ACTIVITIES 2005
| January 22: |
Collector’s Corner: Cambodian Textiles |
| January 25: |
Lecture: “Tied Together” - Mudmee Silks |
| February 12: |
Collector’s Corner: Textile Collecting for Beginners |
| February 18: |
Trip to Baan Chiang Festival and Weavers’ Villages |
| March 5: |
Trip to S.V. Thai Silk Factory, Bangkok |
| March 8: |
Lecture: Nepalese Pashmina Weavers |
| March 8 & 9: |
Sale of Isaan Textiles at Italian Ambassador’s Residence |
| March 15: |
Silken Serenade Soiree |
| March 26: |
Collector’s Corner: Kashmiri Shawls of the 18th & 19th Century |
| April 22: |
Lecture: Iban Ikat Textiles of Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo |
| April 30: |
Collector’s Corner: Burmese Scripture Bindings |
| May 11: |
Lecture: Tips on Textile Conservation |
| May 27: |
Trip to Royal Goldsmith College, Bangkok |
| June 16: |
Ceremonial Banners from Issan |
| June 22: |
Trip to Museum of Culture to view Ethnic Tai Costumes |
| July 12: |
Lecture: Introduction to Textile Identification (Lao-Tai Textiles) |
| July 23: |
Collector’s Corner: Luntaya Sarong – Burmese Skirt |
| August 4 - 10: |
(In cooperation with the Jim H.W. Thompson Foundation) |
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* Gala dinner at symposium “Status, Myth and the Supernatural: Unraveling the Secrets of Southeast Asian Textiles,”
* Day trip to Uthai Thani
* 4-Day trip to Northeastern Thailand and Southern Laos |
Highlights 2004:
November 10, 2004
Splendors of the Renaissance - Princely Attire in Italy
Maria Starace Janfolla, wife of the Italian Ambassador to Thailand, and The James H. W. Thompson Foundation cordially invite Thai Textile Society Members to a coffee morning and lecture by Dr. Fausto Fornasari of Mantua, Italy. Dr. Fornasari will take Society members on a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of “Splendors of the Renaissance - Princely Attire in Italy,” the newest exhibition at the Jim Thompson Center for Textiles and the Arts. The exhibition will feature costumes which Dr. Fornasari has carefully reconstructed based on paintings by famous Renaissance artists. The exhibition will be on display at The Jim Thompson Center for Textile and the Arts from November 12 to December 7, 2004. The exhibition was made possible through the Italian Embassy in Bangkok and Thai Airways International. Dr. Fornasari’s lecture begins at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 10, 2004. It will be held in Araya Hall of the Jim Thompson House Museum on Soi Kasemsan II (opposite National Stadium).
November 5-7, 2005
Trip to Hong Kong Textile Bazaar
Thai Textile Society members were invited by the Hong Kong Textile Society to join their textile bazaar November 5-7 (Friday to Sunday). The weekend included the bazaar, a dinner with members of the HK Textile Society as well as a private showing of the Chris Hall Collection of Rank Badges at Mr. Hall's residence.
November 3, 2004
Weaving Hope from Silk for Cambodian Landmine Victims
In the remote Cambodian village of Preah Vihear, textile expert Carol Cassidy has taught landmine victims silk weaving and production skills that have enabled them to earn a promising livelihood. Now Preah Vihear silks are known as some of the finest silks available on the international market and are marketed from Japan to the United States to Europe. On November 3, Ms. Cassidy was in Bangkok and spoke to a full house at the Jim Thompson Museum about her work in Preah Vihear. With more than 15 years of experience building a successful and well-respected silk production operation in Laos, Ms. Cassidy has shared the knowledge and experience she gained in Laos with the Preah Vihear weavers and turned the project in Cambodia into a great success.
October 1, 2004
Cambodian Ship Cloths
Mrs. Kathleen Johnson, a founding member of the Thai Textile Society, presents author Gillian Green, an expert on Cambodian textiles, with a souvenir gift after her October 1 lecture on Cambodian Ship Cloths. More than 30 people attended the morning event at the Jim Thompson Museum.
September 28, 2004
Spotlight on Bhutanese Textiles
Diane Meyers is thanked by Thai Textile Society Acting President Dr. Sathirakorn Pongpanich, following her slide show presentation on September 28 at the Jim Thompson Museum in Bangkok. She shared historical and other cultural insights about the beauty of Bhutanese textiles.
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