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Weave and music
The links between weaving and music are strong. In this fascinating article Eleanora Giglione explores some of the ideas that bring weaving, looms and music together.
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Scott Norris
A visitor to the studio in Māwhera/ Greymouth this week spoke about a friend, Scott Norris, who weaves words and images in labours of love. Scott Norris lives in Massachusetts…
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Winter workshop series
The West Coast Cloth Company’s series of workshops for winter is now open for bookings. If you love playing with fibre or colour or both check out the new series…
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Conserving Degas
When it comes to textiles, conservation of art works requires care and meticulous attention to detail, not to mention hours of research. This video from 2018 by the Metropolitan Museum…
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Boy Knits World
Jake Henzler is an Australian knitter, creator of whimsical figures and colourful architecture. Inspired by the tall houses of Copenhagen and Amsterdam while on an extended stay overseas, he also…
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Vadim Mikhailov
A recent news article in the New York Times drew attention to Vadim Mikhailov, a protest artist who works with textiles. Repurposing cloth, carpets, costume and the like has long…
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The Whitby Coast Bonnets
Frank Meadow Sutcliffe, the famous English photographer, captured images of women wearing bonnets in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Thanks to these photographs we are able to see…
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Make a decorated egg
Mr X Stitch often features work by textile artist, Christine Cunningham, and here is a post about making a decorated textile egg for the season.
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Easter Weekend on Spotify
The blog is accompanied most weeks by a Spotify playlist that reflects the written articles. This week it is a playlist inspired by Easter. To listen use the Player above…
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Easter and the bonnet
In your Easter bonnet with all the frills upon it,You’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade. In 1917 Irving Berlin wrote “Smile and Show Your Dimple”, a melody…
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