WASHINGTON — When the country heaves, when the stress levels spike, a little nothingness goes a long way. “Mind Over Matter: Zen in Medieval Japan,” at the Freer Gallery of Art (an arm of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art), is a show of ravishing absence: a stark and beautiful exhibition where form is plunged into silence, and the […]
Damcho Diana Finnegan and Dr. Carola Roloff (Bhiksuni Jampa Tsedroen) report on Thursday’s historic ceremony that saw the full ordination of 144 female monastics in Bhutan, establishing a bhikshuni sangha. All photos courtesy of Dongyu Gatsal Ling. Nuns joyfully await their turn to receive their bhikshuni vows. The first ceremony to fully ordain women within Tibetan Buddhism in modern times […]
Lindsay Kyte profiles law professor Rhonda Magee, who teaches mindfulness and other contemplative practices to help us do the inner and outer work of creating racial justice. Photo by Blake Farrington The summer that Rhonda Magee was sixteen, she got a phone call that marked a turning point in her life. Jake, her boyfriend at the time, called to tell […]
This story is proof positive that the arts can bring diverse cultures together. When Parisian artist Maryse Allard came across a book about traditional Korean bojagi textile art, she knew it was her artistic calling. And even though the book was written in a foreign language, she immediately understood and connected with the images of bojagi’s transparent beauty. Korean bojagi […]
Technology and Innovation in Fashion Industry Manisha BeniwalDepartment of Textiles (Fashion Technology)DKTE’S Textile & Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji, IndiaIntern at Textile LearnerEmail: [email protected] Fashion is form of self expression that is related to clothing style, the accessories one carry and lifestyle one follow. It is the looks that admire one’s personality. Fashion is set of trends that come into market. […]
Resist Style of Printing on Reactive Dyed Cotton Using White Resist and Color Resist Style Printing Rushikesh Digambar PatilDepartment of Textiles (Textile Chemistry)DKTE’S Textile and Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji, IndiaIntern at Textile LearnerEmail: [email protected] Introduction:Resist Printing refers to printing on fabric that leads to an undyed pattern within the shape of the resist applied on a dyed background. It’s a […]
Questions around rebirth—from how it works to whether it’s even real—have energized and divided Buddhists for millennia. In this excerpt from his book Rebirth, Roger R. Jackson unpacks the complexity of it all and offers four basic approaches to incorporating it (or not) into our own practice. Photo by Philippe Frangiere. The writings of philosophically inclined scholars of Buddhism published […]
A century ago, Buddhists in Vietnam—and in much of Asia—started rewriting their traditions, and in some cases even their history. Alec Soucy explains how what we think we know of Vietnamese Buddhism points to a much more complex reality. Photo by William J. H. Leonard On the first and fifteenth day of each lunar month in Hanoi, Vietnam, temples teem […]
How does Buddhism make sense of war? In the abstract, the teachings are straightforward. But according to Bhikkhu Bodhi, if we find ourselves supporting those who are fighting back in Ukraine, then we have to ask some hard questions—and maybe accept some uncomfortable truths. Image by S.T., 2021. Oil-based crayon on cover stock, 9 x 11 in. Day after day, […]
Transfer Printing Machine and Their Process in Textile Rushikesh Digambar PatilDepartment of Textiles (Textile Chemistry)DKTE’S Textile and Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji, IndiaIntern at Textile LearnerEmail: [email protected] Introduction:Textile printing is that the most versatile and widely used method of adding color and style into textile fibers. Printing has long been accustomed enhance the aesthetic quality of textile fabrics. To satisfy the […]
The Direct Style of Printing on 100% Polyester by Varying the Print Fixation Methods Rushikesh Digambar PatilDepartment of Textiles (Textile Chemistry)DKTE’S Textile & Engineering Institute, Ichalkaranji, IndiaIntern at Textile LearnerEmail: [email protected] Introduction:In the textile business, polyester fabrics play a significant role. The most suited dyes for printing on Polyester fiber materials are dispersed dyes, which produce prints with excellent […]
Eighteen years’ worth of artist’s paint rags and a camper van were the stimulus for Patricia Brown to find a new craft that she could do in a small space. Having salvaged old paint-daubed cloths from a bucket in her New York studio, Patricia purchased the whole gamut of colours in the DMC embroidery floss range and proceeded to spend […]
Nancy Chemtob, a matrimonial lawyer, has helped Mary-Kate Olsen, Tory Burch, Bobby Flay and other celebrities get divorced. After practicing for decades as the founding partner of Chemtob Moss Forman & Beyda, one of the largest matrimonial firms in New York City, Ms. Chemtob went through a divorce herself, in 2012. Her divorce was horrific and unexpected, she said. But […]
Nimble Trainer 6 years He/Him Tell us about your journey to fitness and personal training: I was a professional ballet dancer, which was beautiful but resulted in a LOT of injuries and an early retirement. Afterwards I was looking for something to replace not just my career, but the 6 to 7 days a week of 6 to 9 hours of […]
Need and Benefits of Circular Economy Vilas GharatBoard Member of Trustees (Textile Association India-Mumbai)Managing Director (Gharat and Associates)Email: [email protected] In view of increasing cost due to various factors it is very necessary to reduce cost without compromising Product Quality. Similarly, it is also expected by costumers to have new features in every new product. Hence, we need to have […]
Nothing is more frustrating than looking forward to getting a good night’s sleep only to find yourself tossing and turning once it’s finally time to go to bed. How can sleep’s grasp elude you when you’ve been so tired all day? Sleep hygiene is a good place to start. What’s that? Although sleep hygiene may conjure images of fresh-smelling sheets […]
Nothing is more frustrating than looking forward to getting a good night’s sleep only to find yourself tossing and turning once it’s finally time to go to bed. How can sleep’s grasp elude you when you’ve been so tired all day? Sleep hygiene is a good place to start. What’s that? Although sleep hygiene may conjure images of fresh-smelling sheets […]
“I wish I was the kind of person that loves to exercise… I’m just not that guy.” My friend Dave takes a sip from his perfectly poured pint, while explaining his reluctance to exercise. “I’m the guy who’s really into beer,” he adds. “I have no interest in exercise. Beer is my thing. That’s who I am.” Dave, like lots […]
Vanessa Rolf likes to take an instinctive approach. She dives deep into a topic, hunting for connections. Inspired by maps, journeys, memorials and collections, Vanessa combs through a seemingly disparate mixture of imagery, text and textile selections. She looks for links and associations that she can use to tell stories, through meaningful layers of cloth interconnected with hand stitch. Vanessa […]
‘In all things of nature, there is something of the marvellous.’ Aristotle There’s just something about landscape art that never gets old. Nature never ceases to inspire, and the notion of ‘place’ lies deep within our human psyche. But there’s also something extra special about textile art landscapes: colour and texture. We’ve gathered five different landscape artists whose art is […]
