Spring/Summer 2010 Trends: Asian Prints (Ikats from Uzbekistan conquer the fashion world)
Thursday 24th of May 2012 01:18:22 AM
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| Asian prints are having their big moment again! In 2008, ikats, handmade-and-dyed prints, which originated among the weavers of the Ferghana Valley in Uzbekistan, and involve “a great amount of precision of tying and dyeing silk yarn in order to achieve a desired pattern…” conquered the fashion world, thanks to the efforts of Oscar de la Renta. |
Spider Wranglers Weave One-Of-A-Kind Tapestry
Thursday 24th of May 2012 01:18:22 AM
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| This week in New York, the American Museum of Natural History unveiled something never before seen: an 11-by-4-foot tapestry made completely of spider silk. Weavers in Madagascar took four years to make it, and the museum says there's no other like it in the world. Enlarge Simon Peers and Nicholas GodleyTwo Nephila madagascariensis spiders that were used to create the golden tapestry. It's now in a glass case at the museum. The color is a radiant gold — the natural color of the golden orb-weaving spider, from the Nephila genus, one that's found in several parts of the world. Simon... |
Is the Turin Shroud genuine after all? From beyond the grave, a startling new claim
Thursday 24th of May 2012 01:18:22 AM
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| To believers it is the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, miraculously marked with his image. But the Turin shroud was widely dismissed as a hoax in 1988 when scientific tests found it could not be more than 1,000 years old. Now one of the scientists who first studied 12 foot-long sheet has spoken - from beyond the grave - of how he came to believe that it could be genuine. A video made shortly before Raymond Rogers died in 2005 has been discovered, in which the U.S. chemist reveals his own tests show the relic to be much older -... |
Greek Archaeologists Discover Rare Example Of 2,700-Year-Old Weaving
Thursday 24th of May 2012 01:18:22 AM
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| Greek archaeologists discover rare example of 2,700-year-old weaving The Associated PressPublished: May 9, 2007 ATHENS, Greece: Archaeologists in Greece have recovered a rare section of 2,700-year old fabric from a burial imitating heroes' funerals described by the poet Homer, officials said Wednesday. The yellowed, brittle material was found in a copper urn during a rescue excavation in the southern town of Argos, a Culture Ministry announcement said. "This is an extremely rare find, as fabric is an organic material which decomposes very easily," said archaeologist Alkistis Papadimitriou, who headed the dig. She said only a handful of such artifacts have... |
A Weaver's View of the Çatal Hüyük Controversy
Thursday 24th of May 2012 01:18:22 AM
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| In was enlightening to read Mellaart's excavation reports from the 1960s [2] as well as other early writings. Contradictions between those texts and the current work indicated more than a runaway kilim theory and an overly fertile imagination at work. Technical and stylistic problems now combined with incriminating disclosures to reveal what seemed to be careless, poorly conceived fabrications -- possibly a deliberate hoax... The current controversy is not the first instance in which James Mellaart has offered flimsy evidence as the sole "proof" of revolutionary archaeological findings. In the mysterious Dorak Affair... Mellaart claims to have uncovered a cache... |
Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle: Twas three days before Christmas...
Thursday 24th of May 2012 01:18:22 AM
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| The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle 'Twas three days before Christmas, and all through the house, The panic was starting, and even the mouse Knew better than stand near the kitchen and stare, And away from the sewing room -don't even go there. The projects to finish, the work left to do, The presents to wrap, and more cooking, too As aunties and uncles, grandmas and pas and nieces and nephews expect Santa Claus, And husbands lay low, lest they get in the way, and children don't need an excuse to go play, On cookies, on bread dough,... |
Vast Rightwing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle
Thursday 24th of May 2012 01:18:22 AM
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| The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle 14 more days and counting! |
Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needlework Circle: Weekend Chat!
Thursday 24th of May 2012 01:18:22 AM
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| The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle Weekend Chat! Want to gripe? Want to share? Want to brag? Need some care? Then pull up your chair, get out your workbasket, and come tell us about it! |
Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworkers Circle: Weekend Chat - Turkey Time!
