Share your Screen: The best way to enjoy your Digital Editions
If you are like me you would like to watch your Youtube videos, photostreams and digital purchases of workshops and PDFs on your larger home TV screen. With the development…
Claire Benn: Fiber Reactive Dyes on Silk
I’ve heard it said that fibre reactive dyes aren’t great on silk fibres, and that completely befuddles me! I worked with silk (mainly silk broadcloth) for many years, always with…
Natural Dye Workshop 4 – Beyond Mordants: Indigo Intensive and Direct Application of Dyes
Exploring Natural Dyes with Michel Garcia and Yoshiko Wada in Brittany France! Image of DVD and Britanny, France countryside. In April Yoshiko Wada and I traveled to Brittany, France to…
Batik of Java: A Visual Journey
Co-Producer Daniel Gundlach in Java, Indonesia I met Daniel Gundlach when I was still living in San Francisco. I was looking for a collaborator for some batik projects and found…
Balinese Double Ikat: Filming in Bali, Indonesia
A prized example of Balinese Double Ikat. Note the resemblance to Indian Patola trade textiles which influenced the patterning. Thanks to the Tenganan Villagers for participating in this film. In…
Traces of Time: Claire Benn
‘Watering Hole’ (detail). Claire Benn, Textile Artist, 2015. The Acoma Pueblo is a Native American pueblo about 60 miles west of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Acoma people have lived in…
Karen Nicol: A Fascinating Journey
Karen Nicol in her studio (left); Tattooed Bear Rug for Anthropologie Stores (USA). Sometimes life presents an opportunity to meet someone through a work-related project. If you are lucky, there's…
Luiz Rodriguez: Ikat Weaving in Mexico
Luis Rodriguez using a roller to apply ink to yarns Take a stroll down the Zocalo in Oaxaca, or visit one of the open air markets in Tenancingo or Santa Maria del…
Michael Swaine: Mending for the People
Michael Swaine darns at the Alexandra Palace bus-stop, October 2009. Photo by Rob Kennard. Image Courtesy Liz Cooper. In October, 2009, Jan King and Andrew Salmon of the London Knitting…
Chunghie Lee: Pojagi and Beyond
Chunghie Lee discusses pojagi patchwork textiles with Liz Cooper. Pojagi ('Po-Jah-ki') Korean traditional wrapping cloths were originally made by nameless women throughout the Choson dynasty. (1392-1910). In olden times, these…