Textile festival Leiden
Last week I visited the Textile festival in Leiden with two friends. The festival was in de Peiterskerk , and large spectacular church , in the centre of the town. There were more than 30 other textile exhibitions in the centre of Leiden , amazing ,and as it turned out far more than could be visited in one day. The theme of the festival was Water-land, and this was beautifully interpreted in all forms of textile art. I photographed a few of my favorites. Weaving with a whole new perspective for me. The beautiful woven book /scroll really captured the peace of the seashore for me. I found this piece with its razor shells , very evocative of the shore. A more traditional style of embroidery. A felted piece by Annemie Koenan , called Genesis - then there was land. In addition to…