{"id":190,"date":"2013-10-23T10:43:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T14:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/creative-nudge-ode-to-william"},"modified":"2015-03-07T00:07:17","modified_gmt":"2015-03-07T00:07:17","slug":"creative-nudge-ode-to-william","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/creative-nudge-ode-to-william\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Nudge – Ode to William"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\"MorrisRug_550\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Textile
\ninspiration<\/a> comes from so many places, and I wanted to share one of the
\n(many!) favorite inspirations from my
\nrecent trip to India<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While we were in Jaipur, we visited a rug factory. One of the rugs caught my
\neye and I just couldn't stop looking at it, so I took lots of closeup photos so
\nI wouldn't forget the details. The more I looked, the more familiar it seemed,
\nuntil finally it hit me like a ton of bricks! This traditional pattern, done in
\n1000 stitches per inch, must have been the inspiration for some of William
\nMorris' designs<\/a>!<\/p>\n

As we discussed the similarities between his work and the traditional rugs we
\nwere reviewing, the story came out that he did indeed have a connection to
\nIndia. <\/p>\n

You may recall that I was in France earlier this year. I was thrilled to pick
\nup a big thick pictorial encyclopedia of Morris' designs, at The Louvre
\nBookshop! Yes I carried that and a couple other textile thumper books back in
\nmy suitcase. So I've been studying Morris' work with greater depth over the
\nlast 10 months. <\/p>\n

When we started our business, one of my favorite companies was Rose &
\nHubble, who did William Morris reproductions. Sadly, that company does not
\nexist any longer. <\/p>\n

Every year, at least one company comes out with a contemporary or repro version
\nof Morris' classic designs. Most recently we've snapped up Claridge
\nManor<\/a> by Yuko Hasegawa, and the William
\nCollection<\/a> from Kona Bay. Yummy! You can find these, and coordinates in our
\nArt
\nDeco & Nouveau, Steampunk & Victorian<\/a> category.<\/p>\n

We are still inspired by William, but what inspired William to begin with?<\/p>\n

My fellow traveler Pam Holland told me about Morris'
\ncollaboration with Thomas Wardle<\/a>, who was experimenting with Indian silks
\nand natural dyes. They played around with Indian block printing, (which we
\nplayed around with in Jaipur as well!) and then Morris
\nstayed in Wardle's town<\/a> two years working on colors and processes that
\nwould take his own experiments in tapestry, printing and wallpaper even
\nfurther.<\/p>\n

One of the places you can
\nstudy his work up close<\/a>, is the Victoria
\nand Albert Museum in London.<\/a> (My favorite museum in the world…which is
\nsaying something!) You can also visit the William
\nMorris Gallery<\/a> in northeast London.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in learning more about historic textiles, William Morris
\nis a great place to start! The topic is deep and broad, and you can spend the
\nrest of your life wandering through museums looking for vintage textile
\ndesigns, but once you get to know William you'll spot his work (and his
\ninspirations!) in a heartbeat!<\/p>\n

For
\nmore of my photos of India, visit my photo page.<\/a><\/p>\n

*********<\/p>\n

We are accepting comfort
\nquilts for Colorado Flood victims<\/a>. You can drop them off or ship them to us
\nat:
\neQuilter.com
\n5455 Spine Rd, Suite E
\nBoulder CO 80301<\/p>\n

We will have another distribution in early November. We are focusing on the
\nevacuated community of Lyons, and also local teachers who lost their
\nhomes\/possessions.<\/p>\n

Please note if your group is making a memorial quilt for Sandy Hook
\nElementary<\/a>, we would like to receive them by mid-November latest. This is
\nfor distribution on or near the one-year anniversary of December 13. We have a
\ncontact there who will distribute them to families in the school and community.<\/p>\nShare Post:<\/strong>
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