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Textile

Vivid Blue
17 Jul 19
21st-century African indigo inspired by Dogon tie-dye patterns
Holding block over fabric. Photo courtesy of The Craftsmanship Initiative (https://craftsmanship.net
Living History
17 Jul 19
Italy’s Ancient Textile-Printing Mangle
“Abundance is Now,” 12”x12”, Embellished Quilt
Abundance Quilts
17 Jul 19
Therese May’s Messages of Hope
Craft & Thrift
07 Jul 19
Stitching the stories of the women of Bengal
Decolonized Mind
07 Jul 19
Creating opportunities with block printing
Coded Messages
07 Jul 19
Stone-burnished palm fiber mats with ancient lineage
Marigolds darken as they dry and produce a mustard yellow. Photo by Prarthna Singh, courtesy of Thrums Books.
True Colors
20 Jun 19
World Masters of Natural Dyes and Pigment
Land and water, silk crepe de chine, 120cm x 300cm.
Intuitive Design
20 Jun 19
Taking a risk
Artistic Integrity
19 Jun 19
A bandhani master who knows the virtues of staying small
Versatile and Revered
06 Jun 19
A Berber family tradition of carpets
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Artifact

Plaid with Yellow Heart - 8” abstract embroidery created with recycled material. Photo credit: Kelly Darke
A Million Moments
17 Jul 19
The Importance of Remembering
Michael Sherrill, Yellowstone Rhododendron, 2000, porcelain, glaze, steel. 11.25 x 15 x 11 in. Smithsonian American Art Museum, gift of David and Clemmer Montague, in memory of her mother Beatrice Slaton and her brother Carson Slaton, Mississippi Gardeners, 2005.34
A Naturalist’s Sensitivity
07 Jul 19
Michael Sherrill’s botanical wonders
The Hungarian Way
22 May 19
Traditional pottery from Imre Szűcs
Match of the Matriarchs, Boston Sculptors Gallery, 2018 (The Cephalopods)
Match of the Matriarchs
22 May 19
A maternal chess set
Hebron Glass
22 May 19
An ancient art still practiced today
ZuluGal Retro
08 May 19
Beading to economic empowerment
Gahaya Links
08 May 19
Joining Hutu and Tutsi women into a basket-weaving arts collective
Simple Wicker
08 May 19
Blaise Cayol’s humbling baskets
Detail of smocking, Photo by Jordana Martin
Handmaking History
24 Apr 19
Using the past to create a design narrative
Johnny Swing in his Brookline, Vermont studio. Photography by Paul Specht.
Design Sense
26 Feb 19
Turning ideas into a reality
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Culture

Childhood Fascination
20 Jun 19
Marco Antonio Ruiz transforms corn husks into sculptures
Passage to India
27 Sep 18
A Textile Story in Three Parts
Detail from the installation at the Museum at FIT, with embroidery by Dabbous .
Collages of Cultures
06 Jun 18
Art that Inspires
Revitalizing Mapuche Craft
07 Feb 18
Connecting values and culture
Of A Temporary Nature
18 Oct 17
Visual Poetry
Holy Roman Empire Intarsia Quilt Artist unidentified Prussia or Austria 1846–1851 Wool, with embroidery thread; intarsia; hand-appliquéd and hand-embroidered 101 1/2 x 101 1/2" Collection International Quilt Study Center & Museum University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
War and Pieced
22 Sep 17
Quilts from military fabrics
African Scandinavian Fusion
09 Mar 17
BYHAND AFRICAN ARTISANS bring Danish simplicity to African craft
Breaking Stereotype
25 Jan 17
Investing in Kenyan Women and Ingenuity
Colombian Composure
19 Jan 17
Fe Handbag’s Intertribal Collaborations
Life Changers
16 Nov 16
Art Creation Foundation for Children
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Place

Heidi by the window of Mustafa’s workshop.
Diamonds to chickens
07 Apr 16
Cultural exchange in Morocco
Sortng and smoothing dyed paper.
Tragedy at the Top of the World
06 May 15
Nepali Artisans’ Lives Crumble
Green Windows.
Etched in Time
22 Apr 15
A wood carver’s duty
Embrace and Develop
19 Dec 13
Empowering Cape Town’s HIV/AIDS community via craft
A Place of Hope
06 Nov 13
Kageno forges bonds with designers that stretch worldwide
Local Icons
11 Sep 13
Santa Fe’s pantheon of multicultural saints
The Wayra Way
14 Aug 13
Crocheting and Knitting from Peruvian Mining Towns
Hard-Earned Recognition
12 Aug 13
Caribbean Craft's artisan business
The Future of Craft?
17 Jul 13
Linking tradition with art and design
Art from the Periphery
05 Jun 13
Touring Turkey’s Baksı Museum
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