Profile  
Alex Zadah on how the carpet scene has changed and adapted across successive decades  

Interview  
Lekha Poddar—collector, philanthropist and businesswoman—on attitudes to textiles in today's India  

Features  
A new V&A initiative allows public access to artefacts by appointment at the East Storehouse • A MITA exhibition engages a wider public in the appreciation of Chinese carpets • Eight paintings sold for over £1 million at Christie's • 800-year-old tie-dyed woollen cloths in paintings at Tibetan Buddhist temples • A Sheila Hicks exhibition in Paris • A 14th-century geringsing is the subject of intense study • A TAPI Collection exhibition of 'moon shawls' and reversible examples • A Pitt Rivers Museum initiative improves conservation of its textiles collection  

Exhibition review  
‘The Art of Oriental Carpets', Handarbetets Vänner, Stockholm  

Auction preview  
'The Pip Rau Collection of Ikats, Embroideries and Costumes', Olympia Auctions 

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