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Category: Gathering

Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake) Arts and Craft Production

Posted on March 27, 2023 (April 17, 2023) by Leah Sanchez

Inuit women were skilled sewers, the survival of the family in the harsh northern climate depended on having expertly crafted clothing. In the early 1950s, women’s craftsmanship and design skills…

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Norwin Anne: Weaving Art

Posted on March 22, 2023 (March 29, 2023) by Jo Minhinnett

Weaving Art is a creative response to four pieces from the Textile Museum of Canada’s collection, it explores and promotes the traditional art of mat weaving in the Philippines. A…

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Tania Denyer: Orange Blossom Tea Cosy

Posted on March 22, 2023 (March 22, 2023) by Jo Minhinnett

In the podcast below, Tania Denyer investigates a tea cosy from Ontario, Canada. Tania asks the question — why are familiar household items, traditionally made by women with so much…

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Sarah Larock: Dutch Klederdracht

Posted on March 22, 2023 (March 22, 2023) by Jo Minhinnett

In the video below Sarah Larock talks about a jacket from the Netherlands. Sarah has been working on reproducing a klederdracht, a Dutch historical outfit, as a way to connect…

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Par Nair: Silk Sarees from India

Posted on March 22, 2023 (March 22, 2023) by Jo Minhinnett

In the video below, Par Nair responds to a 19th-century sari [T94.0803] from the Gujarat region in India. Par is currently in the process of creating a body of work entitled…

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Jung-Ah Kim: Story of modam

Posted on March 22, 2023 (March 22, 2023) by Jo Minhinnett

Story of Modam that you see below is an artistic response by Jung-Ah Kim that explores a brief history of modam, a traditional Korean woolen carpet. The stop motion animation…

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Carol Ann Apilado: Textile Practices of the Ilokano People of the Philippines

Posted on March 22, 2023 (March 22, 2023) by Jo Minhinnett

A few years ago, Carol Ann Apilado discovered that she belonged to a lineage of Ilokano weavers in the Philippines, where her family is from. This led her to embark…

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Afghan Women’s Organization: Weaving Journeys

Posted on March 22, 2023 (March 22, 2023) by Jo Minhinnett

View Weaving Journeys, a series of short films produced by Afghan Women’s Organization Refugee and Immigrant Services (AWO) in partnership with the Museum. Weaving Journeys features six women and their…

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Nikita Malik: Kantha Craft from Bangladesh

Posted on March 22, 2023 (March 22, 2023) by Jo Minhinnett

In the video below, Nikita Malik responds to an embroidered bed cover [T04.24.152] from West Bengal. Nikita was drawn to how the craftsmen translated animals, birds, trees, and everyday life…

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Katy Biele: Something to Hang on to

Posted on March 22, 2023 (March 22, 2023) by Jo Minhinnett

The digital work you see below is an artistic response by Katy Biele to a yarn painting by artist Francisco Carillo from Nayarit, Mexico. Something to Hang on to is…

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