Fibre and Fleece 2008 Design Awards and Fashion Parade encourages craftspeople, designers and artists to create garments, furnishings and art forms using yarns, fibres, textiles, leather, fur, bone, stone, wood or paper. Construction must be no less than 90% natural materials.

Details:
Date: 11th – 12th – 13th July 2008
Major Prizes
Opac Supreme Fashion Award $2000
OPAC Supreme Exhibition Award $2000

The bi-annual event offers categories for professional and cottage craft participants, national and international, to compete for exceptional prizes. Young designers have their own category which is usually quite outstanding in creativity and colour.

Whitau me nga Pa-Kiri embraces the spirit of bi-culturism, with Maori fashion and craft sections in fibre, bone, stone or wood.

The people of Opotiki welcome to the Opotiki district once again to enjoy 3 days of splendid Fibre and Fleece Festival for the year 2008:

- Trade Fair
- Workshops
- Craft market
- 5 Fashion Parades
- The Exhibition
- Working Artists
- corrigated Iron Exhibition

 
Fibre and Fleece 2008
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