From Loving Hands…sharing stories to honor the past
July 10, 2020
Schacht Spindle Company in Boulder recently celebrated a 50th anniversary and it got me thinking about people who helped me get started in spinning, weaving and other textile pursuits. We never get to where we are without a helping hand and honoring those who came before – the ancient
Textiles Teach
February 4, 2019
Although textiles are often relegated to academic backwaters in terms of anthropological research, the social significance of textiles cannot be underestimated. The most innocuous dishtowel and the most sublime Oriental rug are both produced within particular cultural contexts and are productive of those contests.