History + Science
Sheep in Bryant Park!
Bryant Park will play host to a different sort of New Yorker, this Thursday, Sept. 27th, as 3o sheep will be brought in from Upstate as part of an event sponsored by the Campaign for Wool. During the day, the
Sheep in Bryant Park!
Bryant Park will play host to a different sort of New Yorker, this Thursday, Sept. 27th, as 3o sheep will be brought in from Upstate as part of an event sponsored by the Campaign for Wool. During the day, the
Glitch Textiles Project
Philip Stearns, a Brooklyn-based artist, who works in electronic media, has developed a way of turning glitches into blankets and tapestries of breathtaking complexity. To produce the spectacular, multicolored images he takes digital cameras, opens them and rewires them. He will
Glitch Textiles Project
Philip Stearns, a Brooklyn-based artist, who works in electronic media, has developed a way of turning glitches into blankets and tapestries of breathtaking complexity. To produce the spectacular, multicolored images he takes digital cameras, opens them and rewires them. He will
Free Indigo Dying Workshop Monday September 17th
We were rained out our of our first attempt however we are ready to try again with our Indigo Workshop! Come to the garden and experience INDIGO, the King of the Blues Monday September 17th, come down to our Sewing
Free Indigo Dying Workshop Monday September 17th
We were rained out our of our first attempt however we are ready to try again with our Indigo Workshop! Come to the garden and experience INDIGO, the King of the Blues Monday September 17th, come down to our Sewing
Fermentation Indigo Vat
We here at Sewing Seeds have been busy tending to the maturing plants including raised beds full of Japanese Indigo. We thought a useful educational addition to the garden would also be an experimental fermentation indigo dye vat. Indigo, unlike
Fermentation Indigo Vat
We here at Sewing Seeds have been busy tending to the maturing plants including raised beds full of Japanese Indigo. We thought a useful educational addition to the garden would also be an experimental fermentation indigo dye vat. Indigo, unlike
Bundle Dyeing Results
You may remember that earlier this summer (June 5th) some of the sewing seeds gals prepared and buried bundles with natural dyestuffs. Last week we unearthed the bundles and behold the results. Brigid and Nicole digging up the bundles. The bundles
Bundle Dyeing Results
You may remember that earlier this summer (June 5th) some of the sewing seeds gals prepared and buried bundles with natural dyestuffs. Last week we unearthed the bundles and behold the results. Brigid and Nicole digging up the bundles. The bundles
Grow Your Own Fabric
If you love textiles, you probably know quite a few ways of creating fabric, but did you know you can also grow it? The secret lies in the same bacteria that are responsible for the delightfully controversial fermented tea
Grow Your Own Fabric
If you love textiles, you probably know quite a few ways of creating fabric, but did you know you can also grow it? The secret lies in the same bacteria that are responsible for the delightfully controversial fermented tea
The Textile Language of Prestige
Until recently, my only association with LeBron James and Dwayne Wade were the lyrics to Empire State of Mind, in which Jay-Z references the basketball players’ respective jersey numbers to connote the price he supposedly pays for a kilo of
The Textile Language of Prestige
Until recently, my only association with LeBron James and Dwayne Wade were the lyrics to Empire State of Mind, in which Jay-Z references the basketball players’ respective jersey numbers to connote the price he supposedly pays for a kilo of
At PRINTSOURCE: Print Structures Stay the Same
While Printsource is always exciting, the basics are always familiar. They are there to tie Spring/Summer 2013 season into the long line of “seasons” dating back some two thousand years. Textile Design has it’s rules like any formal area of
At PRINTSOURCE: Print Structures Stay the Same
While Printsource is always exciting, the basics are always familiar. They are there to tie Spring/Summer 2013 season into the long line of “seasons” dating back some two thousand years. Textile Design has it’s rules like any formal area of
Clothing and Cognition
Most people would casually agree that every day we express who we are, and who we aspire to be, through the clothes we choose to wear, and how we mix and match those bits of visual information. This is a
Clothing and Cognition
Most people would casually agree that every day we express who we are, and who we aspire to be, through the clothes we choose to wear, and how we mix and match those bits of visual information. This is a
Weaving Tradition with Trends
If you walked by an Urban Outfitters window in the last few days as I did, you may have noticed huge colorful diamond patterns made of ribbon twining in and out of construction mesh. These geometric shapes are probably starting
Weaving Tradition with Trends
If you walked by an Urban Outfitters window in the last few days as I did, you may have noticed huge colorful diamond patterns made of ribbon twining in and out of construction mesh. These geometric shapes are probably starting