Slow Woven Textile Studio is a weaving studio established in 2023 by Manawatū weaver and fibre artist Natasha Christensen.  

The studio itself is located on a farm near Ashhurst and is a large, light-filled workspace – a converted room at the back of the barn, which she shares with her father rural artist Graham Christensen.

Together they open the studio to the public for the Art Trail Manawatū in October each year and for occasional open days. If you would like to be notified of the dates of the next open day and other news from the studio, please subscribe to the monthly newsletter at the bottom of this page.

Passionate about the environment and sustainability Natasha weaves with only natural fibres and hand-dyes yarn in colours inspired by the beautiful native plant life of Aotearoa, New Zealand. She weaves on a large Kauri floor loom which was hand-crafted in 1977 by famed Marton loom maker, the late Bruce Nitschke.   

The Slow Woven Textile Studio online store will be opening in June 2025. If you would like to be notified before it opens, please subscribe to our newsletter below.