HLATC: Events

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The Collection presents a variety of educational programs by bringing prominent textile scholars to the University of Wisconsin-Madison through its sponsorship of the Annual Ruth Ketterer Harris Memorial Lecture, curating exhibitions, and hosting workshops and collection visits for local groups.

Book Discussion:

The Lady and the Unicorn

Tracy Chevalier (author of the bestselling Girl with a Pearl Earring) creates a vivid portrait of a late-15th-century tapestry workshop in Brussels. Based on a famous set of Unicorn tapestries now in Paris, this novel contains a wealth of information about tapestry-making. There will be a demonstration of tapestry technique and a short talk on the Unicorn tapestries in Paris and New York. Maya Lea, curator of the Collection, will then lead a discussion of the book. (Participants should read the book in advance and come ready to share their responses to it in an open-ended conversation.)

Sunday, late January, 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Location to be announced; free, advance registration requested. ***Please pre-register at: hlatc@mail.sohe.wisc.edu

Lady and the Unicorn Book discussion

Lady and the Unicorn Tapestry

Crocheted Bag workshop

Master crochet artist Betsy Tuttle will teach you how to make a reusable shopping bag of her own design from durable reclaimed fiber (provided). You’ll get off to a good start on your bag in the first session, work on it at home, and return to finish it off with Betsy’s help in the second class. An instruction sheet will enable you to continue making bags on your own.

February 14 and February 28, 2010. 1:00-3:00 pm. Location to be announced.

Limit 15. No previous crochet experience necessary. ***Please pre-register at: hlatc@mail.sohe.wisc.edu $30 members, $40 non-members (pay at the door with cash or check).

Crochet

“Caring for Your Textiles”

Learn how to properly care for your textiles, preserving them for many years to come. The HLATC's Assistant Curator and Collection Manager, Diana Zlatanovski, will present practical guidelines for the care and storage of textiles within your home. Sunday, March 7 2010, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Location to be determined.

Ruth Ketterer Harris Lecture "Felt: The Most Ancient Modern Material"

Susan Brown, Assistant Curator, Textiles, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Thursday, March 25, 5:30-6:30 pm • Free • Ebling Symposium Center (Rm. 1220) • Microbial Sciences Building, 1550 Linden Dr.

The Cooper-Hewitt’s recent exhibition “Fashioning Felt” presented a dazzling array of
felts ranging from industrial products to one-of-a-kind jewels, from walls to wearables,
from the ethnographic to the ultra-modern. Curator Susan Brown will discuss the
traditional antecedents of contemporary experiments in felt-making in conjunction with
a survey of highlights from her exhibition.

Felt Show and Tell

Friday, March 26, 10:00-11:30 am • UW Foundation, 1848 University Ave.
$35 members/$45 non-members, advance registration required. ***Please pre-register at: hlatc@mail.sohe.wisc.edu

Bring in your favorite felts for an informal consultation with curators Susan Brown and
Maya Lea and share the stories these objects have to tell us. We’ll learn more about our
own pieces and those of our fellow felt fans.

Book Discussion:

The Blood of Flowers

Sunday, May or June, 2:00-4:00 pm • Location TBA • Free, advance registration required

Set in 17th-century Iran, Anita Amirrezvani’s novel paints a vivid picture of the struggles of a young woman who finds fulfillment in the carpets she weaves. Join us for a presentation on classic Persian carpets and a book discussion led by Maya Lea.

***Please pre-register at: hlatc@mail.sohe.wisc.edu

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