design principle #39

A static composition appears to be at rest.

Matthew Frederick

101 Things I Learned in Architecture School

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world textiles

Russian shawl, printed lightweight wool challis.Bought in St. Petersburg 1995.

Here's information on Russian shawls.
Two great books on Russian shawls : Ivanovo Printed Textiles 18th to early 20th century (in Russian)
Châles de Russie in French. With some luck it can be found in English
Russian Kerchiefs & Shawls By: Louisa Yefimova
ISBN-10: B000IASJYQ ISBN-13: N/A
Publisher: AURORA ART PUBLISHERS - 1985-01-01
Both books printed in Russia.

Always been fascinated by the journey from Indian to Provençal textiles and all the stops in between.
More information here.

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however, i'm still a weaver

And still weaving this cloth.The yarns are soft and they sing a particular song as the beater gently beats them in place.The colors blend creating an all over mottled color .The cloth is predominatly black with dark blue and gray yarns interspersed.
It's going slowly, but pleasurably.

And about slow cloth indeed, check out the Slow Cloth group on FB .It seems there are some issues bothering textile makers and this is a place for having challenging , civic discussions without invoking any deity or supra natural power if you know what i mean.There's also lots of information sharing.

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