What if your weaving… could play music? Cool craft competition. 100 years and weaving.
Does your weaving, knitting, cross-stitch, tapestry, crochet, or other fiber arts object sometimes seem to sing to you?
The work of Zsanett Szirmay is fascinating, and it turns out your designs may sound as interesting and as beautiful as they look. How could that be? Ms. Szirmay’s inspiration was to turn designs into music using punch cards, similar to those used on Jacquard looms! Working initially with traditional Hungarian cross-stitch designs, and subsequently in traditional Afghani rug motifs, the exhibits are interactive and allow visitors to reel the design cards through music boxes while admiring the patterns as full works. You can see photos of the works, and play samples of the music for both the Hungarian and Middle Eastern exhibits. Keep an eye out for this show to tour the US later this year!
Craft & fashion competition
We have some of the most wonderfully creative customers in the world. So, we figured it’d be worth passing along the newly announced Loewe Craft Prize. This is a call for submissions from all fields of crafts – with special mention of textiles – for works with exceptional fashion and artistic appeal and that utilize traditional crafts. The reward is valuable, 50,000 euros!
Weaving happiness at 100 years old
Trust Esther James, it’s never “too late” to take up weaving! Ms. James, in Kalamazoo MI, has been weaving for almost 50 years, nearly half her life. In this inspiring story and video, you’ll enjoy a wonderful glimpse of the fulfillment that comes from a long time passion for weaving. Esther is a member of the Weavers Guild of Kalamazoo, where creativity and good company go hand in hand. It seems that some of Ms. James’ remarkable vitality can be attributed to the art of weaving, so be sure to order your yarns and loom today!
All of us at Halcyon Yarn wish this inspirational weaver a very happy 100th birthday this April!
