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China-Hong Kong : TSHK to present events on April 3 & 27, May 10th |
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2006-3-28
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Textile Society of Hong Kong announces events as follows: talk by Chris Buckley "Tibetan textiles, old and new " on Mon April 3, Thurs April 27- A Talk by Lizette Smook "The Fashion Industry – Behind the Scenes ", Wed May 10- A Talk by Gina Corrigan "The Miao Minority: Tradition and Change and on Monday April 3: "Tibetan textiles, old and new" A talk by Chris Buckley
Weaving used to play a major part in Tibetan life prior to 1950, when Tibetans used their abundant supplies of wool to make striking carpets and flatweaves for their own use. In this talk Chris will show us examples of the main types of Tibetan textiles and photographs of the weaving processes.
He will also compare older production with present-day weaving, and talk about some of the challenges that weavers face in Tibet, especially the question of why, despite the popularity of their carpets, the survival of the weaving tradition within Tibet is under threat.
We are very pleased to introduce this talk by the well-known Beijing writer and Tibet specialist, Chris Buckley. Chris may be known to you as the owner of Torana Galleries in Beijing and Shanghai and as the author of Tibetan Furniture, the first complete guide to the subject.
In this talk for the TSHK, he will introduce us to Tibetan textiles, both carpet and flatweave. Copies of the book will be available for sale at a special price.
The Helena May, 35 Garden Road, Central 6:30pm drinks, for 7pm talk Charge for members $50, non-members $100 (2)Thursday April 27 "The Fashion Industry - Behind the Scenes" A Talk by Lizette Smook |
Lizette Smook has been in the textile industry since 1981, mainly in the field of garment technology. She currently holds a senior management position with NEXT, involved with sourcing, product and fabric development and overseeing more than 140 garment factories.
She previously worked with Nike and Woolworth's, and has also written a book, The Competitiveness of China.
Lizette's talk to the Textile Society will offer a glimpse behind the scenes of the fashion industry; how it all happens, how retailers such as NEXT select factories, fabrics etc, and how the garments are delivered to fashion retailers and meet the customer's requirements.
The Helena May, 35 Garden Road, Central:6.30 drinks for 7pm talk. Charge for members $50, non-members $100 Wednesday May 10th." The Miao Minority: Tradition and Change". A talk by Gina Corrigan.
Gina Corrigan will be taking as her topic the Miao minority inhabiting the remote mountains of South-West China, who are renowned for their particularly rich textile traditions. They use hemp and ramie to make yarn, which is woven into fabric. Some groups near larger centres use cotton. It is dyed with vegetable indigo dyes, which they make themselves.
Their clothes are cut from handloom pieces using ingenious patterns to utilise every piece of cloth. The clothes are embellished with superb embroidery, each group having a different style of decorative motif, incorporating spectacular coloursand designs. Others use imaginative supplementary-weft woven pieces.
The Helena May, 35 Garden Road, Central 6:30pm drinks, for 7pm talk Charge for members $50, non-members $100. |
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