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How to Reset your Password
In this tutorial we are going to Reset our Password. Watch the video tutorial and follow the steps to create your account.
How to Create an Account at Galli Creative
In this tutorial we are going to Create an Account at Galli Creative. Watch the video tutorial and follow the steps to create your account.
The More you Look: Jan Beaney & Jean Littlejohn
Jan Beaney & Jean Littlejohn are wonderful mixed media textile artists based in the United Kingdom. For more than 40 years they have been inspiring the world with books on Embroidery, Stitch, Journaling, Drawing, Painting and More.
Encaustic Spotlight: Bethany Handfield
Encaustic has a certain magic to it that must be experienced firsthand to understand. When you apply heat to the wax and begin to…
Claire Benn: Taking her Own Advice
In July’s essay I discussed the importance of the ‘what if?” which I subsequently felt could be explored further. I created a long ‘what if’…
Sacred Dagger: Forging the Keris Blade
About 1/2 mile drive from the busting city-centre of Solo in Central Java we find the village of Wonosari. Wonosari is a residential village,…
Share your Screen: The best way to enjoy your Digital Editions
Go Big! Use your mobile phone or iPad to beam Digital Editions of Flipbooks and Videos directly to your TV.
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…
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…
Batik of Java: A Visual Journey
In this article we look at the historical background to making the film and DVD, "Batik of Java: A Visual Journey". While the project…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…