Thailand & Vietnam - Ethnic Minority Woman's Trousers

Considering the petit size of the women, these trousers are quite large or shall I say baggy. Here they are all folded into half in order for me to get them into the pictures, some are longer in length than the others.  I find these trousers most fascinating the first time I saw them, the effort put in the embroideries are just extraordinary. I don't remember seeing anything quite like it before.

Vietnam - Red Dao Thaphin.  This is a favourite piece, minimalist and refined in the choice of colours, so much depth in that rare shade of earthy pink.

Vietnam - Red Dao Thaphin, the bright colour looks more gold than yellow.

Thailand - Yao

Thailand - Yao

Time-lapse Photography - City Rising by Tom Ryaboi

   
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The Evolution of Savile Row

On fashionbeans
Photogallery reportagebygettyimages

Looking for A Blanket ?

Long time no see !

Some favourite pieces - they seem to be mostly from Myanmar!

Myanmar - Chin woman's blanket.  

Top piece, Naga from Myanmar 

Myanmar - Hemp, a large piece being folded into half.

Southern Laos - a long piece, Kato loin cloth.

No sign of the blanket I set out to find!  But below are a couple pieces of needlework that I still find their execution most inspiring, in both composition and the combination of techniques.  

Northern Thailand - 5 pairs of Ahka woman's old leggings.

An old Yao pleated skirt of which pleats have been taken out.  It's long and heavy, incredible amount of hard works have gone into making this skirt.

                                                         Another old Yao skirt.

Experimental Furniture Design with Textiles

yet/matilde:  continuous function, designboom

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Wood and Textile Integrated Furniture by Kata Monus,  designrulz

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The works of Kana-artist - Kaoru Akagawa

YouTube Hokusai meets Wagner

Source: www.meisterin-akagawa.jp

See more of her works on www.meisterin-akagawa.jp

and here is her recent appearance on the program Insight Germany.

Molly & Sons

BEAMS men's AW2012-13 focus on this characteristic Irish tweed fabric. 
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CAROL CASSIDY – GLORIOUS WEAVES EXHIBITION

October 4-November 15, 2012, SHALINI GANENDRA FINE ART @ Gallery Residence, 8 Lorong 16/7B,  Section 16,  Petaling Jaya. Tel:  +603 7960 4740

More info. here

Carol Cassidy's Lao Textiles

The above two photos showed some of the works from Lao Textiles.  A selection shown to guests after the talk by Carol Cassidy at the National Textile Museum Kuala Lumpur on 3rd October 2012.

Carol Cassidy at the National Textile Museum Kuala Lumpur