OTOMI EMBROIDERY

 

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In 2011 Joanne and textile historian Robert Freund started working with a collective of Otomi embroiderers to produce a custom range of embroidered loungers and pillows, a collaboration that lasted six years. Learn more about Otomi Embroidery.

 

 

MALLORCAN IKAT

 

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Mallorca is the only place in Europe that still produces ikat cloth.' Telas de Lenguas'- the 'Cloth of the Flames', is a direct descendant of the rich silk ikats that traveled from central Asia along the silk road and found their way to trading ports in Mallorca. Learn more about Mallorcan Ikat.

 

HAND WEAVING

 

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Bags for the revolutionaries! Take a look at how me make our own handwoven textiles from discarded inner-tube rubber on a 16 harness dobby loom, and then transform them into luxurious tote bags. Learn more about our handwoven tote bags.