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Neglected Handicrafts in Iran: Felt, Chokha, and Double-Sided Silk
5+ hour, 58+ min ago (349+ words) World Handicrafts Day and a Neglected Craft in Iran ISNA News Agency Neglected Handicrafts in Iran: Felt, Chokha, and Double-Sided Silk World Handicrafts Day is observed in June. This occasion serves as a platform to celebrate the artistry, creativity, and…...
Threads in Entangled Worlds: Indigenous Knowledge and Weaving Heritage in Taiwan
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (561+ words) The online magazine of the Taiwan Research Hub Written by Ipiq Matay Image credit: The structure of Snuruq. Provided by the author. One evening in 2016, while I was weaving, my mother suddenly spoke. She had not spoken about weaving in…...
Ecuadorian artisans working to preserve the traditional craft of weaving horsehair strainers
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Stories in Cloth: La Jolla Historical Society exhibit sees textiles as tools for storytelling
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (613+ words) Materials such as woven cloth, denim jackets and quilts might not seem like an obvious medium for storytelling, but an upcoming exhibition at the La Jolla Historical Society will showcase how textiles have been used around the world as a…...
RARE ESSENCE: Colour and Cloth - ART AFRICA Magazine
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (110+ words) Writing Art History Since 2002 Known for his expansive textile-based installations, Mack works with found fabrics, garments and everyday materials, transforming them into dynamic compositions that blur distinctions between painting, sculpture, architecture and fashion. His practice embraces movement and improvisation, allowing…...
Ecuadorian artisans struggle to preserve traditional hand-woven strainers
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Ecuadorian artisans working to preserve craft of weaving horsehair strainers
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (392+ words) Artisans in Guangopolo, Ecuador, are struggling to keep the traditional craft of weaving horsehair sieves alive GUANGOPOLO, Ecuador -- In her modest home in Guangopolo, east of Ecuador's capital, Ligia Ipiales carefully separates strands from a horse's tail, weaving a mesh…...
La Fab sur Mill brings textiles and photography to Chelsea this May
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (189+ words) La Fab sur Mill is opening two new exhibitions this spring, with a vernissage from 1 to 4 pm on May 9 that will give visitors a chance to meet both artists in person. A garden on paper There is nothing accidental about…...
SIU Sharp Museum textile exhibition highlights sustainability
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (164+ words) Southern Illinoisan CARBONDALE " For Dawn Murtaugh, becoming a textile artist has been a "circular adventure." It began when she was a child watching her mother and other women creatively quilt and sew " often with old clothing and bits of leftover…...
Centuries-old textiles on show
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (393+ words) The timeless allure of traditionally woven Malay fabrics took centre stage at an exhibition space in Ampang, Selangor, as a personal collection aimed to bring new life to forgotten cultural patterns. Titled RAGI: Visual Rhythms of Malay Tenun, the exhibition…...