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…