My thoughts on Textile History by Margy Norrish

  • Corde du Roi

    The Cord of Kings- CorduroyFall has finally come, the leaves are golden and the nights are cool.  One joy of living in a climate with all four seasons is having a diverse wardrobe. There is pleasure, at least for me, in bringing into my closet clothes for the upcoming season. In the spring, there are…

  • A Visit to The Fowler Museum of UCLA

    Textile Society of America – The Fowler Museum One of the benefits of a TSA Symposium includes visits to area galleries and museums.  Attendees were invited to the Fowler Museum of UCLA for 3 sessions featured in the current exhibitions with a cocktail reception following the lectures. Events such as these give symposium attendees the…

  • A Visit to The Fowler Museum of UCLA

    Textile Society of America – The Fowler Museum One of the benefits of a TSA Symposium includes visits to area galleries and museums.  Attendees were invited to the Fowler Museum of UCLA for 3 sessions featured in the current exhibitions with a cocktail reception following the lectures. Events such as these give symposium attendees the…

  • The Textile Society of America – 14th Biennial Symposium

    Destination Los Angeles I have just returned from Los Angeles having attended 5 days of the 14th symposium of the Textile Society of America. The Textile Society was established in 1987 to provide “an international forum for the exchange and dissemination of textile knowledge from artistic, cultural, economic, historic, political, social and technical perspectives”. With…

  • The Textile Society of America – 14th Biennial Symposium

    Destination Los Angeles I have just returned from Los Angeles having attended 5 days of the 14th symposium of the Textile Society of America. The Textile Society was established in 1987 to provide “an international forum for the exchange and dissemination of textile knowledge from artistic, cultural, economic, historic, political, social and technical perspectives”. With…

  • Textile Society of America Symposium, 2014

    This week I am attending the Textile Society of America’s biennial symposium in Los Angeles. You can read my blog about the last symposium (2012) in Washington, D.C Sept. 28, 2012 Since this coming week features International Talk Like  Pirate Day I would like to repeat for you Pirate Flags. Wednesday, September 19, is International…