My name is Meg Nakagawa, and I am a handweaver in Nelson, New Zealand.

I weave shawls that embrace, enfold and enrapture the wearer.

An idea for a shawl can come from reading a good story, hearing a much-loved but forgotten song, or smelling delicious cooking. I transfer these impressions onto a grid that is the warp and weft and use weave structures, colors, and textures to lock in the good things in a piece of cloth, so you can carry, wear, and recall the good things in your life.

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