The Zambesi Workshop

The Year 12s, 13s and I, along with Cath Steeghs, were fortunate enough to spend the morning touring the Zambesi workshop. Liz Finlay kindly showed us around and introduced us to the various staff members who talked to us about their roles at Zambesi and showed us what they were currently working on. The patterns lining the back wall dated back to the very first garments Zambesi produced - the girl's were in awe of the sheer number they had! Liz explained that due to moving to smaller premises, they have had to get rid of some of their stock and reduce a lot of the patterns to one standard size 10. 

The students checked out some stunning garments ready to be sent to various locations around NZ and Aus. Upstairs we were shown where the magic happens on a range of industrial machines. A couple of the girls gave the overlocker a go and found out just how much faster an industrial machine goes. 

Much to our surprise we were privileged enough to see the Winter 2019 range!!! Sorry, but we can't tell you what we saw! 

We then visited The Fabric Store, where the contestants from Project Runway NZ shop. We actually met Jess, one of the contestants.

Thanks again to the lovely staff at Zambesi for having us! 

Year 10 Hoodies

The year 10’s are currently busy tracing a Hoodie pattern of their very own. Next week they're onto seam samples and practising how to construct a decent looking button hole the old fashioned way!

Year 9 Tote Bags

This is the first time around the Year 9's have made a tote bag with applied designs. 

They researched current tote bag designs for inspiration and came up with concepts of their own. Their final design came after development - deciding on their applied designs and where they would best be placed.

Below are a few images of some completed tote bags