{"product_id":"the-kiwi-collection-2026","title":"The Kiwi Collection 2026","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"\u003eYou will receive:\u003cbr\u003e 5 X 100g braids of dyed Haunui combed top\u003cbr\u003e(3 100% wool, 2 blends)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"\u003eThere will be no added gifts\/goodies in this collection as it is all about the fibre\/artists and to also keep costs as low as possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"\u003e*our large order discount system doesn't apply to this collection. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Kiwi Collection 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eI was talking to a friend about last years Artisan Collection and how special it was collaborating with fibre artists around the world with a shared passion for Haunui Wool. I passed a comment about how a huge percentage of our wool is sent overseas…. this gave us an idea!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eWhy don’t we theme this years box on collaborating with all NZ dyers to share with the world? And so the Kiwi Collection was born!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eI kept the same concept as last year, giving each fibre artist a different Haunui Wool base to play with. There was no theme, I wanted the artists to be free to create whatever they desired with how their natural base inspired them. My favourite part of organizing this collection is seeing each persons individual flair come through in their braids.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eI hope you love this unique collection, perhaps this is also an opportunity for you to discover someone new!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThank you from all of us…\u003cbr\u003eBonnie, Amber, Laura, Amy, Marina, Harriet and the sheep!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eAmbear Liz Makes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e- Amber is based in Gisborne, on the East Coast of the North Island. \u003cbr\u003eAmber is passionate about all things handcraft. She loves to make her own clothes, whether that is sewing or spinning\/knitting. She has studied art and loves to adventure with colours, seeing what combinations of moody and bright she can put together.\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--\u003e\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eHand Maiden-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e Amy is based in Gore, down at the bottom of the South Island.\u003cbr\u003eAmy’s love for slow crafts was sparked from her childhood handcrafting projects with her grandmother and this has led to her continued creativity in fibre art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eTeapot Yarns\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e- Laura is based in Auckland, our biggest City at the top of the North island.\u003cbr\u003eLaura is a former medical scientist who adores all things shiny and playing with colour to cultivate her art on yarn and fibre!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eStrawberry Patches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e- Marina is also based in the big City of Auckland.\u003cbr\u003eMarina is passionate about bright, happy colours and finds a lot of inspiration from the nature around her here in New Zealand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eUnion Fibre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e- Bonnie is based in Wellington, the New Zealand Capital, at the bottom of the North Island.\u003cbr\u003eBonnie is no stranger to special Haunui projects. Sadly she has been very busy this year studying full time and she hasn’t had a lot of time to play with her fibre art but we were so excited that she could make time to join us in this exciting project!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haunuiwool","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45895568883746,"sku":"1000","price":266.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/8351\/8754\/files\/12448_c962ede5-d148-4165-845f-0b3fed39cb84.png?v=1783413572","url":"https:\/\/haunuiwool.co.nz\/products\/the-kiwi-collection-2026","provider":"Haunuiwool","version":"1.0","type":"link"}