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Africa: Elevate Africa Opens Applications for Threads of Africa 2026 to Revive Endangered Textiles Through Fashion Film: [Nyasa Times] Elevate Africa has opened applications for the Threads of Africa Fashion Film Prize 2026, a continent-wide initiative aimed at preserving Africa's rich textile heritage by empowering creatives to tell stories of endangered fabrics, garments, and traditional… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TT3Fkg #Africa #FashionFilm #TextileHeritage #Sustainability #CreativeEmpowerment
LisliliJun 6, 2025

Chinchero sits high in the Sacred Valley, where Inca walls hold up colonial churches, and weaving traditions continue uninterrupted.
A place where altitude meets authenticity.

Source: https://orangenationperu.com/
#Chinchero #TextileHeritage #HighAndeanVillage #CulturalPeru

Hidden GemsMay 6, 2025
Textile fragments like this one offer a glimpse into the Moche civilization's artistry, showcasing vibrant imagery and historical significance. What stories do you think this fragment could tell about its time?
#ClevelandArt #MocheCulture #TextileHeritage
https://clevelandart.org/art/2007.2.1
Textile Fragment | Cleveland Museum of Art

This fragment, one of several in the collection, is a rare survivor of catastrophic rains that destroyed much of the Moche textile legacy and may have helped to bring about the decline of Moche culture. It depicts a serpent and a snail beneath a hovering raptorial bird—perhaps a snail kite, a type of hawk named after its favored food. The size of the motifs implies that the original textile was large; a mantle (a shawl-like garment) or a hanging are among the possibilities.

AlsoPaisleyCat 🇨🇦Dec 22, 2024

December’s Paisley affirmation post celebrating paisley the pattern/design/motif.

This month an interesting survey of paisley images from Shutterstock with commentary.

As always, I ask everyone to keep in mind that, like most human endeavours, the story of paisley is more complex than one might think. Competing claims of origin, ‘ownership’, colonialism, adaptation, integration and reinterpretation all seem to be there.

https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/paisley-pattern-trends-history

#paisley #motif #pattern #design #TextileHeritage #PaisleyMotif #PaisleyPattern #PaisleyDesign #FabricArt #TextileDesign

Paisley Pattern: From Mysterious Origins to Modern Trends

No doubt you’ve seen paisley patterns before in art and design. Learn more about this iconic pattern.

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