News: Tapestry

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   125 Years of De Wit

   November 10, 2021

   Read an abridged version of the HALI 204 book review of ‘Tapestry Production & Conservation 125 Years of De Wit – Royal Manufacturers of Tapestry’ by Maria Taboga and Nello Forti Grazzini. While highly technical content, it is always a pleasurable as well as an informative read: a gateway to a fascinating world, made of coloured threads, warps and wefts. 

2. 

   Thread of Time: A Qing Kesi Roundel and an Indian Cotton Dhurrie

   May 4, 2020

   In the regular HALI feature Thread of time, we connect two seemingly very different textiles through material, technique, iconography or use. In the two tapestry-woven textiles of this article, the link is the peacock.