The family affair includes daughter Sandra Hall's smocking and embroidery, and her daughter Stephanie Hall's weaving.
Nitschke's son Neville's wood furniture and nephew Michael Wells' airbrush art, and his 10-year-old Jackson's photography, completes the family affair exhibition.
Nitschke has been weaving now for 57 years.
Her first exhibitions were held in Marton and the Feilding Art Centre.
A foundation member of the Marton Spinners, the Palmerston North Spinners and Weavers Guild and the Marton Arts and Crafts Centre – Nitschke has been invited to be a guest weaver at their 50th Anniversary Exhibition next year.
As a tutor of weaving since the late 1960s, Nitschke has travelled to every corner of New Zealand, teaching and tutored at the National Wool Festivals.
In 1974 she started a residential weaving school on the family farm in Marton and as a result of these classes and services to weaving, Nitschke was awarded an MBE.
She continues to teach weaving from her home, now in Feilding.
From her training as a tailoress in Whanganui, a love of weaving for fashion developed and she was a participant in the Benson and Hedges Fashion Awards from 1976 – 1984.
She was highly commended in 1984.
Nitschke also entered the Wool Board section at the Wool Festivals from 1986 – 1990.
Three of her garments are held in the Te Papa collection.
Weaving has taken Esther around the world twice to pursue further study of weaving.
Nitschke is now enjoying being a volunteer at the Feilding Art Centre, where she first started exhibiting her weaving.
In 1975 Esther and daughter Sandra wrote a small booklet, Can I interest you in Weaving?
This booklet has helped hundreds of weavers to thread their looms and weave.
The Family Affair of Fibre Art opened in the Feilding and District Art Society Manchester St gallery on Sunday and will show to October 23.
Monday to Friday, 10am-4pm, Saturday, 10am-2pm.
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