TEXT Journal

An important function of the Textile Society is to provide a forum for those engaged in various kinds of textile study through the Society's annual publication, TEXT. This contains articles, papers, educational reports and information on exhibitions and conferences. The magazine also features reviews as well as international news and comments concerning textile design and industry.
Text is free to members of the Society. The current issue may be ordered for £10. Past issues are also available, as long as stocks last. Please contact the webmaster.

Volume 38, 2010-2011

Articles

• An Unsustainable Demand: The Trade in Orchil Lichens Seen Through a 19th Century Archive
  Isabella Whitworth
• Taking Indigo into the Future
  Jenny Balfour Paul
• Is Jamaican lace-bark (Lagetta lagetto) a sustainable material?
  Emily Brennan and Mark Nesbitt
• Sustainable Design Strategies: Eco Chic the Fashion Paradox
  Sandy Black
• Carbon Footprinting in the Fashion Industry: Continental Clothing’s Approach
  Emma Waight

Book Reviews

• Textiles of the Islamic World By John Gillow
  reviewed by Brenda M King

Exhibition Reviews

• Quilts 1700-2010: Hidden Histories, Untold Stories
  reviewed by Holly Pulsford
• Kanthas: The Embroidered Quilts of Bengal
  reviewed by Lynn Setterington
• hreads of Feeling: The London Foundling Hospital’s Textile Tokens, 1740-1770
  reviewed by Nicola Jarvis

Award and Bursary Reviews

• Textile Society/Student Bursary Art and Design Award 2009 - Linda Barlow
• Textile Society/Student Bursary Science Award 2009 - Stephanie Gilchrist
• Textile Society/Student Bursary History Award 2009 - Leanne C Tonkin
• Textile Society/ Museum Award Winner 2009 - Rachel Fenn and Claire Smith
• Textile Society/Student Bursary Critical Writing Award 2010 - Hollie Price
• Textile Society/Professional Development Award 2009 - Heather Toomer
• Textile Society/Professional Development Award 2009 - Linda Brassington

Obituaries

• Lucienne Day
  by Mary Schoeser
• Pamela Clabburn
  by Helen Hoyte