Pleasing visitor responses to the Haus der Seidenkultur Mingei apps
Author: Cynthia Beisswenger At the Haus der Seidenkultur (HdS) in Krefeld, Germany, the participation of the museum’s enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers in the
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Weaving heritage
Shetland Wool Week
Shetland Wool Week is an annual event created in 2009 celebrating “Britain’s most northerly native sheep, the Shetland textile industry and the rural
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Almost forgotten vocation of point paper designer continued in textile sector
An almost forgotten vocation in the textile sector is that of the point paper designer who, like the pattern designer, also has to
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In the Spotlight: local Industry “Handmade Cretan Woven”
In the modern technologically dominated world, traditional arts and professions gradually tend to become extinct, as the vast majority of people prefer to
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Safeguarding weaving heritage in India
Working with heritage weaving communities in India India has a long weaving tradition. Although the bulk of the country’s textile industry has been
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In the Spotlight: Women weavers from “Aretousa” Workshop
In the modern technologically dominated world, traditional arts and professions gradually tend to become extinct, as the vast majority of people prefer
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In the Spotlight: weaving experts from CRETACOM
The weaving workshop of Crete, CRETACOM located in the Handicraft park of Anopolis is a family business, which dates back to ’80s.
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The forgotten vocation of pattern design
Pattern design once was a well-respected vocation within the textile sector. The pattern designer or ‘dessinateur’ was the first craftsman involved in
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The story of Jacquard weaving
Have you ever wondered how the pattern in splendid silk fabrics is created? Or asked yourself how many steps are involved in
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Virtual reenactment of loom weaving
As a way to represent and preserve Heritage Crafts in the context of Mingei, Virtual Humans are used to reenact and recreate
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