Weavers Throughout Time and Place
Instead of doing a traditional slide presentation on weavers throughout time and place, I decided to curate a compilation of videos that gives a rich and vibrant historical, cultural, and visual background to the medium of weaving. Do not attempt to watch all in one setting.
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World (start at min. 3:30, end min. 29)
Ancient Andean Textiles, 30 minutes
The Art of Making a Tapestry, The Gobelins, Paris, 9 minutes
The Last Supper, ca. 1524–6 (design), ca. 1525–28 (woven), Bernard van Orley and Pieter de Pannemaker, 2.5 minutes
The Unicorn Tapestries, 9.5 minutes
The Hand Versus Machine, Shawl, ca. 1849, Deneirouse and Boisglavy (French), 2.5 minutes
Design Works: The Women of the Bauhaus, 11 minutes
Grayson Perry’s The Vanity of Small Differences, 10 minutes
Navajo weavers Barbara Teller Ornelas and Lynda Teller Pete, 12 minutes
Venancio Aragon, Navajo Weaver, 8 minutes
I Weave What I Have Seen: the War Rugs of Afghanistan, watch minimum the first 15 minutes