{"product_id":"london-textile-month-the-language-of-line-in-handwoven-tapestry-with-micala-sidore","title":"Thursday 10 September, 10.30-12 p.m.: Book Launch and Talk, The Language of Line in Handwoven Tapestry with Micala Sidore","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Museum+of+the+Home\/@51.5315298,-0.0790149,591m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x48761cbc1be34a29:0x7259603028eef46d!8m2!3d51.5315265!4d-0.07644!16zL20vMDQ3YmYz?entry=ttu\u0026amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQyMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMuseum of the Home, 136 Kingsland Rd, London E2 8EA, United Kingdom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hawleystreet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eMicala Sidore\u003c\/a\u003e is native of Manchester, New Hampshire, and earned both her BA in literature, 1974, and her MFA in writing and translation,1978, at Goddard College in Vermont. She completed her first tapestry in 1979.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eBetween 1984 and 1987, and again in 2002, she interned at the Manufacture Nationale des Gobelins in Paris, obtaining a solid foundation in the techniques and aesthetics of traditional French tapestry. In 1988, at their request, Micala co-represented the studios at the International Tapestry Symposium in Melbourne, Australia. After the visit to Melbourne, Micala established the Hawley Street Tapestry Studio in Northampton, MA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eThere she works out her cartoons, weaves tapestries and gives workshops. The studio also serves as a resource centre with a rich collection of books, slides, magazines, postcards and catalogues for visitors and students who wish to browse. She also developed the TraveLoom®, a patented portable tapestry frame loom. Micala has continued to take workshops from others in her field, including two monthlong residencies at a weaving centre in Kerala, India, in both 2006 and 2007.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eShe speaks four languages and travels extensively, giving talks and workshops. She has written more than 45 articles for magazines in several countries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eShe has contacts and correspondence with many weavers throughout the world and has written about a number of them. She has also drawn on their help and work to put together her two books, \u003cem\u003eThe Art is the Cloth\u003c\/em\u003e (2020) and \u003cem\u003eTapestry Talking \u003c\/em\u003e(2026).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent Description\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis talk introduces Micala's new book, \u003cem\u003eTapestry Talking\u003c\/em\u003e. It offers strategies and inspiration for tapestry weavers looking to expand their practice, while also welcoming newcomers into the world of tapestry — what it is, and what it might become.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eThe talk invites the audience to look closely at line. Lines — the horizontal weft interlacing with the vertical warp — form the most basic element of any woven cloth. Tapestry, a specialised kind of cloth, reveals an extraordinary range of possibilities in the use of line. Once these possibilities are unpicked, the effects they can achieve seem almost endless.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eA knowledgeable tapestry weaver can make a line curve; a skilled one can organise lines to echo any other visual medium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eLike the book, this talk offers a basic grammar of weaving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eA handout will list the pieces shown, their makers, and their widely dispersed countries of origin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent Cancellation Policy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAll bookings are non-refundable. However, if you let us know that you are unable to attend an event you have booked at least two weeks before the event, we will open up your place. If we find another participant, you will be offered a credit note.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hawleystreet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eVisit Micala Sidore's Website\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Selvedge Magazine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48906622435563,"sku":"TS-7e3e57","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1395\/5787\/files\/Tapestry-Talking-book-cover.jpg?v=1782311571","url":"https:\/\/www.selvedge.org\/products\/london-textile-month-the-language-of-line-in-handwoven-tapestry-with-micala-sidore","provider":"Selvedge Magazine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}