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As a few of you have noticed, I’ve started posting more regularly on tumblr. As of the fall, I’ll once again be writing a column for the Textile Arts Center blog as well as a column for another textiles blog to be announced soon. So while I’m not abandoning this blog, I’ll be keeping up daily over on tumbler with all things related to textiles and social change: artists, social enterprises, quotes, book recommendations, calls to action and other bits of inspiration and information. Of course, I will continue to keep up my portfolio at taliweinberg.com.

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I crossed paths with these guys in the Himalayas in 2006

 

Opening This Friday

 

A new “Thread and Roses” post on North Carolina’s weavers

The June posting of “Thread and Roses” is now up on the TAC blog. This month, missing my past two summers in the mountains, Ive written about the historical and contemporary textile industry in North Carolina. You can read the post here.

Southern Combed Yarn Industry, NC, 1938. “Drawing in” or threading the heddles preparatory to the weaving process. From Conservation and Development Department, Travel and Tourism photo files, North Carolina State Archives.

 

Two awesome events coming up this weekend!

Last week I helped Maya, Isa and others from Mending Circle stitch a giant patchwork blanket to be taken to Figment on Governors Island this weekend. Figment is a huge outdoor interactive art exhibition and Mending Circle will be there stitching under a big tree. Bring something to mend or come and add to the communal blanket. Details and directions here.

Ill be at Figment on Sunday, but Saturday Ill be at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens for Home Grown, “an afternoon celebration of local Brooklyn talent.”  Amongst the showcase of local food and music, TAC will be leading workshops on paper making with garden herbs and natural dyeing with local plants. Home Grown goes from noon to 6 and TAC workshops will take place from 1-4. Hope to see you there or at Figment!

 

Another lovely review of GOOD WORK

Thank you to Yasmin Sabur for her review of GOOD WORK on her blog feature “Tuesday’s Designer.”

 

 

 

12 colors: organic cotton dyed with osage orange sawdust

 

 

Unraveling: A Natural Dye Bibliography

The post I wrote for the TAC blog this week includes a list of resources for those interested in natural dyeing:

 

Photos from the GOOD WORK opening and May Day celebration

Maya helps participants screen print and sew patches as part of her participatory installation for Good Work

Erin demos natural dyeing

Erin Considine and Abigail Doan give demo's and workshops on May Day

Screen printed patches from Maya Valladares' workshop

The completed Maypole ribbons made by May Day workshop participants

The Maypole ribbons transferred to their home in the gallery

 

I want to see this documentary when it gets made

 

Good Work in Thread Reviews

Lovely review of GOOD WORK by Joetta Maue.

If you haven’t seen the show yet, this weekend would be a great time. We have open studios at TAC from noon to 6:00pm on Saturday and Sunday. Stop by for wine, cheese, cookies, art, and maybe even a weaving lesson.