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Textile Tourist: December 2013
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Wednesday, 4 December 2013. Tempting Ottoman Tile Work. As I reminisce over my photos from Turkey, I am still stunned by the many wonderful designs incorporated into tiles. So, to finish up here’s a delicious few to contemplate – enough to send you running for your own design boards and coloured paints. Most of these photos came from the Topkapi Palace or the Archaeological Museum). Traditional Textile Arts, Turkey. Both photos from the Bursa City Museum. Bursa, City Museum. Silvia demonstrating felting ...
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Textile Tourist: A Bit of Reminiscing Never Hurts
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Monday, 23 March 2015. A Bit of Reminiscing Never Hurts. Port Stephens is such a lovely area and we have many great memories of lazy summers camping there with the kids. We moved from beach to beach depending on where the wind was blowing or what activity we had set ourselves for the day. I was reminded of our wonderful summer holidays while looking at these amazing photos, kindly sent to us from the good folks at Aqua Mantra. Nelson Bay. It speaks volumes. There really is no place like home!
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Textile Tourist: Best Clothes
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Tuesday, 6 January 2015. Well, for me it's finally back with nose firmly to the grindstone and all! I've included this photo to show there was quite some variety in uniforms. We had a few days in Athens and luckily made it to Parliament House to witness the Sunday Changing of the Guard. Despite the crowds, we managed to catch some of the review and see those spectacular costumes of the Presidential Guard. Athena guarding her domain. Well, my rudimentary. Knowledge of these beautiful garments. If you're i...
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Textile Tourist: August 2014
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Sunday, 31 August 2014. Is one of those memorable Greek Islands. Small in size, with a picturesque white village climbing a steep hill behind, it is a busy port town catering to a wide range of international and local tourists – without being too fussed about it. It’s also well protected and for many, a pleasant escape from the summer’s strong Meltemi (winds). Walking the town one morning, we found this fine example of guerrilla knitting. Hardly in keeping with everything Greece, but a wonderful surprise.
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Textile Tourist: September 2013
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Saturday, 21 September 2013. This year has been rather textile “poor” I’m sad to say. However, one welcome surprise was this window display we discovered in Cagliari. I cannot begin to explain where these wonderful costumes and weavings came from as I understand each village has its own style. However, the embroidery and weaving was particularly fine. Reflected in the background is busy Largo Carlo Felice. The Oristano Tourist Information Centre gave us a brochure on the textile museum located in Samugheo.
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Textile Tourist: Textile Hunters: Bulgaria
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Wednesday, 28 January 2015. After a very long day in the train, we arrived at night to see Veliko Tarnovo. With its fairy lights on. It was an apt introduction to this lovely city, once centre of the Bulgarian Empire. This magic was not lost in daylight as we walked medieval streets, explored historical monuments, learned about street art and took in an opera – as you do! My closest brush with textiles was admiring the many leather shoe and boot options available in town. Costumes at the Sofia Art Gallery.
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Textile Tourist: April 2014
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Wednesday, 30 April 2014. Whilst Shopping in Gosford. I'm not sure how I found out about it but the Gosford Regional Art Gallery. In itself a wonderful place to visit) had a showing of quilts in early April this year. Of course, I should have been getting ready for Sunday's lunch - I had the Randwick Girls up for a little Island time. But I remembered I had to do a bit of "shopping" on Saturday and skived off early to catch this lovely exhibition by the Caroline Bay Quilters. To do Linda Butcher's. How m...
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Textile Tourist: April 2013
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Thursday, 25 April 2013. Missing Photos.not again! It would seem that by closing down (and removing) the TT Early Years blog I have inadvertently deleted my photos from those posts migrated to this blog. They did not fly across the cybersphere and will now need to be re-installed - one by one. This is punishment indeed for skipping from Vox to Wordpress to Typepad to Blogger over the last few years. I knew I shouldn't have patted that black cat yesterday. He looked too smug. Labels: A Good Life. Zen doct...
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Textile Tourist: January 2014
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Tuesday, 21 January 2014. One of the oldest festivals in the world (6. C), is named after the spiked leaves of the aoi (hollyhock). The leaves are said to have various powers including protection against lightning and earthquakes. The main event is the grand procession, which we had booked in to see, although there are other events going on such as an archery display on horseback at the Shimogamo Shrine and a horse race between two teams dressed in 8. C costumes at the Kamigamo Shrine. In terms of manner...