Alternate Honours System

To honour our wahine toa, the Woman’s Service Medals. A meaningful alternate to the traditional NZ Honours System.

For those whaea who set our lives alight and all that they do - a humble acknowledgement.

A whaea in te reo maori means mother, aunt, aunty and a guide on how to pronounce it correctly is here.

The beginning of an ongoing series.

Whaea Works, Whaea Brand, Whaea Starter

Technical Information: 

Whaea Brand and Whaea Starter || Cotton and wool stitched on insect screen mesh then back with reinforcing ribbon.

Whaea Works || Cotton and wool stitched on insect screen mesh then back with reinforcing ribbon. ‘W’ worked on embroidery mesh and fixed to self-covering button form.

Kilt pin as fastener or covered button with pin.
Original inspiration from friend and mentor Barbara Holloway.