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            The Textile Research Centre: Help for a New Hom...
Since 1991, the Textile Research Centre (TRC) in Leiden has been quietly building one of the most remarkable collections of textiles and dress anywhere in the world. What began as...
The Textile Research Centre: Help for a New Hom...
Since 1991, the Textile Research Centre (TRC) in Leiden has been quietly building one of the most remarkable collections of textiles and dress anywhere in the world. What began as...
 
            Felt Freed: Sagarika Sundaram’s Release
Wool, soap, water, and time: in Sagarika Sundaram’s hands, these ordinary materials become the basis for transformation. At Alison Jacques this autumn, her exhibition Release marks the artist’s first solo...
Felt Freed: Sagarika Sundaram’s Release
Wool, soap, water, and time: in Sagarika Sundaram’s hands, these ordinary materials become the basis for transformation. At Alison Jacques this autumn, her exhibition Release marks the artist’s first solo...
 
            Rediscovering Mary Linwood, Leicester’s Forgott...
In the early 1800s, Leicester-born Mary Linwood (1755–1845) was one of the most celebrated artists in Britain. Known for her astonishing skill in “needle painting”, a technique of recreating famous...
Rediscovering Mary Linwood, Leicester’s Forgott...
In the early 1800s, Leicester-born Mary Linwood (1755–1845) was one of the most celebrated artists in Britain. Known for her astonishing skill in “needle painting”, a technique of recreating famous...
 
            Material World: Textiles Take Root at Kew
This autumn, inside the soaring Temperate House at Kew Gardens, something looks different. As sunlight filters through iron and glass onto flora and fauna, other unexpected forms appear to be...
Material World: Textiles Take Root at Kew
This autumn, inside the soaring Temperate House at Kew Gardens, something looks different. As sunlight filters through iron and glass onto flora and fauna, other unexpected forms appear to be...
 
            Airing Traditions: Gee’s Bend 2025
Each October in Gee’s Bend, Alabama, quilts are shaken out and lifted with pride into the open air. Hung across fences, porches, and clotheslines in a community-wide celebration of artistry...
Airing Traditions: Gee’s Bend 2025
Each October in Gee’s Bend, Alabama, quilts are shaken out and lifted with pride into the open air. Hung across fences, porches, and clotheslines in a community-wide celebration of artistry...
 
            From Wardrobe to Gallery: The Story of 632 Wool...
What does one do with 632 wool skirts? For most, such a collection might seem overwhelming, impossible even. For artist and weaver Mae Colburn, it became a question worth pursuing....
From Wardrobe to Gallery: The Story of 632 Wool...
What does one do with 632 wool skirts? For most, such a collection might seem overwhelming, impossible even. For artist and weaver Mae Colburn, it became a question worth pursuing....
