GlobalYell’s blog news
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The Spotify playlist
Most weeks the blog is accompanied by a Spotify playlist, curated to reflect the blog’s articles. To listen click on the player above or head over to Spotify and search…
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Winter workshops
This winter the studio will be busy with classes and workshops. On Sunday 24th May we are going to be looking at twills, those fascinating structures that we are familiar…
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Open Studios 2026
This weekend is Open Studios across Māwhera Greymouth, organised by the Left Bank Art Gallery. Each year artists open their studios and galleries for the public to visit. It is…
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CTANZ symposium 2026
The Costume and Textiles Aotearoa New Zealand’s symposium is open for registrations. Each year this event draws lovers of textiles and costumes together to share a weekend of exploration and…
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Threads of Heritage
A new short film from Zimbabwe brings together fashion, storytelling, and an iconic printed fabric. Pfeka is a clothing brand from Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe. The brand came up…
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It’s barkcloth…
Barkcloth is probably familiar to most readers of the blog but maybe not these textiles. Barkcloth is made by pounding inner tree bark over a hard surface until the fibres…
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Chiharu Shiota
The Japanese artist, Chiharu Shiota, was born in Osaka, lives in Berlin and exhibits her astonishing artworks around the world. Shiota, often inspired by something that has happened to her,…
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Spotify
Most weeks the blog is accompanied by a Spotify playlist. The pieces on the playlist have something to do with the articles on the blog, although it may not always…
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Fire-fighting in Japan
During the Edo Period (1600s to the mid-19th Century) Japan enjoyed peace and prosperity. This was reflected in fire-fighters’ protective clothing. Utilitarian clothes that protected the wearer while they were…
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All about skirts
An exhibition in New York is all about skirts. The show, “Wool Skirts,” is just about to finish on March 15 at Sudestada in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, and…
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