Woodcut Bird tea Towels arataki a painstaking and precise art

a painstaking and precise art that required a steady hand and patience

and were most always found in pairs – symbolised by the two intertwining feathers

*As seen on Country Calendar in Sept 2025

and the autumn colours of the leaves sit oddly beside the spring-flowering rhododendrons

Woodcut Bird tea Towels arataki a painstaking and precise artThese lovely absorbent tea towels feature woodcut naive birds of New Zealand the Kiwi, the Piwakawaka (fantail) and a pretty blue pattern of NZ birds featuring the Tui and Piwakawaka. They are designed by Reuben Price, of 100percent New Zealand, a local design company based in Auckland. They measure 50 x 70cm and wash and dry up well.