist: Alex Gilks

Name of embroiderers:
Pam Ballantyne
Bridget Bell
Barbara Bird
Jill Cooper
Bridget Gibbs
Elizabeth Gunsor
Anne Hoskins
Gill Irvine
Beth Limt
Rosie Poulton
Jude Redmond
Margaret Robinson
Anthea Simmonds
Shirley Stubbs
Cathy Thomson

Started: May 2013
Stitching completed: September 2014

Sponsors: awaiting sponsorship

 

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