Collection item
Tukutuku pattern cushions, 2010s
The pattern book, ‘Maori Design Knitwear’ was found by a friend at an op shop and passed on to me. Maureen Waka on the cover was the first Māori Miss NZ. I adapted the patterns from the jerseys by plotting out the designs to create the cushions, and backed them with vintage NZ wool blankets.
Details
Photographer:
Nathalie Gregory
Credit:
Item loan courtesy of Sheryl Stratford
Copyright:
Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 Licence
Credit:
retouched image of 'Maori Design Knitwear' from @vitibooks on Instagram, more information about designer Janice Hopper can be found on Te Papa Tongarewa's website here: https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/topic/8961
Copyright:
Image © @vitibooks
Maker:
Sheryl Stratford
Garment type:
Cushions made from adapted fashion knitting patterns
Material:
100% Wool yarn and blanket pieces
Features:
multicoloured knitted designs on front, upcycled vintage blankets on back
Colour:
Red, black, cream, green
Exhibition:
KNIT: Original fashion created from yarn
Last published:
2026
Label:
Mahana
Date:
2010s
