My thoughts on Textile History by Margy Norrish

  • Canvas

    Canvas “Sailing….Oh the canvas can do miracles , just you wait and see Christopher Cross About this time of year my husband and I might be planning a trip to the South Pacific to visit his relatives.  Of course, sailing, and any water sport is the sport of choice there.  Moving here, he traded his…

  • Mongolia – The Land of Felt Part 2

    Since the 5th C, Central Asian nomads have used round, felt-covered yurts with collapsible wooden frames as portable housing when herding sheep, horses and cattle.  Pasturalist nomads are not constantly on the move as we understand the word “nomad”.  Unlike the caravans of the Silk Road which moved from town to oasis town carrying merchandise,…

  • Mongolia – The Land of Felt Part 2

    Since the 5th C, Central Asian nomads have used round, felt-covered yurts with collapsible wooden frames as portable housing when herding sheep, horses and cattle.  Pasturalist nomads are not constantly on the move as we understand the word “nomad”.  Unlike the caravans of the Silk Road which moved from town to oasis town carrying merchandise,…

  • Mongolia : ” The Land of Felt”

    MONGOLIA  I’ve shared some of the highlights of our fall trip: China and a bit of Russia.  So now, we head to Mongolia.  Mongolia, located between Russia and China, is a fascinating country with a most colorful history.  The Eurasian grassland , the Steepes, covers a region extending from northern China through Mongolia toward eastern…

  • Mongolia : " The Land of Felt"

    MONGOLIA  I’ve shared some of the highlights of our fall trip: China and a bit of Russia.  So now, we head to Mongolia.  Mongolia, located between Russia and China, is a fascinating country with a most colorful history.  The Eurasian grassland , the Steepes, covers a region extending from northern China through Mongolia toward eastern…

  • New Year Greetings

    Greetings for a New Year Time to get ready to welcome a other new year.  Whatever great and wonderful things you accomplished in 2013, try for even great successes in 2014.  That is my only resolution, to do better.  I think that covers it all. Margy