Articles
2015
Selvedge Magazine
Immersed in indigo – a test of faith: shibori and the work of Jane Callender
Issue 63 Pattern March/April 2015
Editorial by Linda Brassington
‘…the control of her materials and techniques have resulted in richly decorative works of
extraordinary refinement.’
2015
Chinese Editorial
Editorial following an e-interview at the invitation of Sun Ningyi, Editor of the Chinese Handicraft Electronic Magazines, the first to focus on craft, culture and design in mainland China attached to the business media group, Qikan.
In agreement with Sun Ningyi.
Textile Fibre Forum – the Australian magazine for textile arts
The Indigo resist dyed Textiles of Jane Callender
Volume 31, Issue 4 2012
Editorial following an e-interview at the invitation of Janet de Boer OAM for Textile Fibre Forum – the Australian magazine for textile arts
‘My career has certainly had a few hiatuses – I left college to take a gap year and with my earnings bought my first lot of indigo and fabric’.
In agreement with Janet de Boer.
2009
Journal for Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
Indigo and the Tightening Thread
231 Autumn 2009
Originally requested and written for the Journal for Weavers, Spinners and Dyers.
‘The time to keep faith arrives when the bundle is relinquished to the golden depths.’
In agreement with the Journal for Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
This contains two articles in Hungarian as merged PDF files.
A Review by Anna Dolanyi of the Hungarian Quilters Guild of 2000 Pattern Combinations in Hungarian and English.
An appraisal by Klára Lazarovits Gelencsér of the presentation at the Budapest Textile Museum in Hungarian and English.
(nb The presentation was in English and detailed accuracies were understandably lost in translation at both stages.)
2006
Workshop on the Web
Understanding Indigo – Indigo and Shibori Stitch Resist
Originally requested by Maggie Grey and written for Workshop on the Web.
‘This wonderful article is a detailed study of the process and ideology of indigo dyeing by an expert in the field.’
The Editor
In agreement with Workshop on the Web
2006
ICHF Catalogue
Introduction to Indigo and Shibori
Originally requested by and written for the ICHF Show Guide Catalogue.
‘In the early 1800s there was a significant discovery which transformed the world of textiles.‘
In agreement with ICHF.
1996
The World of Embroidery
Threaded Vessels – Mixed media constructions
Volume 47 No 2 May 1996
Originally requested and written for The World of Embroidery magazine.
‘As gold spoke of richness, so indigo spoke of a dignified simplicity.’
In agreement with the Embroiderers Guild.
