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Based on the touring exhibition ‘New Directions: the Art of the Feltmaker’, organised by the International Feltmakers Association, the slides show innovative work by major textile artists who have used...
Support video in six parts for the A216 course: 1) Architecture: how an architectural style (antique classical) can be read both as a system and as capable of carrying meanings; 2) Understanding Painting and...
Shows the process of producing kalagas in the Mandalay area of Burma. The padded embroideries of Burma are virtually unique. Their combination of legendary figures and animals, sequins, stones and mirrors...
Shows the traditional processes of silk weaving in Isarn in north-east Thailand, which has been a cradle of silkworm rearing for thousands of years. Silk sarongs and scarves of extraordinary quality with...
Shows backstrap weaving, a skill widely practiced in Guatemala and Mexico, where it is a common sight to see weavers sitting down to weave. Complex and colourful designs reflecting thousands of years of...
Examples from the ‘Handmade in India’ travelling exhibition organised by the Crafts Council in 1998, showing how both traditional and innovative techniques are being utilised by Indian artists and...
Shows the making of the complex and high-quality ikats, ceremonial cloths with unique designs as woven in traditional villages of Sumba in Indonesia. Using indigo and a red dye from tree roots, the people of...
Shows the making of kilims, which have been woven in Turkey for thousands of years. In the villages of Anatolia the tradition survives, with kilims woven with traditional motifs and patterns by women using...
A record of the craft of felt-making, one of the oldest textile traditions. In Anatolia felt is still produced for the making of sikkes and kepeneks, saddlecloths and rugs and hangings. It is an extaordinary...
Introduces some of the commissions undertaken by artist Jane Poulton. Using techniques that complement the medium, the skill of the artist is applied to a variety of materials, from embroidered textiles to...
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