Spring Break – Malaysia  Batik 1 My first introduction to batik production, many years ago, was in the Indonesian archipelago.  Trips to Ubud, Bali were planned around visits to the textile shops of Rai Rupini.  This lovely woman patiently answered my many questions and graciously showed me countless examples from her inventory of thousands of…

It’s Tax Time! I don’t think there is anything that inspires more dread than filing tax forms, unless it is an envelope from the IRS with an audit notification inside. Face it!  Taxes have been around forever and aren’t about to go away anytime soon. There are many examples in textile history about cloth used…

It’s Tax Time! I don’t think there is anything that inspires more dread than filing tax forms, unless it is an envelope from the IRS with an audit notification inside. Face it!  Taxes have been around forever and aren’t about to go away anytime soon. There are many examples in textile history about cloth used…

Spring Trip- Malaysia 1 While visiting Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia we happened upon the National Textile Museum of Malaysia.  Located a short walk from the Central Market, The Textile Museum is housed in an elegant, historic, colonial building of Moghul-Islamic architecture. The museum’s role is to “ collect, conserve and document and display the diverse national…

Spring Trip- Malaysia 1 While visiting Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia we happened upon the National Textile Museum of Malaysia.  Located a short walk from the Central Market, The Textile Museum is housed in an elegant, historic, colonial building of Moghul-Islamic architecture. The museum’s role is to “ collect, conserve and document and display the diverse national…

Spring Break Well, I’m just back from a short spring vacation: 10 days in Malaysia and 10 days in the South Pacific.  A long way to travel for a short time.  I will share textile adventures with you as soon as I Photoshop some pictures.  This vacation I didn’t concentrate on buying vintage textiles as…