Long-form scholarship and short news from the HALI editorial desk — published continuously between the four print quarterlies.

Nathalie Cassée has uncovered documentation that rewrites the accepted history of block-printing cotton in Europe

I can’t actually remember when or where I first met Chuck Paterson. Perhaps at that pivotal San Francisco 1990 ICOC or an early ACOR or one of the Tribal Art Shows, because he was at all of those events, ubiquitous with his open friendly smile, welcoming manner and unfiltered…
Katie Welch · 1 min
The carpet designer and producer Jan Kath is recognised for innovation and originality. But, as he tells HALI, his roots and his inspiration are in tradition
Katie Welch · 5 min
Books and events planned and produced by HALI for the rest of 2020 and beyond

Istanbul Carpet Week returns this autumn with a virtual edition taking place on 21-23 October 2020 to showcase the products and skills of one of the world’s oldest traditional weaving centres

The new publication 'Tudor Textiles' by Eleri Lynn covers the period from the accession of Henry VII in 1485 to the death of his granddaughter Elizabeth I in 1603