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Renaissance textiles in Kansas City
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2008/06/11 - 21:49. 1401 CE to 1500 CE | 1501 CE to 1600 CE | Embroidery | Exhibits | Italian | Spanish | WeavingThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri will present Revealing, Reversible and Resplendent: 15th-17th-Century Italian and Spanish Textiles through August 17, 2008. The exhibit includes elaborately-embroidered and woven religious and secular pieces (photo)
"For Tent and Trade: Masterpieces of Turkmen Weaving" at San Francisco's de Young Museum
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2008/06/10 - 13:48. Asian | Costuming | Embroidery | WeavingFor Tent and Trade: Masterpieces of Turkmen Weaving, an exhibition of textile weaving by the Turkmen of Turkmenistan, northwest Iran, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan will be at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco's de Young Museum through September 7, 2008.
Viking Resources for the Re-enactor
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2008/02/22 - 19:29. Costuming | Scandanavian | Textile Arts | WeavingLooking for information on Viking clothing, textiles, cooking, etc.? Thora Sharptooth has created a website entitled Viking Resources for the Re-enactor which deals with these subjects and more.
Sculptural weaver Lenore Tawney dead at 100
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2007/10/20 - 00:27. Milestones | New York Times | WeavingLenore Tawney, a weaver who "helped create the genre of fiber art" died September 24, 2007 in her home at the age of 100. Holland Cotter for the New York Times remembers her and her work.
Card weaving pattern design tool
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2007/07/05 - 16:37. WeavingFascinated by card weaving? Check out the Card Weaver, a design tool that enables visitors to play with patterns without actually stringing up a loom. The tool is located on the "Loomy Bin" website.
2,700-Year-Old Fabric Found in Greece
Submitted by dov on Sun, 2007/05/20 - 14:33. 601 CE and Earlier | Exhibits | Greek | Independent | WeavingArchaeologists in Greece have discovered a rare 2,700-year-old piece of fabric inside a copper urn from a burial they speculated imitated the elaborate cremation of soldiers described in Homer's "Iliad."
Why Knot Come and See?
Submitted by Vallawulf on Thu, 2007/05/03 - 20:53. Spinning | Weaving2007/06/09 - 10:00
2007/06/09 - 16:00
America/Chicago
This event is held in conjunction with the Campbell Gallery exhibit "Why Knot?" The Spurlock Museum and Champaign-Urbana Spinners and Weavers Guild present a day of fiberworking demonstrations and hands-on activities for the whole family. Visit the Spurlock Museum online events calendar for updates on demonstrators and hand-made items for sale.
World of Weaving
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2006/10/23 - 19:16. Calontir | Weaving2006/10/28 - 09:00
2006/10/28 - 20:00
US/Central
The Shire of Lost Forest is pleased to announce that in addition to the 24 classes already being offered on October 28th, we will be hosting, in conjunction with the University of Central Missouri (formerly CMSU) Archives and Museum, a special presentation of "World of Weaving: A Cross-Cultural Examination of Weaving."
The exhibit will feature traditional textiles from Saudi Arabia, Native America, Latin America, China, Europe and Africa. The exhibit will be open for SCA participants only on Saturday October 28th from 1-4:30pm. Presentations will include a working warp-weighted loom, drop spinning, middle eastern embroider, medieval, east Asia, and reenacting Anglo-Saxon culture with an emphasis on camping.
Shire of Lost Forest (Warrensburg, Missouri)
Weaving Art Museum has History of Carpets
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2006/08/11 - 11:50. Exhibits | Middle Eastern | WeavingThe Weaving Art Museum, which features exhibitions of historic carpets, has a website with a wealth of information on the weaving of carpets throughout history with an emphasis on those of the Middle East.
Textile Arts Resources Online
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2006/08/07 - 11:46. Knitting | Textile Arts | WeavingA website, hosted by the University of Arizona's Computer Science Department, has posted an archive of documents on weaving, basketry, lace, and related subjects such as knitting.
Design your Own Tartan
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2006/03/03 - 23:29. Modern Society | Scottish | WeavingThe Interactive Tartan Weaver, located in Conrie, Perthshire, Scotland, has a website which allows visitors to design and produce images of their own tartans.
Why We Document
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2005/11/30 - 21:08. 1601 CE and Later | Arts and Sciences | Scottish | WeavingBridgette Kelly MacLean, from the Kingdom of AEthelmearc, relates a story about two weavers, a forgotten book and the importance of documentation for the future.
History of Tablet Weaving Exhibit in Germany
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2005/06/25 - 17:21. 601 CE and Earlier | Drachenwald | Exhibits | WeavingAlamennenmuseum Ellwangen, near Ulm, Germany, is hosting an exhibit on the history of tablet weaving from 1000 B.C. E. to the early Middle Ages and Viking periods.
New Techniques Used to Recreate Roman Imperial Cloth
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2005/02/09 - 14:40. 601 CE and Earlier | Costuming | Roman | Scotsman | WeavingResearchers working on the Roman city of Pompeii are using ancient methods to re-create the Roman imperial cloth used for togas.
New Study Re-Dates Shroud of Turin
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2005/02/05 - 01:38. Christianity | New York Times | WeavingA new study to date the controversial Shroud of Turin places the cloth as much older than previously believed.
Norwegian Woven Textiles Conference to Take Place in Iowa
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2005/01/21 - 17:29. Calontir | Textile Arts | WeavingThe Norwegian Textile Guild's 3rd Conference on Norwegian Woven Textiles will take place October 21-23, 2005 in Decorah, Iowa.
The Guild of Withie and Woolmongers
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2005/01/19 - 01:00. SCA | Arts and Sciences | Knitting | Middle | Spinning | Textile Arts | WeavingThe Guild of Withie and Woolmongers is dedicated to employing, learning and teaching textile arts as they were practiced prior to 1700. For the purpose of the guild, textile arts include but are not limited to spinning, natural dying, weaving, knitting, embroidery (as well as other forms of embellishment), and basketry.
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SCAdian-written "Ecclesiastical Pomp..." surveys a millenium of tablet weaving
Submitted by gunnora on Tue, 2004/07/27 - 13:05. Media | WeavingWritten by Mistress Ingvild Josefsdatter, Ecclesiastical Pomp and Aristocratic Circumstance: A Thousand Years of Brocaded Tabletwoven Bands details the history of brocaded tablewoven bands from the sixth to the sixteenth century.
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Tangled Webs: Medieval Weaving
Submitted by Aoife on Wed, 2004/06/16 - 18:50. Aoife's Links | Textile Arts | WeavingThis week, Dame Aoife gets all tied up in knots as she shares her research and links on medieval weaving.
