Anne Nijland

Hat maker and Artist in Textiles and Fibre .


I am Inspired by nature and amazing creative people.
I studied Craft & Design at Otago Polytechnic School in Dunedin in Free Machine Embroidery Weaving ,Dyeing ,Felting ,Jewellery Hard Media ,Sculpture,Papermaking, Ceramics ,Screen Printing Art History and Design
and in my final yr majored in Textiles.
I was given the opportunity to study Millinery and pattern making parttime at The School of Fashion and Design .
Awards :
Tamahine Highly Commended Award for Fashion and Design.
New Member Award for the Embroiders Guild.
In 1994 I attended a workshop with Jan Beaney one of UKs leading Free Machine Embroidery & Textile Artists .
Some past exhibitions include Grays Studio Ground Essence
The Temple Gallery and the Cleveland Art Awards .
Invited to exhibit my hats at "Hats Off for Charity "in Auckland.
Worked as Assistant in Galleries and Raceway Craft Market as Arts cordinator Dunedin
I have tutored in Machine Embroidery
Hat making and Felting in Central Otago and Oamaru and enjoy inspiring others.
I create unique hats ranging from Theatrical to whimsical street wear to wedding using velvets silks and wools.
Embellished with beads lace feathers & machine embroidery.
My hand felted and blocked hats are created using NZ wool.
The large exhibition pieces of fibre works are created by using natural fibres wools silks space-age synthetics and soluble fabrics.
Featuring Layering collage with surface decoration using free machine embroidery techniques.
I also create a range of Felt/silk scarves bags and silk brooches.
Minature Hats on stands and Fabric Dolls.
A commission piece of embroidery can be viewed at Larnach Castle on the Otago Peninsula .

Contact Details : annenijland55@hotmail.com .
Phone 0212344621

You can now find us at
" Flocked and Fleeced" a little Hat and accessory shop in Harbour St in the Historic precinct of Oamaru NZ.

" A Beautiful hat is like Champagne, food for the soul and impossible to live without” Christian Dior.