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Textile Society Of America Newsletter 22:1 — Winter 2010, Textile Society Of America

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Symposium Planners Announce Native American Program Focus [Textiles and Settlement: From Plains Space the Cyber Space, 12th Biennial Symposium, Lincoln, Nebraska, October, 6–9, 2010]
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Kitab Al-Hadaya Wa Al-Tuhaf: A Unique Window On Islamic Textiles, Wendy Landry

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

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 …

Figured Velvets From Simple Looms: Velvet Pick-Up And Related Techniques For Handweavers, Wendy Landry

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Much historical velvet was designed to be figural, often in elaborate curvilinear floral motifs, and multiple colours. These complex patterns could be efficiently designed for and executed on the available drawlooms and their successors, the jacquard looms. Faced with such complexity, and the unavailability of jacquard looms and drawlooms, few handweavers have attempted to add velvet technique to their repertoire. However, the basic principles and weave structures of velvet are relatively simple and can be executed on simpler handlooms. Pick-up techniques and simple loom modifications make figured velvet accessible for weavers without access to complex jacquard velvet looms, allowing them …

Uncoverings: The Research Papers Of The American Quilt Study Group, Volume 31 (2010), Laurel Horton, Virginia Gunn, Anita B. Loscalzo, Nao Nomura, Pamela Weeks, Jonathan Gregory, Jane Przybysz

Uncoverings Journal

Preface by Laurel Horton

McCall's Role in the Early Twentieth-Century Quilt Revival by Virginia Gunn

Prussian Blue: The Development of a Colorant and Its Use in Textiles Anita B. Loscalzo

The Development of Quiltmaking in Japan since the 1970s by Nao Nomura

"One Foot Square, Quilted and Bound": A Study of Potholder Quilts by Pamela Weeks

Wrapped in Meanings: Quilts for Families of Soldiers Killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars by Jonathan Gregory

Bay Area Beginnings: The American Quilt Study Group and the Twentieth-Century California Fiber Art Movement by Jane Przybysz

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Index

Blanket Statements, Issue 97, Fall 2009

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

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

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 96, Summer 2009

Blanket Statements, Issue 95, Spring 2009

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

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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In Memoriam: Mildred Constantine, 1913-2009
Remembering Peter Collingwood
Featured Collection: The Tilleke & Gibbins Textile Collections
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Tupi Featherwork And The Dynamics Of Intercultural Exchange In Early Modern Brazil, Amy J. Buono

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"The Tupi of sixteenth- and seventeenth century coastal Brazil were renowned as fiercely warlike and, more sensationally, as cannibals. They were also famed for their ritual featherwork capes made from scarlet ibis feathers, which were closely associated with both war and anthropophagic rituals (see figure). For the semi-nomadic Tupi, featherwork was highly valued, the capes being among the only things that they carefully preserved and carried with them as they moved from site to site."

Blanket Statements, Issue 98, Winter 2009–2010

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

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, …

Uncoverings: The Research Papers Of The American Quilt Study Group, Volume 30 (2009), Laurel Horton, Peggy Derrick, Linda Mcshannock, Sharon Fulton Pinka, Jane Amelon, Linda M. Pumphrey, Mary Reecy Fitzgerald, Virginia Gunn

Uncoverings Journal

Preface by Laurel Horton

Two Norwegian Silk Quilts in America by Peggy Derrick and Linda McShannock

William Pinch and the Rainbow Quilt Block Company by Sharon Fulton Pinka

The Persuasive Power of a Quilt: A Study of a Battered Women's Prison Project by Jane Amelon

The Stearns & Foster Company (1846-1900): The Inside Story by Linda M. Pumphrey

The Development of Geometric Pictorial Patchwork, 1800-1950 by Mary Reecy Fitzgerald

Reflections on Quilt History: Accomplishments and Challenges by Virginia Gunn

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Blanket Statements, Issue 93, Fall 2008

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

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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Donning The Cloak: Safavid Figural Silks And The Display Of Identity, Nazanin Hedayat Munroe

Publications and Research

Introduction

In a red world bathed in shimmering gold light, a man sits with his head in his hand as wild beasts encircle him. He is emaciated, has unkempt hair, and wears only a waistcloth—but he has a dreamy smile on his face. Nearby, a camel bears a palanquin carrying a stately woman, her head tipped to one side, arm outstretched from the window of her traveling abode toward her lover. Beneath her, the signature “Work of Ghiyath” is woven in Kufic script inside an eightpointed star on the palanquin (Fig. 1).

This depiction of the literary characters Layla and …

Callis, Susan (Fa 293), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 293. Paper: "An Index to Quilt Patterns in Western Kentucky University Archives" written by Susan Callis for a Western Kentucky University English class.

Blanket Statements, Issue 92, Summer 2008

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 92, Summer 2008

Mamluk Carpets ( Cairene And Ottoman), Hala Mohamed Sayed

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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

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

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

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

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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Uncoverings: The Research Papers Of The American Quilt Study Group, Volume 29 (2008), Laurel Horton, Susan Price Miller, Aimee E. Newell, Sue C. Cummings, Marin F. Hanson, Arlesa J. Shephard, Loretta B. Chase

Uncoverings Journal

Preface by Laurel Horton

The Circuit Rider's Quilt: Reality and Romance by Susan Price Miller

More than Warmth: Gift Quilts by Aging Women in Antebellum America by Aimee E. Newell

Irene Post: Quilt Artist and Neighbor of Bertha Stenge by Sue C. Cummings

Modern, Yet Anti-Modern: Two Sides of Late-Nineteenthand Early-Twentieth-Century Quiltmaking by Marin F. Hanson

Quilts for McKinley: Women's Involvement in Politics by Arlesa J. Shephard

Quilts in Transition: A Study of Strafford County, New Hampshire, Probate Inventories by Loretta B. Chase

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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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Symposium 2008 Plans—TSA 11th Biennial Symposium, Textiles as Cultural Expressions, Honolulu, Hawaii
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Blanket Statements, Issue 89, Fall 2007

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 89, Fall 2007

Sheep Updates 2007 - Part 2, Ian Mcfarland, Catherine Stockman, Anne Barnes, David Pethick, Jenny Davis, Brett Thompson, Ron Leng, Sally Pieruzzini, Elizabeth Jackson, Mohammed Quaddus, Nazrul Islam, John Stanton, Melanie Dowling

Sheep Updates

This session covers six papers from different authors:

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

FINISHING LAMB AND BEEF

1. Precision Feedlot Lamb, Ian McFarland, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia

2. Feeding sheep under high heat load did not decrease intake of feedlot rations, Catherine Stockman, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia & Murdoch University, Anne Barnes, Murdoch University David Pethick, Murdoch University

3. Taking the stress out of fifishing lambs and cattle - EasyFeed solutions, Jenny Davis, Brett Thomson, Milne AgriGroup, Welshpool WA, Ron Leng, Emeritus Professor, University of New England, Armidale, NSW

WOOL

4. DAFWA …

Blanket Statements, Issue 88, Summer 2007

Blanket Statements: News Publication of the American Quilt Study Group

Blanket Statements, Issue 88, Summer 2007