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Links - Cultural Enrichment 


Some fascinating links about fiber arts in other cultures are listed below.  A must see!

Rug and Textile Appreciation Morning: Color Theory for Oriental Rug Lovers on Vimeo
Longtime collector Wendel Swan introduces color theory—demonstrating how the selection and juxtaposition of colors in textiles leads us to perceive and appreciate colors in ways that are entirely different than what we might imagine.

The Textiles of Sardinia
https://sardinianarts.com/

Andean Textile Arts 
​Textile Traditions of the Andes  
- This is the group who presented our April guild meeting 

Dyeing with Carmine
Guatemalan Women Earn Income from Carmine, a Traditional Red Dye Made from Bugs | Heifer International

Tlingit Weaving
The Artistry of Tlingit Weaving - YouTube

4700 Looms!
The history of Woodside Mill, a 119-year-old textile mill-turned-modern living community in Greenville, SC | GVLtoday (6amcity.com)

Nearly 200 years ago, Dhaka muslin was the most valuable fabric on the planet. Then it was lost altogether.  The ancient fabric that no one knows how to make - BBC Future

Check out some of the oldest textiles in the world
  • Ancient Handwoven Textiles in Florida
  • The Oldest Dress and Woven Garment
  • ​The Oldest Well-Preserved Trousers
  • The Oldest Carpet in the World​ ​

Chasing their dreams! Garo hills women weave water hyacinth into hand woven artifacts

 Quilts!  Check out the beautiful quilts at these 2 sites
  • Artist Talk - Janet Swigler
  • Amazing quilts!

Donegal Tweed (1957) 
Check out this video showing how Donegal Tweeds are created. 
​Also check out the related videos listed below this one on YouTube!

Burkina Faso - Ethical Fashion Initiative
One of the most important cotton producers on the African continent, Burkina Faso has a strong tradition of textile production.

Weaving a brighter future for plastic in Burkina Faso
As the sun beats down on a traditional loom in Burkina Faso’s morning heat, a curious shiny material starts to emerge.

African Textiles
African textiles are the major form of expression that Africans use to define themselves.  They have used cloth not only for personal adornment but also as a powerful medium of communication for many centuries. 

NC 5th Generation Black Farmer flips the story of cotton
Black Cotton flips history of crop, owned by young Black farmer who founded Black Cotton in 2016.

Surface Design Assoication - Canada Craft Year 2020
Canada Craft Year 2020 - Surface Design Association Surface Design Association

The History of Ikat 
​https://www.housebeautiful.com/design-inspiration/a34545471/what-is-ikat/
 


Khanjar lampi lace work in process. 
Notice her feet!

Interpreting the Jewish Experience through Weaving  
  •  videos

Woven Sculptures from Nature.  Every creation begins with a walk in the woods.  Check out NC Basket Maker, Matt Tommey. http://www.matttommey.com/

Visiting a Weaving Workshop in Romania
Millennial Andrei Vladimir gives us a tour of his loom weaving workshop in Romania. 

Weaving Vibrant Patterns in Romania
Traditional weaving vibrant patterns in the Romanian village of Drăguș, Brașov County, Transylvania. Local loom weaver Rogozea Ana explains the art of hand picking the pattern for a traditional towel with motifs specific to her village. She's weaving on a 2 harness horizontal floor loom.
Gallery exhibit at Haywood Community College.
Our member, Deb Bartz has a piece on display.

Kerala’s skilled hand-weavers struggle to survive the rising tides of modernity
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The Indian-born, US-based filmmaker Natasha Nair’s short documentary In the Wake brings viewers inside the colourful and tactile world of a weaving community in Kerala

American Tapestry Alliance Exhibit
Many beautiful small tapestries on display from  groups and guilds all over the country

Thousand Islands Arts Center 
Another place to visit when we can.  Thousand Islands Arts Center, Clayton, NY

Stockholm Silk Museum
Even though we can't visit right now, look at this silk weaving museum in Stockholm.

The Stirling Castle Tapestries
The Stirling Tapestry project is a 12 year project to reweave the Hunt of the Unicorn series of tapestries for Stirling Castle.  

Using non traditional fibers
  • Baskets woven with seaweed
  • Baskets from kelp
  • Weaving with Spanish moss

Complexity
The ‘Complexity’ virtual exhibition, which has just opened, is open to all until 1st September.  Such a wonderful range of exciting pieces.  A great catalogue too, which you can download.
Here is the link: 
https://complexityexhibition.org/

Ruth Miller ~ Fiber Artist
Gulf Coast fiber artist, Ruth Miller, weaves her life story into the beautiful and unique portraits she creates.

New Zealand Textile Designer Elizabeth Eakins
Her background in historic preservation led Eakins to work with the Metropolitan Museum and Gracie Mansion from 1979 to 81, restoring existing carpets and reproducing others.

Wooden Figurines 'Weave' at Tiny Looms Placed in Ancient Grave | Live Science
Wooden Figurines 'Weave' at Tiny Looms Placed in Ancient Grave. By Laura Geggel 19 April 2017. Shares. The largest loom of the four looms (left) is 33 inches long, 10 inches wide and 20 inches ...
www.livescience.com
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​The story of the Crossnore Weaving School in western North Carolina!
 


ARAI Junichi: Tradition and Creation | Spoon & Tamago
Junichi Arai’s retrospective exhibition at the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery presents 60 years of his work as an experimental textile designer. Perhaps most well-known for his collaboration with fashion icon Issey Miyake, Arai's work is Avant-garde yet stunning. All photos by KIOKU Keizo courtesy

Outstanding Exhibits on the Art of Weaving and Textiles - Dandelion Chandelier
Earlier this year, the Met Breuer hosted a retrospective of the Indian artist Mrinalini Mukherjee. Tate Modern featured Bauhaus trained textile artist Anni Albes.. On top of that, at last week’s Frieze London there was a dedicated section called “Woven.” At the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair that ran concurrently, there was a section entitled “Thread.”


How to Make a Varanasi Brocade - Dastkari    Haat Samiti — Google Arts & Culture
Varanasi is well known for its different styles of weaving, created to obtain patterns termed as brocade. Every step of the process of creating a Varanasi 

Weaving the Landscape | Galería La Cometa | Artsy 
In Latin America and in Colombia in particular, there is an important textile tradition that has passed from generation to generation and that has been one of the most important inheritances of our pre-Columbian cultures. 
 
Finnish Textile Exhibits in MN
Since FInnfest is in MN this summer, there are several related textile exhibits in Minneapolis. American Swedish Institute: "The Living Tradition of Ryijy: Finnish Rugs and Their Makers." Minnesota Textile Center: "Dreams & Memories: Contemporary Tapestries by Aino Kajaniemi" and "Warming the Room: Finnish-American Rug Weaving." The music is 
 
Pattern singing in Iran - YouTube

and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

Enjoy this view into a textile factory:
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/christopher-payne-textile-photo


​You can make a loom with paper:
https://youtu.be/oS9rKmxrLs0
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