The ‘International Symposium and Exhibition on Natural Dyes (ISEND) and the World Eco-Fibre and Textile (WEFT) Forum 2012’ will be held at Kuching, the capital city of Malaysian state of Sarawak, from 27th September to 1st ...
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Studio Echelman announced that Janet Echleman will deliver the keynote at “Hands On,” an international conference in Norway addressing how new technology influences contemporary textile art and design. The conference runs from ...
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The 19th annual American Sewing Expo opens Friday, Sept. 28 and runs through Sunday, Sept. 30 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi with fashion shows, classes and shopping for beginner to expert sewers and crafters. It is being held ...
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Within the activities for preparation of the B&H companies for doing business with the members of the European Union, the Association of Textiles, Clothing, Leather and Footwear of the Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina is ...
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The Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC) announced that Alice Howard-Graham, from University for the Creative Arts (UCA), Farnham, UK, is the winner of the CSI Colour Award 2012. Alice wins £500, the CSI Colour Award 2012 and a trip ...
Two years after opening its first store in Shanghai, Chinese contemporary craftsmanship brand Shangxia opened its second global boutique in Beijing. Designed by renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, the Beijing store pays homage to the ...
Oxford Industries Inc. announced that J. Hicks Lanier has informed the company's board of directors that he plans to retire as chief executive officer effective as of December 31, 2012. Mr. Lanier will continue to serve as chairman of the ...
Fitness model Linda Vu will be giving a Wing Chun Kung Fu demonstration and modeling Dilliard's newest active wear featuring Nike, Puma and Under Armour at Meadow's mall in Las Vegas from 2 – 4pm Saturday October 20th, 2012. Linda ...
Computerworld-Apple's App Store generates four times the revenue of Google Play,but Google's sales of apps are growing fast in South Korea,Japan and India,according to a new monthly index released Thursday by analytics firm App Annie. The ...
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When it comes to which mobile application store to support,developers can factor in that Apple's App Store has the edge in volume,but Google Play--the combined Android and HTML5 app store--is on a growth spurt.Revenues from apps sold in the ...
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Scene of Chinese New Year festivity inside the cave in northern Shaanxi. Chinese New Year,also known as the Spring Festival,is the biggest holiday in China.Recorded in Li Ji-Yue Ling,Chinese New Year is the time when"air pressure of ...
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Folk social customs are the carriers of Chinese folk art which has numerous categories and a variety of art forms.However,despite all the categories and forms on the outside,the core lies within the basic cultural consciousness of the ...
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"If a man lacks the human virtues,what has he to do with ritual?If a man lacks the human virtues,what has he to do with music?"To Confucius,music and human virtue worked much like gears turning in a finely tuned mechanism.Like the cogs of a ...
Quanfeng flower lantern dance is an artistic performance in Quanfeng Town,Xiushui County of Jiangxi Province.Integrating drama,dance and lantern art,it has a strong appeal of folk custom,with lantern team performance as its predominant ...
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Shield dance,also known as men's rattan shield dance or rolling and blocking shield,has been spread in towns like Longyuankou and Yan'ge in south Yongxin County of Jiangxi Province.The saying that"If you do not practice shield dance,you ...
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