JOURNAL

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The Journal of the Oriental Rug and Textile Society is published three times a year. Contributions are welcomed from members and non-members.

Please send articles, ideas for articles and proposals for book or exhibition reviews to Dr Fiona Kerlogue at editor.orts@gmail.com. Copy deadlines are 1st February, 1st June and 1st October each year.

For information on length, format and style, please see Guidelines for Contributors or contact the editor.

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Past issues and subscriptions 

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Past issues of the journal dating back to the 1980s are available to view in PDF form in the Members' Area of the website. A few printed back issues of recent journals are available for sale. For all journal enquiries please contact the editor.

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Recent issues: front covers and contents

Summer 2022

Articles

• The diversity of the weaving designs of the tribal groups of the Fars and Kerman Provinces of southern Persia. Paul Benjamin.

• New Inroads in the Study of Malay Textiles. John Ang.

• Skull caps of Uzbekistan.  Tereza Hejzlarová.

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Book Reviews

• Indian Textiles, 1000 years of art and design by Karun Thakar, Rosemary Crill, Avalon Fotheringham, Sylvia Houghteling and Steven Cohen.

• From Myth to Art: Anatolian Kilims by Ali Riza Tuna.

Spring 2022

Articles

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• Some Observations on Oriental Carpets in Eighteenth century interiors. Dimity Spiller.

• Ikat Textiles from Sarawak in National Museums Scotland's Collection. Rosanna Nicolson.

• A Japanese embroidered hanging in the Horniman Museum.  Julia Gresson et al.

• Discovering Boro - Japanese mending techniques. Mamiko Markham.

• Growing up with Carpets. Sofia Javadi.

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Book Reviews

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• Nomadic Visions: Tribal Weavings from Persia and the Caucasus by Michael Rothberg.

• Textiles of Indonesia: The Thomas Murray Collection. 

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Autumn 2021

Articles

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• Discovering Albanian Kilims and Carpets Andy Dailey with Gentjan Ballazhi

• Journey of a Collection. Part Two Gaspard de Marval

• Historic world textile collection at Leeds University Library Jill Winder

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Exhibition Review

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• Baghs – Abstract Gardens Brunei Gallery, SOAS

Book Review

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• Patterned Splendour: Textiles Presented on Javanese Metal and Stone Sculptures – Eighth to the Fifteenth Century by Lesley Pullen

• Textiles in Burman Culture by Sylvia Fraser-Lu 

Articles

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• The garden in Iranian textiles Friederike Voigt

• Journey of a Collection Gaspard de Marval

• Good - Better - Best. Tekke Turkoman Engsis Angela Seger

• Jajam: The Lost Floorcloths of Rajasthan Suki Skidmore

• Balinese Temple Hangings Fiona Kerlogue

• Susi Dunsmore in China Claude Delmas

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Exhibition Review

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• Epic Iran Victoria and Albert Museum

Book Review

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• Traditional Costumes of Saudi Arabia by Hamida Alireza and Richard Wilding 

Articles

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• Weaving with gold: a look at some Japanese Buddhist textiles Helen Loveday

• Manastir rugs and kilims Gavin Strachan

• Industrialisation and the Import of Cotton Emma Slocombe

• Katagami: Just a Paper Stencil Part Two Mamiko Markham

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Book Reviews

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• How to Weave a Navajo Rug by Lynda Teller Pete and Barbara Teller Ornelas

• Early Islamic Textiles by Friedrich Spuhler

• The Persian Carpet: The Forgotten Years 1722-1872 by Hadi Maktabi

Articles

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• A Carpet Ride to Khiva Chris Aslan

• Bhavani Jamakkalam: The carpets of Tamil Nadu Bessie Cecil

• How Nepalese textiles inspired Susi Dunsmore Angus Williams & Caroline Ware

• Weaving Reproduction Carpets for Standen House, West Sussex  Pat Clark

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Exhibition Review

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• Mediterranean Threads 18th and 19th century Greek Embroideries  Ashmolean Museum

   Book Reviews

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• A Royal Treasure  by Dale Gluckman et al.  

• Traditional Indian Handcrafted Textiles by Anjali Karolia                           

• Textiles, The Whole Story by Beverly Gordon

Farewell from Louise Teague

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Articles

• Textile book covers in the Shan manuscript tradition  Jana Igunma

•  Jim Thompson: The ‘King of Silk’  Denise Heywood

• Katagami: Just a Paper Stencil Part One  Mamiko Markham

• Online Show and Tell 2020

Book Reviews   

• Cloth that Changed the World: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz  ed. Sarah Fee

• Chinese Dress: From the Qing Dynasty to the Present Day by Valery Garrett

• The Golden Thread, How Fabric Changed History by Kassia St Clair

• Kimono Couture: The Beauty of Chiso  ed. Vivian Li and Christine D Starkman