Laos is home to a large number of ethnic groups, many of whom still wear all or part of their colourful traditional dress, especially for festivals or weddings.
Luang Prabang: Ethnik Fashion Show
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Timorese Techniques with Kay Faulkner
Last week I had the pleasure of taking Kay Faulkner’s East Meets West course at the Contextart Forum in the Blue Mountains near Sydney. Continue reading
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Phnom Chisor: Hol weaving
Cambodian hol is woven on a plain warp, with all the design being in the pre-patterned weft (see Hol Weft Preparation). Once the warp is wound onto the board that will hold it at the foot of the loom, the hundreds of ends of very fine silk must be threaded through the reed (heddles are created once the warp is on the loom).
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Bhutan: Royal Textile Academy Fashion Show
Recently I enjoyed browsing through the sumptuous kushutara brocades paraded down the catwalk at the Window to Woven Dreams fashion show held at the opening of the new Royal Textile Academy of Bhutan. Continue reading
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Article in Hand/Eye Magazine
My article, From the Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon: The Textile Jewels of Bhutan, was published in Hand/Eye Magazine. Check it out at
http://handeyemagazine.com/content/kingdom-thunder-dragon
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Phnom Penh: Hol shops
I purchased my first piece of 2/1 twill ikat in Chiang Mai in 2001, and as well as loving the soft pattern edges created by tying and dyeing the yarns before weaving, I was transfixed by the way the weave structure affects the colours as the fabric moves. Continue reading
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Kuala Lumpur: National Textiles Museum
I have Air Asia to thank for discovering this museum: they cancelled my onward connection Kuala Lumpur to Vientiane and gave me a whole day to fill in KL. Continue reading
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Chonabot: Sala Mai Thai Mat-mii Museum
Chonabot in Khon Kaen province is a centre for very fine mat-mii weaving. Continue reading
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Zhoucheng: Zha-ran Tie-dye
Zoucheng, north of Dali in Yunnan, is home to a thriving community of artisans practising the art of zha-ran, a type of tie-dye. Continue reading
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My Kushutara Samples
A short break in Australia has given me a chance to catch up with the contents of parcels mailed home. Here are some clearer photos of the kushutara samples I wove in Bhutan. Continue reading
