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Equal Rights for Men – Wedding Textiles of a Rabari Groom!
Over the years, my friends and I have lamented over the lack of variety in the clothes we bought for our sons. Those of us fortunate to have daughters were … Continue reading →
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Palindrome Embroidery – Textile Art from the Past
An article on Double Sided Embroidery from the North-West Indian Subcontinent. [click to view the PDF] PALINDROME EMBROIDERY MASTERPIECES – TEXTILE ART FROM THE PAST The pieces shown in the … Continue reading →
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Photographing the Spirit
The Difficulty of capturing the spirit of glossy Silk in a photograph
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Born Free ……A Group of 4 Textiles with a Wild Spirit!
Born free, as free as the wind blows As free as the grass grows Born free to follow your heart Live free and beauty surrounds you The world still astounds … Continue reading →
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Tribal Motifs from Rajasthan – Fusion of Logical Geometry & Art
I love the simplicity of thought! View the complete shawls here jm Mar 2015
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Hazaron Khwahishein Aisi … Garden of A Thousand Desires
A thousand desires – a thousand blooms … Rare green base in a Swat textile – the first ever in my experience! With silk so fine that it looks like … Continue reading →
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Surya Namaskar – Glory be to the Sun | Traditional Indian Jewelry
Jewelry designed in the likeness of a burst of sunrays – as a salute to the Sun. Surya Namaskar! Glory be to the Sun! The Surya Namaskar Kadaa [Bangle] Traditional Indian … Continue reading →
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A Child Gives Birth to a Mother
When a child is born – so is the mother! *** Some women knit for their babies. Others embroider. And we have works of love being created, as the woman … Continue reading →
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Mirroring a Mirror | Photos of Antique Paintings that depict Life
In the course of my travels I have come across fantastic murals and paintings that I have photographed and am sharing here to bring them out beyond their walls. Most … Continue reading →
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Book Recommendation – March 2015: Baby Carriers
A link to an online book published by the Taiwan Government. The text is not in English but there is material that we all understand – the images. The link … Continue reading →
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Wild Lines | Textile Art Drawings
To create art – one must have great imagination & visualisation skills. To create a visual that is wildly different from everything else that existed earlier using basic lines is … Continue reading →
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Anarchy & Chaos in a Tribal Textile!
Most traditional textiles seem to follow the patterns that are unique to their tribe. These patterns probably began with some seed of an idea and then evolved over generations to … Continue reading →
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