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Intercept Progress
We've settled into a steady routine at Intercept and blog posts have been sparse. There has been amazing progress though. When we first...
Anne F
Sep 1, 20242 min read


Pillow Talk
Turning unsaleable pillows into something valuable There are some Intercept operations that go unseen by the general public, and this one...
Anne F
Mar 8, 20231 min read


Rescue - Before and After Pics
Hi, Anne here. We thought you might like to see some of the garments that we rescue, as inspiration. We'd love for creative mending to be...
Anne F
Sep 15, 20212 min read


It's time to mend your merinos
Here in Northland NZ the cold snap has just started. It's out with the woollens, only to find some have annoying little holes. At...
Anne F
Jun 25, 20212 min read


Ways With Vintage Linen
Here at Intercept we love vintage linen. It was heart breaking to see all of that quality material and handwork that has taken someone...
Anne F
Apr 21, 20212 min read
The Intercept Manual
Greetings, thanks for visiting the Intercept blog. Something the Intercept team would love to see, is for fabric rescue to become the...
Anne F
Mar 25, 20211 min read


Saving Cotton Shirts and Pillows
There are some items that we see a lot of at Intercept. There are oodles of lovely cotton shirts suffering from underarm and collar...
Anne F
Mar 5, 20212 min read


It's A Fabric-Inspired Christmas!
Here at Intercept, we're excited about our first Christmas in the Intercept shop (within the Salvation Army Family Store in Whangarei...
Anne F
Dec 10, 20202 min read


Happy First Birthday Intercept!
We'd just like to share some details that emerged yesterday of how we've done, plus a little vision of the future.
Anne F
Sep 25, 20202 min read


The Perfect Collaboration
Jenny recently took a weekend break on Waiheke Island where she met Bee of Heke Designs and a wonderful collaboration was established.
Anne F
Sep 13, 20201 min read


After The Rain - July 2020
Nearly 2 weeks ago Whangarei had the mother of all storms, with heavy flooding in the CBD. The Salvation Army Family Store was flooded...
Anne F
Jul 29, 20201 min read


Intercept News June 2020
It's not a year since the beginning of Intercept, but we have a team of great, committed volunteers (more always welcome) and the Intercept
Anne F
Jun 27, 20202 min read


We're Back!
I must say, it was fabulous to have a stash of Intercept textiles during lock down. It was a peaceful and productive time for many of us...
Anne F
Jun 3, 20202 min read


We're Making T-Shirts Disappear
At Intercept we try to save as many t-shirts as possible.
Anne F
Apr 29, 20202 min read


Intercept Volunteers - Why the Attraction?
Intercept is taking a break right now, along with much of the world, due to New Zealand's lock down for Covid 19. With the few days...
Anne F
Apr 8, 20202 min read


How To Move 10 Tonnes of Intercepted Fabric
Before CoVid-19 came along, Intercept were on target to save an estimated 10 tonnes of fabric from landfill for 2020.
Anne F
Mar 20, 20202 min read


The Intercept Store - Excitement Builds
With only 2 days to go until the Intercept Store opens within the Salvation Army Family Store (SAFS) in Whangarei, it's all go at...
Anne F
Mar 5, 20202 min read


How It All Began
It all began in August 2019 with a conversation about the good fabric going to landfill from opportunity shops (That's NZ speak for...
Anne F
Feb 27, 20202 min read


Welcome To Intercept!
We've had so much interest in Intercept Fabric Rescue, that we've decided it needed a platform to show what we're doing a how we are...
Anne F
Feb 22, 20201 min read
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