It's farewell but not goodbye for a long standing Auckland craft store, which is closing its doors after 45 years. It's become an institution for some in Auckand, especially those on the hunt for some bargain fabric or arts and crafts projects. After nearly five decades, Geoff's son Derrol is shutting up shop on their flagship site to relocate to their Browns Bay site for semi-retirement.
He co-owns the Emporium with his wife Heather, and told RNZ the community had been an integral part of his experience with the shop. Forty years later we're still here," he said. The store has catered for customers seeking knick knacks, costumes, fabrics or pieces for arts and crafts projects.
For the past 40 plus years, the shop had been a magnet for people seeking knick knacks, costumes, fabrics or pieces for arts and crafts projects. There was almost always a bargain of some sort - and the shop was regarded by some as an institution in the city. Another said: "It's a great loss really, especially a lot of home sewers have shopped here for years.
But while the central city store is shutting down, customers could still get all their sewing needs from the North Shore location. Discs of intricate patterns woven with colourful fibres adorn the words ' BABY' as south Auckland-based visual artist Dahlina Taueu's dexterity for the art of lalaga, or warp and weft closeβ¦. In a world where nothing seems built to last, it's comforting to know there are some rugged items that keep delivering the goods day after day.
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