“Khadi is the sun of the village solar system.”-Mahatma Gandhi
Standing in the middle of a Khadi Bhandars (a khadi sales outlet owned by the government), we’re taking turns looking through a thread-count loupe magnifier at the fabric of … Read the rest
“We have gold in our hands and we did not even know it.” –Aasif Ansari, weaver
Traveling through the northwest region of India and meeting one artisan after another was beyond exhilarating–it fed our textile-loving souls every second. Each encounter … Read the rest
When traveling to cloth-weaving villages, there’s generally one “something” that I’m intrigued by or in search for. Three years ago, it was the seemingly rare handspun cotton and handwoven cloth made from the organic natural cotton beige color “ixcaco”, the … Read the rest
A treasure trove of unusual fabric will be available at St. Anne of the Sunset Church, 1300 Funston (at Judah) in San Francisco. This … Read the rest
The smell wafts up from the handwoven, indigo-dyed cotton cloth as I’m ironing it. It’s an unmistakable odor—a little sweet, a little pungent. If you’ve dyed with indigo, you know this smell and you understand the magical, transformative process of … Read the rest
Join us for a special TEXTILE MARKETPLACE during the Textile Society
of America 13th Biennial Symposium, held September 20-22 at the
Washington Court Hotel in Washington, DC. The Marketplace will feature
wearable art, textiles, books, yarn, fabric, and … Read the rest
The quest for the Chiapas-style netted bag, and how it was made, would soon be fulfilled but not without a precarious journey. Riding into the cloud forest above San Cristóbal into the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, the clouds were so … Read the rest
Here’s an interesting blog from Backstrap Weaving featuring Tinkuy 2010 to give you a good feel for what you can look … Read the rest
Thursday, July 12 we attended the Santa Fe Folk Art Festival Community Celebration. Thousands gather to celebrate the artists. It’s free and open to the public. This short iPhone movie gives you a glimpse of the artists in … Read the rest
When the squat woman bent over, my maker’s hands and prying eyes wanted to look at each layer of her underskirt. The delicate lace and sateen-looking fabric poked out from under the top skirt of woven black wool with a … Read the rest
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