Carrying on from her Textile Talk in February, textile expert Dr. Yoshiko Wada will examine in detail the pieces included in the International Quilt Museum’s Spring 2026 exhibition, ‘Boro: The Hidden and the Visible in Japanese Mended Textiles.’ Using each piece as a springboard for discussing the techniques and materials embedded in boro textiles, Dr. Wada will also highlight connections to larger concepts, such as notions of beauty vs. utility, the importance of kinship ties, and the dichotomy of ‘inside’ vs. ‘outside’ in Japanese culture.
Textile Talks features weekly presentations and panel discussions from the International Quilt Museum, Quilt Alliance, Studio Art Quilt Associates, and Surface Design Association. The programs are held online at 2 p.m. Eastern (11 a.m. Pacific) each Wednesday.
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