Opportunity of a Lifetime!

Among many wonderful and inspiring papers being presented on Saturday 27th April from 2-8pm at The Geometrics Exhibition & Symposium is Alexandra Gerstein's paper The Free Geometry of Omega Workshops Textiles, 1913-1919.

Book here and see you there! 

Courtauld Gallery Curator Alexandra Gerstein Presents 'The Free Geometry of Omega Workshops Textiles 1913-1919' Paper to the Slow Textiles Group on April 27th!

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You're invited to 
THE GEOMETRICS SYMPOSIUM 
(code W30):  Tickets from just £15!

TSTG Members Ready for Christopher Kane AW2013!

Congratulations TSTG members and associates who attended Saturday's workshop and learnt how to create Christopher Kane's catwalk look for Autumn/Fall/Winter 2013 with elaborate couture couching, among several other Couture Embellishment Techniques.

As always, we're ahead of the game with our portfolio of Skills Development Training and uber-talented members and tutors! Our next date for open access Skills Development Training is August 3rd 2013 for stunning  Mountmellick Embroidery with Zoe Powell.  Book early to avoid disappointment!  

Our Paris and London trained tutors don't grow on trees!

Learn Amazing Couture Embellishment Techniques on Feb 16th with TSTG!

Image courtesy of Poszata Ltd, Hungary.

Learn how to make Richelieu lace tomorrow with Paris couture embroiderer, Eline Le Callennec and the Slow Textiles Group! This workshop is available both online and in the London studio.

Just two places left! Book your place here.

 White on white. Traditional French Richelieu lace in white linen. 
Image courtesy of Passion de Blanc, France.

Pua Kumba Weaving in Marik Empang!

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TSTG members recently enjoyed an evening with Nancy Ngali from Malaysian Borneo, wearing her own pua kumba woven jacket and beaded marik empang at the fantastic current exhibition called 

Endangered Textiles taking place at the Brunei Gallery in London.

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Here's the process of the warp preparation - hundreds of white silk threads being tied with lengths of plastic rather like tie-dye - in order to prepare the weave to make a jacket or skirt.

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After all those white threads are dip-dyed in indigo they are set up on a back-strap loom ready for weaving. 

The whole process takes between 3 to 5 months!

For more information on the process, there's a great introductory article in the wonderful Hand Eye magazine.

Some Old Fabrics in this Season of New New New!

Linen and wool tapestry, detail, third to fourth century AD, Egypt.

Linen and wool tapestry, detail, fourth to fifth century AD, Egypt.

Linen and wool tapestry, detail, fifth to sixth century AD, Egypt.

Lunar Deity, wool embroidery on linen, detail, third to fourth century AD, Egypt.

For more information on these extrordinarily modern-looking Egyptian wool and linen weaves and embroideries go here.