Pillow Talk
Turning unsaleable pillows into something valuable There are some Intercept operations that go unseen by the general public, and this one...
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Anne F
- Feb 11
- 1 min
New Life for Sewing Machines
Over the few years that Intercept has been running, the Salvation Army Store team have called on us numerous times to help with donated...
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Anne F
- Sep 15, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Anne F
- Jun 25, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Anne F
- Apr 21, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Anne F
- Mar 25, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Anne F
- Mar 5, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Anne F
- Dec 10, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Anne F
- Sep 25, 2020
- 2 min
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.
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Anne F
- Sep 13, 2020
- 1 min
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.
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Anne F
- Jul 29, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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Anne F
- Jun 27, 2020
- 2 min
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
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Anne F
- Jun 3, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Anne F
- Apr 29, 2020
- 2 min
We're Making T-Shirts Disappear
At Intercept we try to save as many t-shirts as possible.
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Anne F
- Apr 8, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Anne F
- Mar 20, 2020
- 2 min
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.
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Anne F
- Mar 5, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Anne F
- Feb 27, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Anne F
- Feb 22, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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