Collectif textile | European Textile Network. Welcome to FiberArts.org. Edge - textile artists scotland - gallery - Gallery. Textile Study Group textile artists and tutors. 360SEE - Fine Art, Furniture, High-End Sustainable Design. Textile Society of Hong Kong. The Textile Society | Home Page. Magazine | Contemporary Textile Art and Craft. Weaving Today. TFS: TF Magazine: Back issues. ETN: Basic information. ETN is a non-profit organisation with its seat in Strasbourg and a secretariat in Hannover. Informally the Network was set up in 1991 in Erfurt and founded as an International Association after Alsacian law in 1993 under the auspices of the Council of Europe as the Carrier Network for the European Textile Routes in the frame of the Council of Europe´s Cultural Itineraries programme.
The members (institutions, groups and individuals) a) Artists, crafts people and designers (associations) b) Individuals/institutions taking care of cultural heritage (museums etc.) c) Lecturers/institutions for education and research The aims 1. Development of European co-operation for the field of textile culture 2. Furtherance of East-West integration within all fields of ETN activities 3. Co-operation with non-European partners The financing The daily activities of the association by the Board members and group leaders are done on a honorary basis without compensation of expenses. The Velvet Highway - Time and Line: brief history of Modern Tapestry. Tapestries being woven with discontinuous weft on vertical loom also known as high warp (haute lisse), have been seen illustrated on Egyptian grave goods found in the grave of Beni-Hassan (1700-2000 B.C)[i].
Low warp ((basse lisse) weaving on a horizontal plane develop at a later period. Today the distinction in the two forms of Tapestry is often referred to as Goblin (high warp) or Aubusson (low warp), but it is the use of the discontinuous warp that identifies it as tapestry. The inserting (interlacing) of coloured yarn to build shape, shading, and line, beside a different colour yarn that builds another shape etc. etc. etc., beside yet another coloured yarn to create the tapestry picture. “Tapestry: a piece of tissue or handiwork used for decorating a bedroom or any other room of a house.
In the beginning of the 20th century the state of tapestry weaving was in a somewhat disorganized and failing state. “They are- or they were intended to be – in close touch with contemporary life. Projet Arachné. Japan Society, New York - Tapestry in Architecture: Creating Human Spaces. Mitsuko ASAKURA dyeing - weaving tapestry｜news.