Highlights from HALI 217: 

Profile
Alberto Levi Robert Mann is something of a carpet restoration guru, with a career spanning more than forty years

Anatomy of an object
A Nasrid silk in a remarkably fine state, from the Hispanic Society of America

Common thread
Across a historical continuum, poetry and woven works have engaged in dialogue. Whether it is incorporated as calligraphic inscription or pictorial conceit, poetic verse in textiles helps to visually transmit messages concerning mortality, love and religious faith

Features
A study of the 19th-century Syrian ‘aba garment • A new book explores how the hippie generation travelled east and brought back textile treasures • Evocative paper labels on Indian textiles tell stories of an India that was • Four carpets at the Horniman Museum in London offer a virtual tour of Romania’s geography and history •  Armenian needle lace at the Fowler Museum embody stories of community • The connection between people and salt, told through salt bags • The concept of pun in pua’ kumbu’ textiles

Marketplace
The late British decorator Robert Kime’s collection is offered for auction at Dreweatts, Newbury • Auction price guide

Exhibitions
‘Loose Ends: The Art of Weaving’ at MARKK, Hamburg • ‘Textile Treasures from Sainte-Foy Abbey in Conques’ at Abegg-Stiftung, Riggisberg, introduced by Dominique Wyss

Last page
A new exhibition at the RISD Museum features 150 years of Diné textiles for wearing

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