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The tapestry’s rich and detailed decoration, coupled with the opportunity to actually touch it, created a strong and engaging experience for viewers.
These are the easiest embroidery techniques to attempt for beginners.
Why not give them a go – you might help keep a traditional skill alive.
Craft practices are not supplemental to human survival: they enable it, and have always been at the centre of technological innovation.
Yanagi Sōetsu’s call to value simple, well-made objects feels especially relevant in our current disposable culture.
There’s been a rise of young men sewing across Australia (and the world for that matter). Social media and Gen Z influencers have a lot to do with it.
For three centuries the kimono has filtered through western culture and taken root in everything from early couture to Star Wars.
Knitting has been shown to create a flow state, reduce stress and boost overall mental health.
The round fruit at the heart of a circular economy.
First Nations people have been making and crafting clothes and accessories for millennia, and for international exhibitions for hundreds of years.
When the British government expelled Chagos Islanders from their homeland, it put a unique culture at risk of erasure.
I’m a mathematician whose hobby is origami. It has inspired mathematicians to solve problems once thought impossible, and create folding telescope lenses, airbags and solar panels.
If you and the kids are stumped for things to do these holidays, and looking for ways to reconnect after a really trying school term, here are some ideas to try.
Joseph Pine and James Gilmore’s The Experience Economy was one of the most influential books of the modern era. Now it may be time for an update.
The enduring popularity of knitting lies in its practicality, portability and mental health benefits. As the mercury drops and we head outside for bracing walks, it’s time to knit a woollen scarf.
As hospitals face a global shortage of personal protective equipment, crafting communities are once again stepping up to the plate.
A summer exhibition of man-made craft is a rare thing - but do men really need a leg up when it comes to artistic recognition?
Thousands of people in Australia and around the world have rallied to knit and crochet comfort items for wildlife. Their efforts are the latest in a long history of crafting for a cause.
Eight artists use textiles to investigate history, self and place in a new exhibition that draws on rich histories, but could use more contextual information in its presentation.
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Honorary Research Fellow, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
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Third Century Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Assistant Professor of the Archaeology of Early Europe, Leiden University
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Professor of Culture and Creative Industries, Adelaide University
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Professor of Anthropology of Migration, University of Edinburgh
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