Uyghur Feltmaking

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The Textile Museum, Washington DC, has organized a virtual Rug and Textile Appreciation Morning where Christine Martens will speak about “Distinguishing Uyghur Feltmaking” 12 February 2022 at 11:00 a.m. EST. Feltmaking has existed for millennia in the cities and villages in Xinjiang. In this virtual talk Christine Martens examines the … read more

ICOC lectures: Central Asia

The Central Asia lectures were divided in two morning sessions 17 June 2011. Dennis Dodds and Elena Tsareva were moderators and the lecturers included Christiane Martens, Clive Rogers, Elena Tsareva, Irina Bogoslovskaya, Elmira Gyul and Jeff Spurr… read more

ICOC Istanbul 2007 Academic Program

The detailed – and impressing – academic program for the International Conference on Oriental Carpets has just been released by Alberto Boralevi, Chair of the Academic Committee. The themes for the 16 sessions are Central Asia, Turkish Carpets (2 sessions), Textiles, Archaeology, Costumes, Europe & Oriental Carpets, Technical Features, Caucasian Carpets, … read more