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Ana Wiles

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DescriptionAna (Christiana) Wiles talks about migrating to New Zealand from England, her experience of Level 4 Lockdown, the role of hand crafts in her life, the piece she embroidered for the quilt, and compares her experience of the pandemic and migration with that experienced by people in the nineteenth century. CreatorAna WilesPania WaltonTasman District LibrariesDate21 May 2021Runtime20:49Recorded ByPania WaltonRecording NotesABSTRACT

Ana Wiles talks about her migration from Durham City in England, to Richmond, and her reasons for this. She describes Durham City, talks about the River Weir, and reveals how her husband found a medieval carved stone head. Ana describes how she spent Level 4 Lockdown, her reasons for choosing the word “fraternity” in her embroidered piece for the 2020 Lockdown Quilt, how and why she learned to embroider, and the value of stitching in her life. Ana talks about her niece, a nurse in England during the Covid-19 outbreak, discusses the role of technology in keeping in touch with family in the UK, the difference between her experience as a migrant, and during Covid-19, in contrast to that of people in the nineteenth century. Ana describes how knitting, crochet and embroidery have been common themes in her family over time. Subject/KeywordArts and craftsPandemicsCommunity eventsCOVID-19KOWHEORI-19BubblesKāhui rāhuiConditions of UseThis is an edited version of the oral history recording. A full recording of the interview may be available on request.

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Collection2020 Lockdown Quilt2020 Lockdown Quilt Oral HistoriesOral HistoriesOrganisationTasman District LibrariesEventCovid 19

OQ2022021803R.mp3

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Migration to New Zealand 39 secs
Durham City and the River Weir 128 secs
Lockdown with visiting friends 140 secs
Ana's niece, a nurse in the UK 34 secs
Contrast with C19th 161 secs
Why Ana stitches 41 secs
Ana’s graduation embroidery 62 secs
Ana’s mother’s knitting 59 secs
Ana’s Fraternity quilt piece 191 secs
Launch of the Quilt 67 secs
The value of stitching 133 secs
Family knitting and crocheting 117 secs

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Ana Wiles