January 19th 2020
Saturday, 1 February, 2020 TEXTILES OF A HUNDRED YEARS By Ian Lee We are fortunate to have a guest speaker who is coming specifically from Singapore to present a talk about antique textiles. He will focus on Chinese robes and accessories from the late Qing Dynasty, with a brief description of daily life of the Han Chinese and Manchu women. He will bring samples of the robes with him, as well as Manchurian court women’s shoes and Han Chinese bound feet shoes. Ian Lee has great interest in Chinese and Japanese textiles ...Continue Reading
January 7th 2020
t COLLECTOR'S CORNER GUATEMALA RAINBOW: The Most Colorful Textiles in the World By Douglas Sanders Saturday, 18 January 2020 Guatemala is one of only two countries in Latin America with majority indigenous Indian populations. In the summer of 1975, Douglas Sanders studied Spanish in the village of Huehuetenango, in the Mayan Indian hill areas of western Guatemala. With other students, he traveled to weekend markets, marveling at the colorful weaving and embroidery. Each village had its own 'typica ...Continue Reading
January 1st 2020
Collector's Corner GUATEMALA RAINBOW: The Most Colorful Textiles in the World By Douglas Sanders Saturday, 18 January 2020 Guatemala is one of only two countries in Latin America with majority indigenous Indian populations. In the summer of 1975, Douglas Sanders studied Spanish in the village of Huehuetenango, in the Mayan Indian hill areas of western Guatemala. With other students, he traveled to weekend markets, marveling at the colorful weaving and embroidery. Each village had its own 'typical' ...Continue Reading
December 2nd 2019
2019 Summer TTS Newsletter ...Continue Reading
November 13th 2019
Dear Members, Attached to this email is The Thai Textile Society Newsletter, ISSUE: VII, Vol. II, FALL 2019. This newsletter is distributed free to TTS members and subscribers in the aspiration of encouraging interest and scholarship in textiles and is the sole property of TTS. Personal opinions expressed in this newsletter are strictly those of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the Thai Textile Society. If you do not wish to receive the newsletter from the TTS, _p ...Continue Reading
August 16th 2019
A VISIT TO THE QUEEN’S GALLERY To view top private textile collections in Thailand With Wipawee Tiyawes Reservations: bkk.tts@gmail.com In honor of H.M. Queen Sirikit’s 87th birthday this month, SACCIT (The SUPPORT Arts and Crafts International Centre of Thailand) has organized a special exhibition featuring private textile collections of outstanding quality. The Thai Textile Society is offering a guided tour of this collection, which also includes antique silver betel nut sets from Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. This ...Continue Reading
July 15th 2019
Dear Members & Subscribers; Attached to this email is the notice of: July Collector's Corner - LUANG PRABANG EMBROIDERY From past to present This mailing list is a public mailing list - anyone may join or leave, at any time. This list is to inform interested people of new or significant events and society news. If you do not wish to receive information from the Thai Textile Society, please scroll to the bottom of this email and unsubscribed your email information. Clicking on the spam link will only caus ...Continue Reading
July 7th 2019
Dear Members & Subscribers; Attached to this email is the Thai Textile Society Newsletter Issue: VII, Vol. I, Summer 2019. This mailing list is a public mailing list - anyone may join or leave, at any time. This list is to inform interested people of new or significant events and society news. If you do not wish to receive information from the Thai Textile Society, please scroll to the bottom of this email and unsubscribed your email information. Clicking on the spam link will only cause other ...Continue Reading
May 24th 2019
Southeast Asian Ikat from Khmer to Burmese Weaving pattern and Technique connections with Siam Lecture by Mr. Pathapong Chuenboon Saturday, 8 June 2019 Ikat is a remarkable kind of hand-woven textile seen in various countries in Southeast Asia, a weave, which entails complicated techniques, dying and weaving. Mr.Pathapong Chuenboon, academician at the Ayutthaya Studies Institute Phranakhon, Sri Ayutthaya Rajabhat University specializes in Art History, Ethnic and Folk Culture, and Textiles of Southeast Asia. His tal ...Continue Reading
May 19th 2019
Dear Members & Subscribers, A courtesy notice of a textile event happening in Bangkok Saturday 25 May from TTS Saturday, 25th May 2019 Alliance Francaise Bangkok Presents Program - The Karen Spirit There will be weavers for interaction from 11am to 5 pm Veneu: Open to the All Wireless RD 179 Witthayu Road, Khwaeng Lumphini, Khet Pathum Wan Bangkok, Thailand 10330 ...Continue Reading
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