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Thread of Time: A Qing Kesi Roundel and an Indian Cotton Dhurrie
In the regular HALI feature Thread of time, we connect two seemingly very different textiles through material, technique, iconography or use. In the two tapestry-woven textiles of this article, the link is the peacock.
Three great online resources for antique carpets and textiles
With most major museums across the world temporarily closed, our study and appreciation of antique carpets and textiles are forced to move online. Luckily, many institutions now have collection databases with high-resolution images and thorough catalogue entries. Here are…
Katie Welch · 3 min
Rethreading & Retracing: Textiles and Techniques by Bita Ghezelayagh
‘Rethreading & Retracing: Textiles and Techniques by Bita Ghezelayagh' at the Aga Khan Centre Gallery in London explores the artist's long-standing interest in working with found materials such as antique carpet fragments. Deborah Freeman Fahid pays a visit.
Katie Welch · 3 min
Unbound: Visionary Women Collecting Textiles
Textiles assembled by seven pioneering collectors, active between 1900 and 2018, and drawn from seven public collections in the UK were the focus of the annual exhibition (25 January-19 April 2020) held at Two Temple Place on London’s Embankment.
‘Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk’, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, until 21 June 2020
Currently on show at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, ‘Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk’ traces the sartorial and social significance of the kimono from the 1660s to the present day, both in Japan and in the rest of the world.
