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For the last 11 years, Petra from Knitwitnz has been a regular stallholder at the famous Nelson Market where she sells her warm and cosy wool products. Petra uses New Zealand wool and vintage knitting machines to turn New Zealand wool into sustainable slow fashion. Her techniques include wet felting or knitting and felting.

She makes slippers from Corriedale yarn, knitted and then felted with leather soles (available in kids, ladies and men’s sizes), and also an ever-expanding range of knitwear made with Possum/Merino and Silk yarn – the softest and warmest material you can possibly imagine!