From the editors of Textile Forum magazine (1982-2013)
Rediscovered weavers Else Mögelin and Johanna Schütz-Wolff Last April I was invited by friends from he Polish Art Academy in Stettin to an exhibition of Bauhaus weaver Else Mögelin, not shown for the past 30... Read more
Artapestry 7 at the German Textile Museum Krefeld from July 21 till December 31, 2024 For the first time, the start of the now 7th Artapestry, the triennial of the European Tapestry Forum, took place... Read more
Call for Entry 13 Baltic Mini Textile Gdynia 2025 Theme: COMMUNITY Deadline: 31st October 2024 (receive) Baltic Mini Textile Gdynia is organised by Gdynia City Museum every third year for professional artists from Poland and... Read more
ETN Field Trip – Flax in Belgium and Northern France This trip was a surprise because it revealed changes in the flax industry that I was not aware of. Demand from high-end fabric processors is... Read more
Else Mögelin – Bauhaus and spirituality in Pomerania Exhibition from April 11 to June 9, 2024 in the National Museum in Szczecin I found out about this show on Bauhaus weaver Else Mögelin through friends... Read more
Kimsooja: Thread Roots Kimsooja`s first exhibition in the Netherlands takes place from 2 March to 21 July 2024 at the Lakenhal (Cloth Hall) Museum in Leiden, the Dtch town that back in the 17th century,... Read more
In Search of Wild Silk – Exploring a Silk Industry in the Jungles of India, Karen Selk, Schiffer Publishing, 2023, 270 pages, 308 colour photos, 10 maps and drawings, ISBN 978-0-7643-6497-6, price US $ 39.99... Read more