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Threads: Women Kantha Quilting Embroidery

"Threads" is a documentary film about a Bangladeshi Muslim woman who liberates herself and hundreds of others by creating timeless works of art.

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From the Visions du Reel Film Festival Doc Market catalog. Textile Museum, Diaspora, South Asia, Documentary Film, George Washington, Muslim Women, Lloyd, Film Festival, Ebony

Documentary Film

George Washington

From the Visions du Reel Film Festival Doc Market catalog.

"Threads" had its first festival screening October 18. The audience selected it Best Short Documentary at the Gig Harbor Film Festival. Short Film Festivals, Gig Harbor, Kantha, Audience, Filmmaking, Special Events, Documentaries, Quilting

Short Film Festivals

"Threads" had its first festival screening October 18. The audience selected it Best Short Documentary at the Gig Harbor Film Festival.

Beautiful work by Hungarian-born artist Anna Torma. Textile Sculpture, Art Textile, Textile Artists, Textile Design, Contemporary Embroidery, Contemporary Art, Textiles, New Brunswick, Art

Textile Sculpture

Textile Artists

Contemporary Embroidery

Contemporary Art

Beautiful work by Hungarian-born artist Anna Torma.

Hot docs is a great film festival which continues to improve. See http://www.documentary.org/magazine/not-teenager-anymore-hot-docs-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary for a good article about how Hot Docs has grown. We hope to be able to screen Threads there, particularly given Surayia's connections to Toronto. Event Marketing, Great Films, International Film Festival, 20th Anniversary, Kickstarter, Celebrities

Event Marketing

International Film Festival

20th Anniversary

Hot docs is a great film festival which continues to improve. See http://www.documentary.org/magazine/not-teenager-anymore-hot-docs-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary for a good article about how Hot Docs has grown. We hope to be able to screen Threads there, particularly given Surayia's connections to Toronto.

Craft and Compassion Cover, Issue 10. Hand/Eye magazine, one of our favorites. This issue, on "Craft and Compassion," has an article about Surayia. You can find the article by Annie Waterman on p44 at: http://www.womenweave.org/events_media/PRESS_544814.pdf. African Velvet, Wool Accessories, Magazine Crafts, Definition Art, Embroidered Quilts, World Crafts, Unwritten, Bookaholic, Buy Prints

Wool Accessories

Magazine Crafts

Embroidered Quilts

Craft and Compassion Cover, Issue 10. Hand/Eye magazine, one of our favorites. This issue, on "Craft and Compassion," has an article about Surayia. You can find the article by Annie Waterman on p44 at: http://www.womenweave.org/events_media/PRESS_544814.pdf.

Kantha Anthology | HandEye. A good article from February 2010 about the kantha exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Kantha Embroidery, Indian Embroidery, Embroidery Art, Embroidery Stitches, Embroidery Designs, Embroidery Online, Kantha Textiles, Kantha Work

Kantha Embroidery

Indian Embroidery

Embroidery Stitches

Embroidery Designs

Embroidery Online

Kantha Textiles

Kantha Anthology | HandEye. A good article from February 2010 about the kantha exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

This is from the American Tapestry Alliance's Facebook page. It's the photo of the day for May 23. It is woven by Cecilia Blomberg, a very talented weaver who lives near us and whom we have had the pleasure of watching create her art. Thank you Cecilia for all of the beauty you bring into the world. Tapestry Weaving, Bead Weaving, Kantha Quilt, Quilts, Small Tapestry, Color Catalog, Art Forms, Fiber Art, Things To Come

Tapestry Weaving

This is from the American Tapestry Alliance's Facebook page. It's the photo of the day for May 23. It is woven by Cecilia Blomberg, a very talented weaver who lives near us and whom we have had the pleasure of watching create her art. Thank you Cecilia for all of the beauty you bring into the world.

Cathy Len

Threads: Women Kantha Quilting Embroidery

The May issue of State Magazine has an article we wrote about Surayia and the film. See page 32. Newspapers, Magazines, Papyrus, Famous Artists, Worthy

The May issue of State Magazine has an article we wrote about Surayia and the film. See page 32.

Muhammad Yunus at The New York Times office in New York. In the early 1980s, when Surayia was first teaching poor women how to stitch nakshi kantha tapestries, Dr. Yunus and his colleagues helped teach the women -- most of whom had never had any income -- how to manage the money that they were starting to earn. Find A Business, Social Business, Ny Times, The New York Times, Congressional Gold Medal, Global Poverty, Smart Man, Help Teaching, Unemployment

Find A Business

Social Business

The New York Times

Congressional Gold Medal

Muhammad Yunus at The New York Times office in New York. In the early 1980s, when Surayia was first teaching poor women how to stitch nakshi kantha tapestries, Dr. Yunus and his colleagues helped teach the women -- most of whom had never had any income -- how to manage the money that they were starting to earn.

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt) from the Philadelphia Museum of Art collection, the best in North America. The 2009-10 exhibition of kanthas from the Stella Kramrisch and Bonovitz collections was an eye-opener. Kantha Fabric, Indian Textiles, Vintage Textiles, Cotton Fabric

Indian Textiles

Vintage Textiles

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt) from the Philadelphia Museum of Art collection, the best in North America. The 2009-10 exhibition of kanthas from the Stella Kramrisch and Bonovitz collections was an eye-opener.

