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Fabric Of Life
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Framing your designer scarf
Designer scarves, hand-painted silk scarves, and all traditional textiles can be safely framed and transformed into a striking work of...
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Fabric Of Life
Mar 17, 20211 min read
Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize 2020
Exhibition and Sale of Finalists artwork opens 20 March 2021 Fabric of Life has been a proud supporter of the Adelaide Park Land Art...
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Fabric Of Life
Jan 19, 20211 min read
Aboriginal Australian Indigenous fabrics to light up your life and your home
In recent years there has been a revolution in the development of textiles and design in Indigenous communities across Australia. Our...
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Fabric Of Life
Nov 4, 20201 min read
Pomegranates and other silks
Clients often ask us for advice on displaying their textiles so that they can incorporate them into the interior design of their home. ...
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Fabric Of Life
Nov 4, 20201 min read
Carrick Hill Curtains
The creation of 3 new sets of curtains for the entrance hall of Carrick Hill have just been completed. The curtains were made from...
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Fabric Of Life
Aug 21, 20201 min read
Carrick Hill Curtains
Our latest big project has just got underway. We have created a digital reproduction of the the original fabric used for curtains in the...
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Fabric Of Life
Jun 23, 20201 min read
JO DIXIE AT FABRIC OF LIFE
February 2020 Fabric of Life was pleased to host and embroidery workshop Faces and Figures by renowned New Zealand embroiderer Jo Dixie....
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Fabric Of Life
Jun 23, 20201 min read
TABLET WEAVING WITH WIRE WITH ANGHARAD RIXON FROM TEXTILE SUPPORT
November 2019 This workshop aims to introduce weavers to the challenge of weaving both flat and tubular fabrics in fine wire. Tablet...
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Fabric Of Life
Jun 23, 20201 min read
TEXTILE TRAVEL: FIONA CAULFIELD IN CONVERSATION WITH MARY JOSE
September 12 2019 Fiona and Mary will discuss their mutual love of India as a travel destination and the handcrafted textiles of India....
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Fabric Of Life
Jun 23, 20202 min read
TEXTURES: PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS BY SUSAN CHENERY
SALA 2019 6 to 31 August 2019 Texture when applied to visual art can be actual, simulated, abstract or invented. My work uses texture...
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Fabric Of Life
Jun 23, 20201 min read
TEXTILES OF THE OLD SILK ROAD
June 2019 The exhibition and studio will be opened by Dr Jane Lomax Smith AM, Chair of the South Australian Museum Board and a Director...
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Fabric Of Life
Jun 23, 20201 min read
URRBRAE HOUSE HISTORIC PRECINCT: TEXTILE CONSERVATION ROADSHOW WITH CONSERVATOR MARY JOSE
May 2018 Come along to Urrbrae House and join our History Week event. Enjoy the gardens and tour around this historic house. Don’t know...
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Fabric Of Life
Jun 23, 20201 min read
AGE OF ELEGANCE AT AYERS HOUSE MUSEUM, ADELAIDE
29 March to 29 July 2018 Textile conservation treatments undertaken by Fabric of Life for Age of Elegance, Ayers House Museum, Adelaide ...
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Fabric Of Life
Jun 23, 20202 min read
URRBRAE HOUSE TAPESTRY
November 2017 The work is an embroidered canvas work stitched in silk and wool. The tapestry was cleaned and remounted to prepare it for...
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Fabric Of Life
Jun 23, 20201 min read
TEXTILE CONSERVATION AT URRBRAE HOUSE, UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
May 2017 Mary presented a talk at Urrbrae House, a historic house on the Waite campus of the University of Adelaide. Mary has been caring...
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Fabric Of Life
Jun 23, 20201 min read
POP UP SHOPS
2017 Every now and again Fabric of Life will hold a pop up shop to showcase any hand made textile treasures we have discovered. Join our...
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Fabric Of Life
Jun 23, 20201 min read
TEXTILE CONSERVATION WORKSHOPS
September 2016 Do you have a special textile, a precious family relic? It could be a tapestry or carpet, a favourite quilt, a piece of...
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Fabric Of Life
Jun 23, 20201 min read
DAVID ROCHE FOUNDATION SILK PARASOL
January 2016 Fabric of Life has been busy conserving a silk parasol for the upcoming opening of the David Roche Foundation Galleries,...
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Fabric Of Life
Jun 23, 20201 min read
MORTIMER MENPES SCREEN TEXTILE CONSERVATION
June 2014 Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938) was an Adelaide-born artist who moved to London in 1875 and forged a successful career as an artist...
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Fabric Of Life
Jun 23, 20201 min read
FABRIC OF LIFE TURNS 10
March 2013 Fabric of Life turns 10 Textiles Endangered Textile Traditions New Directions We will showcasing world textiles and the...
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