April 29th 2019
THAI TEXTILE SOCIETY & THE SIAM SOCIETY Present ANCIENT MARITIME BEADS OF SOUTHERN THAILAND Lecture by Dr. Bunchar Pongpanich On Saturday, 11 May 2019 At 10 am Dr. Bunchar, is a foremost authority on ancient Thai beads who has an impressive collection of these, found mostly in southern, western and central Thailand. These proto-historic beads were some of the earliest precious body adornments of the people at the crossroads of ancient maritime trade routes thousands of years ago. Large quantity and vari ...Continue Reading
April 1st 2019
CREATE YOUR OWN TAI YUAN SHOULDER BAG Half-day workshop Held by Khun Anurak Karnchan Saturday, April 27th 2019 The Tai Yuan are an ethnic Tai group originating from Chiang Saen, in Chiangrai district. They moved and resettled in other parts of Northern Thailand, the Northeast and in Central Thailand, mainly in Saraburi and Ratchaburi provinces. The Tai Yuan have mastered weaving beautiful tube skirts with embroidery ‘Chok’ patterns on the hems, clearly seen on many old pieces. The traditional sho ...Continue Reading
February 1st 2019
COLLECTORS' CORNER TANGIBLE TRADITONS: QUILTING How quilts convey heritage and culture By Iris Gowen Saturday, 23rd February 2019 The making of quilts – assembling pieces of fabric into a practical and decorative whole, can be found historically in countries around the world. Quilt making as an art form draws from its origins in the early American colonies and in the diverse patterns of immigration that continue to this day. Modern quilts, often departing from classical patterns, exempl ...Continue Reading
December 27th 2018
A TRIP TO PHRAE AND NAN Monday, January 21 2019 – Wednesday, January 23 2019 Leader: Chomporn Dhanesnittaya Phrae in northern Thailand is a much overlooked town that has its hidden gems. The Wongburi House, a mansion over 100 years old is now a museum. There is also the Learning Center of Muang Long Tin Chok Cloth and Natural Indigo Dying established in 2008 by community leader and National Artist Ajarn Pranom Tapang, to preserve and continue the weaving traditions in Long district in Phrae, and to further improve o ...Continue Reading
December 27th 2018
CEREMONIAL TEXTILES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA By Khun Udom Riantrakool Saturday, 12th January 2019 ...Continue Reading
November 29th 2018
Dear Members, Attached to this email is The Thai Textile Society Newsletter ISSUE: VI, Vol. II, FALL 2018 This newsletter is distributed free to TTS members and subscribers. Personal opinions expressed in this newsletter are strictly those of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the Thai Textile Society. In future the newsletter should be available to all website visitors in the hopes of encouraging interest and scholarship in textiles and is the sole property of TTS and author ...Continue Reading
November 8th 2018
Please note the date for Collector's Corner December SOUTHEAST ASIAN HIP WRAP CLOTHS By Arapun Jokowijaja Saturday, 1 December 2018 ...Continue Reading
November 8th 2018
COLLECTOR'S CORNER SOUTHEAST ASIAN HIP WRAP CLOTHS By Arapun Jokowijaja Arapun Jokowijaja, known to to her friends as Milk, is a passionate collector of hip-wrap cloths such as pasin, sarong and sampot, part of a collection of Thai, Southeast Asian and Chinese textiles. These range from fine silks woven with gold threads to plain pasin woven by villagers for every day use. She will bring pieces from her impressive collection to demonstrate her presentation. In her talk Khun Arapun will focus on three areas: 1. Vinta ...Continue Reading
November 5th 2018
Dear Members and Subscribers Collector's Corner Saturday, 24 November 2018 TEXTILE TRADITIONS OF NUSA TENGGARA, INDONESIA By Dr. Linda S. McIntosh Stretching across the equator, the Republic of Indonesia is a group of archipelagos that consists of approximately 18,000 islands with over 360 official ethnic groups. The Lesser Sunda Isles, also known as East Nusa Tenggara, encompass the islands from Sumba to Timor. The different groups there share similarities regarding religious beliefs and material cu ...Continue Reading
October 23rd 2018
Visit to the exhibition at the Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles A ROYAL TREASURE: THE JAVANESE BATIK COLLECTION OF KING CHULALONGKORN OF SIAM Saturday, 3rd November at 10:00 am His Majesty King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) was Siam’s first ruler to travel outside the kingdom in peacetime. In 1871, at the age of just 17, the King visited Singapore and Java to observe modern technology and Western-style governance. This was in keeping with His Majesty’s goal to modernize Siam as well as establish friendship between Si ...Continue Reading
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