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Kitab Al-Hadaya Wa Al-Tuhaf: A Unique Window On Islamic Textiles, Wendy Landry

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During the first millennium, a rare kind of literature evolved in the Islamic world that provides a fascinating window on the interest and importance of material objects. A unique example of this literature, entitled Kitab al-Hadaya wa al-Tuhaf [Book of Gifts and Rarities] was translated into English, annotated and published in 1996 by Kuwaiti curator and scholar Ghada al Hijjawi al-Qaddumi. It is an anthology of anecdotes referring to the period between the sixth century and the twelfth century, probably compiled in the late twelfth century by an official in the Islamic Egyptian government.

Although the historical veracity of the …

Blanket Statements, Issue 97, Fall 2009

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Blanket Statements, Issue 97, Fall 2009

Textile Society Of America Newsletter 21:3 — Fall 2009, Textile Society Of America

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Conservation of Three Hawaiian Feather Cloaks
Activities and Exhibitions: Textiles and Settlement: From Plains Space to Cyber Space! TSA 12th Biennial Symposium—Lincoln, Nebraska, October, 6–9, 2010
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Blanket Statements, Issue 96, Summer 2009

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Blanket Statements, Issue 95, Spring 2009

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Blanket Statements, Issue 95, Spring 2009

Textile Society Of America Newsletter 21:2 — Spring/Summer 2009, Textile Society Of America

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Symposium 2010: Exhibition Preview, Part 1
Textiles and Settlement: From Plains Space to Cyber Space, 12th TSA Biennial Symposium, Lincoln, Nebraska, October 6-9, 2010: Call for Papers
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Blanket Statements, Issue 98, Winter 2009–2010

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Blanket Statements, Issue 98, Winter 2009–2010

Textile Society Of America Newsletter 21:1 — Winter 2009, Textile Society Of America

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The Woven Word: Sasigyo
Stephen Beal Receives 2008 Lillian Elliott Award at TSA Symposium
From the President: Symposium Thanks, 2010 Symposium, Board Concerns, Study Tours, The Next Two Years
TSA News: TSA Board Committees 2008-2010, First Founding Presidents Awardee, Students/New Professional Awardees, Shep Award Nominations Sought, TSA Study Tour 2009: Uzbekistan, Publications Initiative Summary
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In Memoriam: Fran Reed, 1943-2008; Peter Collingwood, 1922-2008
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Featured Collection: New Costume and Textiles Facilities at Philadelphia Museum of Art
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TSA 12th Biennial Symposium, …

Blanket Statements, Issue 93, Fall 2008

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Blanket Statements, Issue 93, Fall 2008

Textile Society Of America Newsletter 20:3 — Fall 2008, Textile Society Of America

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TSA 2008 Symposium: "TSA Membership Provides Rich Program in Hawaii"
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Blanket Statements, Issue 92, Summer 2008

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Blanket Statements, Issue 92, Summer 2008

Textile Society Of America Newsletter 20:2 — Spring/Summer 2008, Textile Society Of America

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TSA 2008 Symposium Speakers: "Hawaii Calls: Announcing Keynote and Plenary Session Speakers, 11th TSA Biennial Symposium, Honolulu, HI, Sep. 24–27"
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In Memoriam: "Ursula Eland McCracken, Former Director, Textile Museum, 1942–2008"
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Blanket Statements, Issue 91, Spring 2008

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Blanket Statements, Issue 91, Spring 2008

Warps & Wefts 2009, Carol Bier

Textile Research Works

The interlacing of warp and weft defines a woven fabric. The weaver strings warp yarns onto a loom, a frame designed to hold the warps parallel and taut, and then introduces the wefts sequentially. The process is weaving; the result is a textile.

When we think of textiles, we most often think of garments to clothe our bodies and furnishings to supply our domestic needs. But throughout history, textiles have also played a primary role in fashion, drawing on not only color and pattern but also draping qualities and the effects of tailoring to cover (or show off) the body. …

Blanket Statements, Issue 94, Winter 2008–2009

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Blanket Statements, Issue 94, Winter 2008–2009

Documentary Film Presentation Local Colors: Natural Dyeing In A Milas Carpet Weaving Village, Ulara Tamura, John Wells

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This documentary, filmed in 2006, examines the process of naturally dyed carpet production in a village in the Milas region of Muğla Prefecture in southwest Turkey, a region well known as a traditional Turkish carpet production area. In large numbers of villages of this region, carpet weaving is the household based work of every woman who lives there.

