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Books and events planned and produced by HALI for the rest of 2020 and beyond

We are excited to announce a new feature in the front section of HALI Magazine. 'The Common Thread' focuses on different textile types from around the world with a shared theme, either decorative or technical. In our latest issue, HALI 200, we look at ikat weavings.
Katie Welch · 6 min
An exhibition of ikats will take place at the Musée Bargoin in Clermont-Ferrand, France, from 18 May to 22 September, 2019.
Katie Welch · 2 min
Two resist-dyed trade cloths with roots on India’s Coromandel Coast have serious cross-cultural credibility. HALI Assistant Editor Rachel Meek compares an Indian hanging in India with a skirt cloth made for Indonesia and now in the Netherlands.

A special exhibition of textiles from Sumba, curated by Thomas Murray and drawing from his extensive collection, is now online.

Daniel Shaffer introduces an online exhibition and sale of Iban Dayak textiles from Borneo, collected during the 1970s and 1980s by the peripatetic tribal art collector/dealer Thomas Murray.