Aranya - Celebrating the Revival of Natural Dyes. All natural dyes used by Aranya in Dhaka. Fiber Fibre, Aranya, Dhaka, Kids Wear, Textile Art, Natural Fibers, 1990s

Aranya - Celebrating the Revival of Natural Dyes. All natural dyes used by Aranya in Dhaka.

Aranya - Celebrating the Revival of Natural Dyes. Silk kantha sari. Kantha Sari, Natural Dyes, Peplum Dress, Two Piece Pant Set

Two Piece Pant Set

Aranya - Celebrating the Revival of Natural Dyes. Silk kantha sari.

Aranya - Celebrating the Revival of Natural Dyes Sarees

Aranya - Celebrating the Revival of Natural Dyes

Aranya - Celebrating the Revival of Natural Dyes Timeless, Statue, Embroidery

Aranya - Celebrating the Revival of Natural Dyes

Aranya - Celebrating the Revival of Natural Dyes. Founded by our friend, Ruby Ghuznavi, a pioneer in the use of natural dyes for clothing. Pioneer, Biodegradable Products, Ruby

Biodegradable Products

Aranya - Celebrating the Revival of Natural Dyes. Founded by our friend, Ruby Ghuznavi, a pioneer in the use of natural dyes for clothing.

Kantha (Quilt) India, East Bengal (Modern Bangladesh), 19th century Textiles; quilts Cotton and wool thread embroidery on plain-weave cotton 78 1/2 x 55 1/2 in. (199.39 x 140.97 cm). LA County Museum of Art public domain collection. Hand Embroidered, Saris, Quilts India, Wool Thread

Hand Embroidered

Kantha (Quilt) India, East Bengal (Modern Bangladesh), 19th century Textiles; quilts Cotton and wool thread embroidery on plain-weave cotton 78 1/2 x 55 1/2 in. (199.39 x 140.97 cm). LA County Museum of Art public domain collection.

Cathy Len

Threads: Women Kantha Quilting Embroidery

A photo from a recent article in our local newspaper about the film project. You can see the article at: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/03/20/2522203/filmmaking-couple-works-to-tell.html. Photo by Lee Giles III. Newspaper, Iii, Cinema

A photo from a recent article in our local newspaper about the film project. You can see the article at: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/03/20/2522203/filmmaking-couple-works-to-tell.html. Photo by Lee Giles III.

Maiwa also makes documentary films on a range of subjects. Allowance, Subjects, City Photo, Aerial, Seam

Maiwa also makes documentary films on a range of subjects.

From Maiwa in Vancouver, BC. Vintage Kantha Quilts. Always interesting work at Maiwa. Rag Quilt Patterns, Jelly Roll Quilt Patterns, Vintage Kantha Throw, Vintage Kantha Quilts, Sari Quilt, Quilt Fabric, Indigo Quilt, Fish Quilt

Rag Quilt Patterns

Jelly Roll Quilt Patterns

Vintage Kantha Throw

Vintage Kantha Quilts

From Maiwa in Vancouver, BC. Vintage Kantha Quilts. Always interesting work at Maiwa.

THREADS trailer on Vimeo. You can see a four-minute trailer for the documentary film THREADS on vimeo at: http://vimeo.com/26952516 Vimeo, Trailer, Needlepoint

THREADS trailer on Vimeo. You can see a four-minute trailer for the documentary film THREADS on vimeo at: http://vimeo.com/26952516

Red Earth Weaving Weaving, Earth, Red, Fashion, Moda

Red Earth Weaving

Japanese Kimonos, Vintage Kimonos, and Fabric from Kyoto Kimono Haori, Vintage Kimono, Japanese Kimono, Kyoto, Vintage Japanese

Japanese Kimono

Vintage Japanese

Japanese Kimonos, Vintage Kimonos, and Fabric from Kyoto Kimono

There is always interesting artwork on display at the Studio Art Quilt Associates website: www.saqa.com. The next SAQA conference is in Santa Fe, NM, at the end of April. Craft Sites, Call For Entry, Quilting Techniques, Fabric Art, Art Quilts, Art Studios, Cool Artwork, Beautiful Words

Quilting Techniques

Beautiful Words

There is always interesting artwork on display at the Studio Art Quilt Associates website: www.saqa.com. The next SAQA conference is in Santa Fe, NM, at the end of April.

Cathy Len

Threads: Women Kantha Quilting Embroidery

Frangipani (also known by its Latin name, plumaria, or "chakma" in Bangla) one of our favorite flowers. Photo from wikiherb.info Flores Plumeria, Plumeria Flowers, Plumeria Tree, Hawaiian Plumeria, Hawaiian Lei, Tropical Flowers, Gardenia Scent, Rain Water Collection System, Gardens

Flores Plumeria

Plumeria Flowers

Hawaiian Plumeria

Tropical Flowers

Rain Water Collection System

Frangipani (also known by its Latin name, plumaria, or "chakma" in Bangla) one of our favorite flowers. Photo from wikiherb.info

Woman artisans of Creation Tameslouht in Morocco. A newly-formed organization that is doing some exciting things. Women Artisans, Handicraft, Morocco, Organization, Woman, Craft

Woman artisans of Creation Tameslouht in Morocco. A newly-formed organization that is doing some exciting things.