Thursday 24th of May 2012 01:18:22 AM
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| The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle Ok, Weekend Chat. I was going to post last night but got way too involved with the live thread on the House vote last night. Too excited to even knit! But now Thanksgiving is upon us. I am busy deciding what we will finally have: Goose or turkey? Dressing? Low fat/lowcal desserts? Wanna talk about what you are doing, foodwise, craftwise, recipe wise? |
Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworkers Circle: Afghan-imania and other things to throw around
Thursday 24th of May 2012 01:18:22 AM
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| The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle afghans counterpanes, coverlets quilts throws bedspreads laprobes baby blankets whatever. If you can cover yourself in a sizable way, use it for a bedspread or throw, or blanket, someone is going to have tried to make it in multiple techniques, out of different materials, ornamented in just about every way imaginable. So, what do you make? |
The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle: Weekend Chat!
Thursday 24th of May 2012 01:18:22 AM
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| The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle Want to gripe? Want to share? Want to brag? Need some care? Then pull up your chair, get out your workbasket, and come tell us about it! |
Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworkers Circle: Scarf Crazy
Thursday 24th of May 2012 01:18:22 AM
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| The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle Well, I walk by the knitting and crochet mags and what do I see on their covers and headlines besides the usual sweaters and afghans? Scarves! So let's talk about making scarves. Some are easy, some are tricky, some are just fun. And they tend to be great beginner projects, and can be great, fun gifts. Have you been making any scarves? |
Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needlework Circle: Weekend Chat
Thursday 24th of May 2012 01:18:22 AM
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| The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworkers' Circle Weekend Chat! Want to gripe? Want to share? Want to brag? Need some care? Then pull up your chair, get out your workbasket, and come tell us about it! |
The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworkers Circle: Topic for today - Charity needlework
Thursday 24th of May 2012 01:18:22 AM
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| The Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker's Circle Today, as the Christmas season is almost upon us, and Thanksgiving looms close, let us talk about charity needlework. Do any of you get involved with this? There is a lot of need and a lot of resources out there, especially for knitters and crochets, but most crafts have some things that can be done. Are there any projects we might want to think about supporting? I'll share my resources if you share yours! |
Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker's Conspiracy: Weekend Sit and...
Thursday 24th of May 2012 01:18:22 AM
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| Time for the VRWKC weekend sit and....chat! That's it! Want to gripe? Want to share? Want to brag? Need some care? Then pull up your chair, get out your workbasket, and come tell us about it! |
Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworker Circle: Quilts and other coverings
Thursday 24th of May 2012 01:18:22 AM
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| Today, let's talk about quilts and covers of various types: redwork, patchwork, whole cloth, woven blankets, embroidered throws, bed rugs, blue work, bed hangings, crewel, or whatever. |
Vast Right Wing Knitting and Needleworkers Circle: Friday Stitch and....
Thursday 24th of May 2012 01:18:22 AM
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| Friday stitch and....gripe? Celebrate? Show off your latest project? Hug your kids? Talk about the project you would really like to do but never started? |
American Textile Museum in Lowell, MA in dire straits
Thursday 24th of May 2012 01:18:22 AM
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| LOWELL -- Last year when Cindy Kryston called city cultural leaders together to discuss Lowell National Historical Park's financial distress, she got a lot of support from Mike Smith. Smith, American Textile History Museum president, told Kryston, the national park's acting superintendent at the time, the park wasn't alone as it battled decreasing visitation, reduced funding and budget deficits. He wasn't kidding. Smith is in the fight of his 34-year professional life to keep the museum solvent, and, hopefully, in Lowell. The museum currently has a $600,000 operating deficit. Its budget has been reduced from about $2.5 million in 1997... |
Ancient Moabite Fort Provides Insight Into History Of Weaving
Thursday 24th of May 2012 01:18:22 AM
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| Ancient Moabite fort provides insight into history of weavingRecent archaeological evidence from Jordan reveals the antiquity of a craft and an industry in the Middle East By John Mark Wade Thursday, May 20, 2004 Weaving has existed in the Middle East for thousands of years. And yet exactly how far back in the history of the region it goes is a matter of some debate. However, a recent discovery of a cache of clay loom weights at Khirbat al-Mudaybi in Central Jordan is shedding new light on ancient textile crafts and industries. While scholars have long assumed weaving was both... |
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