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Knitted glassRead MoreJuly 31, 2021
Carol Milne is a glass sculptor.
Article of the Week - number seventy-one - a pirnRead MoreJuly 31, 2021
This week's item from the collection is a weaving pirn with a story.
Discovering Textiles - Jean-Henri FabreRead MoreJuly 31, 2021
Jean-Henri Fabre was an "entomological philosopher", a poet and a scientist who held patents for a textile dye.
Can plant silk replace plastic?Read MoreJuly 31, 2021
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have created a possible replacement for plastic.
A new cloth from The Shetland Tweed CompanyRead MoreJuly 31, 2021
The loom in Shetland has been warped up for the next cloth from The Shetland Tweed Company.
Fragments of poetryRead MoreJuly 31, 2021
Embroidery has the power to evoke memory in Hoa Dung's work.
Discovering Textiles - An Iranian traditional textile villageRead MoreJuly 24, 2021
Iran's traditions of textile making include weaving.
Article of the week - number seventy - a length of Heals fabric Read MoreJuly 24, 2021
This week's article from the collection is a length of fabric from Diane Bell for Heals
The Creative Wellbeing FestivalRead MoreJuly 24, 2021
The Creative Wellbeing Festival has started.
Fiberchats on YouTubeRead MoreJuly 24, 2021
A YouTube channel for those who like the fibre arts has videos with some Shetland creatives.