I had a successful bid at Kilshaw’s auction house this week. In a cardboard box I had my eye on 4 textiles in particular – this NW Indian shisha embroidery. It is not as fine as one I already have in my collection but it is in very good condition and I like that the […]
Read More...i love Indian textiles – just want to show you some close ups of some displayed at the Beyond peacocks & paisleys, Handcrafted Textiles of India and its Neighbors exhibition, in the Goldstein Museum of Design, University of Minnesota College of Design. i had to walk passed the gallery everyday to get to and from the workshop i attended after […]
Read More...Back in 2005 Quilting Arts Magazine featured a series of articles written by Julia Caprara. In the Winter issue, Julia wrote about the importance of all textile students building their own personal “touch palette”. Since reading the article, I have followed Julia’s advice and used the technique she described as “painting with fabric, thread, and […]
Read More...I am filling my blog space with colour today to remember Julia Caprara who passed away on Friday. Julia was one of the doyennes of the art world. People all around the planet will be feeling a sense of loss. Many will be wondering how they will cope without her. But no one more than […]
Read More...More embroidered blouses from Kutch, Gujarat in the Guj style. Shisha mirrors, buttonhole stitch, satin stitch, knots & pompoms.
Read More...Mirror glass is cut to shape with scissors for shisha work. A blouse embroidered in the Guj style where there are woven braids across the front. A blouse in the Kungeroo style. It is usually made in one piece & is fully embroidered with a larger range of stitches. It is often made for a […]
Read More...A Kungeree type of Mutwa blouse with embroidered panels for an unmarried girl. The panels are embroidered flat then sent to the tailor to make up the garment, unsually with prints in the style of patterned fabrics the British brought to India in the 1930s. The village is known for its tiny mirror glass (shisha) […]
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