Is yarn Australian owned?
Is Yarn Indigenous owned? No, Yarn is not Indigenous owned. Our mission is to support Indigenous artists and communities as well as cultivate appreciation of First Nations art and culture with a broad Australian audience.
Is yarn an Aboriginal word?
To “have a yarn” meaning to “have a chat” has been a part of Australian slang for a long time. It’s a part of Aboriginal Australian culture and this year was used as a format to discuss Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health at the Australian Public Health Conference in Adelaide.
Is bundarra now yarn?
Yarn Marketplace has been created by Regal Sportswear, a company with over 30 years of retail marketing and manufacturing experience and former operator behind the brand Bundarra.
What is yarn Australia?
“[Then we got] this New Zealand/Australian noun sense of ‘yarn’ by itself to mean a story or tale. These are listed in the Oxford English Dictionary as colloquial.”
Is bundarra clothing Aboriginal owned?
After a restructure in 2015, Bundarra is now solely non-Indigenous owned. But as co-founder Troy Drasdo tells me, the brand is still committed to supporting Indigenous artists and sharing their stories.
Who owns bundarra brand?
Troy Drasdo
INDIGENOUS clothing label Bundarra Sportswear is creating a brand indigenous communities can call their own. Brisbane-based Bundarra Sportswear, created by Troy Drasdo from Regal Sportswear and Indigenous Job Connections (IJC), features designs exclusively created by indigenous artists.
What is yarn slang?
‘having a yarn’ meaning It means to have a chat, a discussion, generally very informal. Often had among friends, neighbours, associates. Example: I ran into old Suze down the shops, we had a good yarn, she told me all about how her boys have moved away now.
What has happened to bundarra?
What is size 4 yarn Australia?
| Yarn Weight Conversion Chart | ||
|---|---|---|
| UK | USA | Australia |
| 4 ply | Sport | 5 ply |
| DK | DK/Light Worsted | 8 ply |
| Aran | Worsted | 10 ply |
What is double knit yarn in Australia?
For example, yarns requiring 4mm needles are usually referred to as “8ply” in Australia, “DK” or “double knit” in the UK and “light” or sometimes “light worsted” in the US, whereas in continental Europe, you would most likely refer to the needle size and the tension when describing the yarn (4mm, 22sts per 10cm).
Is bundarra Australian owned?
Bundarra is an Australian indigenous clothing label. Founding organisation, Indigenous Job Connections of Cairns identified a growing interest for an uniquely indigenous brand that indigenous communities Australia wide could call their own.