YAS contemporary lifestyle

I have a dozen small quilts to complete before the end of August, so I don't have time to spend on one of my favorite past times - hours scrolling around the internet.  Having said that, of course, I open my emails this morning and immediately get side tracked by one from Megan Williams of  Hand Made In America  announcing a visit from Eastern European textile artists. The newsletter had a link to  HandEye  magazine, one of my favorites. Well, you can see where this is going. Hand Eye has a good article on the  History of Cotton in India  (would have liked for this article to be more in depth, but enough references to do your own research and the powerful story of Gandhi weaving his own cotton is given good space.)  So, I share the article with LinkedIn, Facebook, and the 20 (exaggeration, actually only eight), other blogs I have. While on FB, I take a look at my messages and find that  Alix , another AMF team member, has sent a message ...

Hand Eye is one of my favorite publications. Art and Craft with an international and charitable view point. If you follow the links to other articles, this is one of those all day things. So you are warned don't get lost. Me, I'm going back to the quilt top I should have completed today, immediately. India and the History of Cotton

Left: Mat ( mosen ) for the tea ceremony, 19th century. Mongolia or China for the Japanese market Wool; felted, resist dyeing (tie-dye). Right: Felt rug, 15th–17th century, Mongolia. Wool; felt, stencil-resist dyed To Dye For: A World Saturated in Color July 31, 2010  -  January 9, 2011 To Dye For  features over 50 textiles and costumes from the Fine Arts Museums’ comprehensive collection of textiles from Africa, Asia and the Americas. A truly cross-cultural presentation, the exhibition showcases objects from diverse cultures and historical periods, including a tie-dyed mantle from the Wari-Nasca culture of pre-Hispanic Peru (500–900 A.D.), a paste-resist Mongolian felt rug from the 15th–17th century and a group of stitch-resist dyed 20th-century kerchiefs from the Dida people of the Ivory Coast. These historical pieces are contrasted with artworks from contemporary Bay Area artists. The exhibition highlights several recent acquisitions, including important gifts such as...