TF 2/98 German Language area

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TF 2/98: 56 pages, 24 high quality colour pages in A4 format
Most of the articles are presented with complete contact addresses

The German-speaking textile scene and Europe

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of two German institutions that have been - and still are - important for textile art in Germany, this issue is presenting some more carriers of textile culture in this language area.

25 Years of Galerie Smend, by Dietmar Laue

25 Years of 'Textilkunst International (Textile Art International)', a specialised magazine

TEXERE - The Network of Textile Teachers in Europe and its latest conference '98 in Cologne, by Beatrijs Sterk

A Journey from the Netherlands through Germany to Europe, based on the example of Beatrijs Sterk, by Dietmar Laue

The 'Artemision' European Project, by Andrea Blochwitz

Textile Design by Drahomira Hampl and Anne Hübel

The 'Tuchreform' Cooperative in Switzerland, by Magdalena Fries

Third European Textile & Fashion Design Competition Apolda 1999, the most highly endovered design prize in Germany

The 20th Special Exhibition 'Talente' at the 50th International Trade Fair Munich, 1998

A Textile Summer in Austria, with three major events:
The International Textile Festival in Lower Austria, the 14th International Textile Symposium in Graz - and the 'Haslach Textile Culture' in Upper Austria

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Calendar of international events

Textile Forum magazine is known for its complete quaterly calendar. For the third quarter of 1998, 176 current exhibitions are listened, 42 specialized meetings resp. further educational opportunities and 22 competitions

Calendar of 'Regional' Events

The German edition of TF 2/98 has a calendar of more than 70 additional exhibitions, meetings/courses, competitions and fairs/markets in German speaking countries.

Some selected event previews

Eight contests and ten specialized further educational opportunities resp. specialized meetings are noted in detail, with their entry, submission resp. application conditions, dates and complete addresses.

Exhibitions - Illustrated and/or detailed articles

ITNET Tapestries 40/100 - A judged Internet exhibition starting in June 1998

International Biennial of Miniature Textiles in Hungary, from 3 September to 31 October 1998 in Szombathely

Miniartextil in Como, from 26 September to 25 October 1998

7th Linen Festival in Normandy, from 17 to 19 July in four small towns near Dieppe, France

Flowers - Blumen - Fleurs of 18th century English silks, from 16 April to 1 November 1998 at the Abegg Foundation in Switzerland

A Stich in Time - Contemporary and Traditional Quilts, from 27 June to 31 August 1998 at the Shipley Art Gallery in Gateshead, UK

Young People Yesterday and Today, from 24 April until August 1998 at the Textile Museum in St. Gallen, Switzerland

Fashion Art from Korea, from 7 August to 11 October 1998 at the Ludwig Forum in Aachen, Germany

Korean Textile Art in Poland, from 26 June to 12 July 1998 in Lodz, Poland

Tapestry Weaving in Denmark, from 18 September to 22 November at the Kunstindustrimuseum in Copenhagen

World Quilt'98 in Japan, from 17-20 June 1998 in Tokyo

Quilt Art and Tactile Architecture, from 20 June to 30 August 1998 at the Max Berk Textile Museum in Heidelberg, Germany

Annual Crafts Show, from 28 June to 30 August 1998 at the Burgkloster in Lübeck, Germany

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Reports

Special Reports

Experiences with Jacquard weaving systems:
'Drawing on Tradition' by Cynthia Schira
'Jacquard Workshop in Montreal' by Ruth Scheuing
'Digital Weaving with the Thread Controller TC-1' by Vibeke Vestby and Katja Huhmarkangas

Traditional 'bogolanfini' from Mali as Trendsetters in the Modern Age by Ilsemargret Luttmann

Reports of selected events

Technology and Diversity in Textiles - A symposium report by Jutta Stahlhacke and professor Bob Jerrad, University of Central England in Birmingham

From Ancient Laces to Contemporary Art - A report by Renata Pompas; exhibition from February until April'98 in Venise

Woven Art from Flanders - A presentation on March 19th, 1998 of four large-format tapestries dating from the 16th to the 18th centuries, in Magdeburg, Germany

'Parabolic' Tapestry Room - An exhibition by Spanish artist Julián Ruesga Bono displayed at the UNICEF Artists Centre in Seville, Spain

Latvian Textile Art - The third exhibition by the newly established Latvian Textile Art Association at the Arsenal Museum in Riga

Moscow Textile Artists in Poland - An exhibition of the 'Egotextil' group in a castle at Walbrzych, Poland

Upside Down - Inside Out - An international exhibition at the Rundetaarn Library in Copenhagen

Romanian Tapestry Triennial, held in December 1997 in Bucharest

The 7th ETN Conference in Spain - The Madrid exhibitions and the Lisbon textile tour of conference participants; reports by Lala de Dios and Ludmila Egorova

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Brief notes

Notes of the Turin shroud, of Japanese blue dye research, of nappies from biopolymers, of the Dutch Ikat Association and of a new Patchwork Association in Spain

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