My thoughts on Textile History by Margy Norrish

  • The Bayeux Tapestry – Pictorial History

    Bayeux Tapestry Ever learn a fact when you were young and still remember but have no idea why you were supposed to know that piece of information?  For me, it was in elementary school that I memorized “William the Conqueror..Battle of Hastings..1066”.  Big whoopee!!!  I never remembered anything else about this morsel of knowledge.  It…

  • Thread- A Needle’s Best Friend

    Thread – A Needle’s Best Friend I wrote (July, 2012) praises for the needle!!  Today I look at the needle’s essential companion, THREAD. Callaway Textile Dictionary defines thread as “a fine cotton, wool, flax etc., spun to considerable length…Applied also to a similar product from glass, asbestos, a ductile metal etc.  … Such a cord…

  • Thread- A Needle's Best Friend

    Thread – A Needle’s Best Friend I wrote (July, 2012) praises for the needle!!  Today I look at the needle’s essential companion, THREAD. Callaway Textile Dictionary defines thread as “a fine cotton, wool, flax etc., spun to considerable length…Applied also to a similar product from glass, asbestos, a ductile metal etc.  … Such a cord…

  • Another Central Asian Textile

    Susanis, Embroidered Textiles of Central Asia Last week I wrote about silk ikats of Central Asia.  Today I wish to share another beautiful traditional textile from Central Asia, an embroidered susani.    Traditional Textiles of Central Asia, Janet Harvey, Thames and Hudson, 1996  Embroidered Textiles: A World Guide to Traditional Patterns, Sheila Paine, Thames and…

  • Another Central Asian Textile

    Susanis, Embroidered Textiles of Central Asia Last week I wrote about silk ikats of Central Asia.  Today I wish to share another beautiful traditional textile from Central Asia, an embroidered susani.    Traditional Textiles of Central Asia, Janet Harvey, Thames and Hudson, 1996  Embroidered Textiles: A World Guide to Traditional Patterns, Sheila Paine, Thames and…

  • My Most Favorite of All

    Stunning Silk Velvet Ikat The question I am asked most frequently is “what is my favorite textile?”.  In some ways that is like asking a parent “which is your favorite child?”.  Each is loved for their unique qualities.  But I will admit that there is one textile that is, hands down, my favorite: silk velvet…