In this paper, I aim to add more detailed information and discussion specifically on the colors and dyes of the carpets shown in this film. First I will introduce the varieties of the natural dye materials the villagers use one by one. …

Textile Society Of America Newsletter 20:1 — Winter 2008, Textile Society Of America

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Hawaii's Textile Resources Featured at Site Seminars, 11th TSA Biennial Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, September 24–27
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Visual Language of Cloth: Commemorative Handkerchiefs
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Featured Collection: Hidden Textile Treasures at the Armenian Museum and Library, Watertown, Massachusetts
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Textile Society Of America Newsletter 19:3 — Fall 2007, Textile Society Of America

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Algerian Conservation Project—"One, Two, Three, Viva Algerie!"
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Blanket Statements, Issue 89, Fall 2007

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Textile Society Of America Newsletter 19:2 — Spring/Summer 2007, Textile Society Of America

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"Miao Children's Dress"
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Featured Collection—The Erikson Carpet Collection, Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary, Alberta
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Blanket Statements, Issue 87, Spring 2007

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Exhibition Review Of "Cosmophilia: Islamic Art From The David Collection, Copenhagen", Carol Bier

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THIS EXHIBITION WAS organized by the Isabella V. McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College. It is accompanied by a catalogue of the same title published in 2006 by Sheila S. Blair and Jonathan M. Bloom, who also seived as curators, selecting objects in collaboration with the David Collection. The exhibition contains more than I 00 outstanding objects of Islamic art and includes more than 20 significant textiles, which represent diverse geographic origins (Yemen, Spain, India, Egypt, Central Asia, Turkey and Iran); with dates ranging from the 7th through the 19th centuries. Linen, cotton, wool and silk, traditional textile materials, …

Vanishing Points, Deformed Planes, Negative Spaces, Empty Solids And Topological Genius – Or, How I Got Lost In Bilbao, Carol Bier

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Midsummer’s green along the flanks of the Pyrenees in Basque country welcomed us as we drove from Donostia (San Sebastian) west to Gernika and Bilbao. The mountains to the south physically separate this area of northern Spain from the rest of the Iberian Peninsula. To the north lies the Atlantic with its vast expanse of water, gentle waves lapping at the shore. The mountain slopes here are profoundly uplifted and folded – nature’s deformations of the plane – and the steep valleys and rushing rivers exhibit visible geometric perspectives of geological forms. To be here in summer makes one especially …

Blanket Statements, Issue 90, Winter 2008

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Blanket Statements, Issue 90, Winter 2008

Textile Society Of America 19:1 — Winter 2007, Textile Society Of America

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"Lillian Elliott Award Presented at TSA Symposium"
Symposium 2006 Wrap-Up—"textile narratives + conversations"
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From Folding And Cutting To Geometry And Algorithms: Integrating Islamic Art Into The Mathematics Curriculum, Carol Bier

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Drawing upon visual forms of expression prevalent in Islamic arts and architecture, this workshop offers handson experience for understanding basic concepts in geometry, with reference to algorithms in processes of patternmaking. Art teachers and math educators may learn a variety of strategies for classroom teaching, adaptable for K-12, to acquaint students with principles underlying patterns in Islamic art. Such patterns relate to the history of mathematics at a time when Baghdad was an intellectually vibrant center of patronage, and al-Khwarezmi was engaged in the development of what we now call algebra and algorithms. Students may explore these ideas through their …

Textile Society Of America Newsletter 18:3 — Fall 2006, Textile Society Of America

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TSA Symposium 2006: Last-Minute Symposium Preview
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Blanket Statements, Issue 85, Summer/Fall 2006

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Blanket Statements, Issue 85, Summer/Fall 2006

Blanket Statements, Issue 85, Summer/Fall 2006

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Blanket Statements, Issue 85, Summer/Fall 2006