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In Praise of Software
I love my Louet Magic Dobby, partly because I feel a link to weavers in the past. Putting the pegs into the programme bars is a very...
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A common thread for Common Threads
Amongst the seemingly endless research for the HNC, I came across a textile artist whose modus operandi struck a chord deep within me. ...
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Royal College of Art MA Textile show
On 29 June I visited the RCA textile show featuring the MA knit and weave students. Some a bit wilder and wackier than New Designers: Joe...
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New Designers 2017
On 28 June I visited my Common Threads colleagues who were exhibiting at the New Designers show in London. The first thing to say is that...