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A DAMP, DRIZZLY NOVEMBER IN MY SOUL... American
poet Herman Melville recommended running away to sea when the blues
threaten to overwhelm but we find that off puttingly energetic.
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Keep your toes toasty with these felt slippers from Huopaliike Lahtinen. They are made using age-old techniques that originated in Russia. The slippers are actually made double the size and shrunk onto lasts using steam. Choose from red, plum, or grey and sizes 36-42, £45 available from. www.selvedge.org |
| Jeda Lewis’ shop Velvet Boutique has been short listed in the regional finals of the O2 X Awards. Jeda, who graduated with a First Class degree in Printed Textiles and Fashion, opened her boutique to showcase the best handmade fashion, accessories and interior design from like-minded Scottish designers. www.velvetboutique.co.uk |  |
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A family of artists from Canada will be exhibiting their work in the UK, Anna Torma, her husband Istvan Zsako and their children David and Balint each work in different methods to create characters and fables. Their work will be on show at the Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery, 2A Conway Street, Fitzroy Square, London from 27 November until 13 January. www.r-h-g.co.uk |
| The Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre in Egypt have brought an exhibition of new tapestries for sale to London. Since 1952 two generations of weavers have developed in the Art Centre established with his wife Sophie at Harrania, near Giza. The tapestries will be on show at Gallery 47, 47 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B, 11–22 November 2008 www.wissa-wassef-arts.com |  |
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Well known fashion designer Hannah Pang spent the 70s and 80s in Hong Kong. She has since moved to Australia and embraced ancient techniques including Kesi and Shibori. This exhibition showcases Chinese fabric from the traditional to contemporary. RMIT Gallery, Melbourne until 22 November. www.rmit.edu.au |
| DATES FOR YOUR DIARY... | ||
| 12-16 November | Country Living Chrismas Fair | Business Design Centre, 52 Upper St,
London, N1 www.countrylivingfair.com |
| 16 November | Midcentury Modern | Dulwich College, London, SE21 www.ourshowhome.com |
| 20-23 November | The Knitting and Stitching Show | Harrogate International Centre, N. Yorks,
HG1 5LA www.twistedthread.com |
| 21-23 November | Made 08 | Brighton Dome Corn Exchange, Church St,
Brighton www.made08.co.uk |
| Until 2 January | RRRIPP!! Paper Fashion | Mudam Luxembourg, 3, Park Dräi Eechelen,
Luxembourg www.mudam.lu |
| Until 4 January | Conspicuous Transformation of Everyday Objects | Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland,
Oregon 97209 www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org |
| Until 4 January | Fashion V Sport | V & A Museum, Cromwell Rd, London www.vam.ac.uk |
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