Travels with Textiles January 2024

Meet Lesley and Kate - stars of a new animated film called Visible Mending – Emotional Repair Through Knitting. It's currently in the running for several awards and in this month's Travels with Textiles, you can hear Sam Moore, who made this profound and touching film, talk about the surprising story behind its creation. We also explore a unique set of mountain rock carvings in this episode: they are 3,500 years old and they are the only ones in the world that depict weaving looms.    It's the start of a New Year and we review the textile exhibitions coming on around the globe in the next 12 months with the help of Leigh Wishner in Los Angeles. There's an interview on the complexities of Irish lace and an insight into how women in the Balkans used the humble headscarf to determine their place and position in society. All this, as well as your e-mails, feedback, and Haptic & Hue's new book of the month.