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Features
UNPREDICTABLE RESULTS
by Victor Cassidy
Up close and personal, Lia Cook’s newest
works in Jacquard explore the emotional and
structural possibilities of the woven image.
E-TEXTILES: ELECTRONIC AND EXTRAORDINARY
by Janet Collins
In the growing field of electronic textiles, two university campuses in North America are emerging as epicenters for groundbreaking research and experimentation.
ETHEREAL SCULPTURE
by Sue Taylor
The heirloom-inspired creations of Linda
Hutchins, rendered life-size in ghostly organza,
speak to the fleeting nature of both making and
memory.
LIBERATING THE PAST
by Spike Gillespie
The discovery of revealing family documents
lead artist Stephen Beal on a quest to rectify the
wrongs of long-ago with needle and thread.
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
by Rachel B. Cochran
A passion for collecting relics of domesticity
feeds the creative drive and textile explorations
of quilt artist Diane Savona.
Departments
Profiles
Whitney Stansell | Alex Friedman | Mary Smull
Collecting
De-Accessories: The Recycle LACMA Project
Creative Process
An Encaustic Studio Intensive | Making the Cut | Smart Textiles
at MICA
Practical Matters
Making Connections
Sampling
Fiber-Postcard Valentines
Reviews
ArtCloth: Engaging New Visions | Slash: Paper Under the Knife
Travel & Traditions
The Hubbell Trading Post | Brown Sheep Company
Curtains
Christy Matson: Ill Communication
Fourth Street
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Exhibition Catalogs
Current & Coming
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ABOVE: Lia
Cook, China Maze Doll (detail), 2008; cotton and rayon
thread, woven on a TC-1 Jacquard loom; 72" x 51". Courtesy
of browngrotta arts, Wilton, Connecticut. Photo by the
artist.
ABOVE: Linda Hutchins, Egg Basket, 2008; organza
and thread; handsewn; 3½" x 9½" x 9½". Courtesy
of Pulliam Gallery, Portland, Oregon. Photo: Dan Kvitka.
 ABOVE: Alex Friedman, Matrix, 2008; wool weft, cotton warp; tapestry
techniques include eccentric weft, hatching, pick pick, soumak, and
interlocks as needed; 40" x 51" x 2". Photo: Kate Cameron.
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