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Outcome One AS Coursework, relating to te design brief 'Water'. The heat setting methods are able to portray textures.
The rich heritage of Jaipur's art and crafts dates back to the times of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh. When he was building the city in the eighteenth century, he invited artisans from different parts of the country to come and make this city their home. He made special arrangements for their work and stay here, which attracted many craftsmen to this Pink City. The high level of craftsmanship that existed during those days can still be found in the colorful shops of Jaipur.
Shahtoosh shawls of Jaipur are fine examples of the woolen and silk textiles of India. The textiles from the arid and semi arid regions are bright and have rich embroidery on them.
Textile art plays an important role in Bhutanese life. These weavings are produced using a technique called supplementary weft that involves inserting small pieces of colored thread among the warp threads by hand. This allows very intricate designs, but leaves the back side of the fabric with an unfinished look. Due to their labor intensive nature these hand loomed fabrics are very expensive, especially when done in silk or cotton, because of the number of weft threads per inch.
Textile Field by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec in the Rafael Court of the V&A with the support of Kvadrat
London Design Festival 2011
©Susan Smart
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Lab Equipment: The hoist in action, with Head Conservator Sarah Gates and staff conservator Beth Szuhay. The low wheeled tables were designed in the 1970's by Pat Reeves of LA County Museum of Art. Labeled bins full of supplies are in the background.
Artist: Kathleen McFarlane
An ambitious complete textile environment featuring all new work by an artist who has been crossing the boundaries of art and craft for fifty years to great acclaim.
Salthouse 06, Salthouse Church, Norfolk, England, UK
Married Textile Lab volunteers Kathy Murphy and Donald Ellison handle everything paper, account and ocmputer-oriented, leaving the conservator able to concentrate on the textiles! Together they have over 45 years of experience working in the Textile Lab. Here they are in one of the offices adjacent to the dry lab where Donald goes over the accounts every Tuesday. Don and Kathy are the 2004 recipients of the McNeil Volunteer Recognition Award.