Kantha and Phulkari: Women, Stitching, and a Divided Subcontinent Darielle Mason on Kantha and Phulkari: Through looking at imagery, motifs, stitch, and technique, this talk brings into dialogue two visually distinct yet historically connected embroidery traditions—kantha from Bengal and phulkari from Punjab. It examines how figuration, repetition, and use contribute to the construction of meaning. In doing so, it reveals the interlacing of domestic and public spheres: women were attentive to...

Victoria Sluka's lecture is entitled: ‘One Knot at a Time: experiments in the small-scale analysis of knotted carpets' In this lecture, Victoria will briefly discuss two experiments devised over the course of her doctoral work. First, she applies methods used in geology and machining to extract aesthetic information from ceramic impressions of early textiles. Widespread study of textile impressions left in ceramics, plasters, or mud has provided a wealth of information about textile...

Markus Voigt will be speaking on 'Central Asian Textiles: meaning and tradition'   Markus Voigt is an independent researcher in the carpet world and a well-respected dealer in the trade. He will talk about his recent work featured in the new book Central Asian Textiles - the Neville Kingston Collection where Markus makes a study of textile references and illustrations in contemporaneous literature to see if we can further understand the meaning and uses of these vibrant, exotic...