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Category: Collection Spotlight

Meeting Points – Where Cloth, Culture and Community Converge

Posted on October 30, 2025 (November 5, 2025) by Sanjit Dhillon

The following article features excerpts from an interview with Samuel Nnorom, an award winning visual artist based in Nsukka, Nigeria. Samuel holds an MFA in sculpture from the University of…

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Thor Hansen’s Canadian Printed Textiles

Posted on May 8, 2025 (May 8, 2025) by Sanjit Dhillon

The Textile Museum of Canada houses more than 15,000 textiles and related objects, spanning thousands of years and more than 200 regions. Each month, we’ll highlight a different object (or…

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Cotton, Colonialism, and Consumerism: How Indian Cotton Shaped Global Trade

Posted on April 4, 2025 (April 28, 2025) by Sanjit Dhillon

The explosive popularity of Indian cotton textiles in 17th-18th century France triggered a chain reaction with global consequences. As vibrant indiennes captivated European consumers, they disrupted local industries, inspired stringent…

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Prayer Rug (Kilim), T94.2221

Posted on January 8, 2020 (February 24, 2020) by tm-admin

Ramadan Mubarak! It’s the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan and to commemorate the occasion, this prayer rug, locally known as kilim, from the Balkan region of Europe is…

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Rain Cape, T89.0180

Posted on January 8, 2020 (January 13, 2020) by tm-admin

With rain in the forecast, our Object of the Moment will help protect you from those “April showers!”

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Hooked Rug, T78.0006b

Posted on January 8, 2020 (January 13, 2020) by tm-admin

It’s April and Spring is finally here! To celebrate Spring and warmer weather, this hooked rug from the Grenfell Mission is the Object of the Moment.

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Panel, T85.0301

Posted on January 8, 2020 (January 13, 2020) by tm-admin

This week we have chosen this 18th century panel from the El Jadida Province in Morocco.

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Dress, T00.48.4

Posted on January 8, 2020 (January 13, 2020) by tm-admin

This beautiful silk cheongsam from China is our Object of the Week!

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Cloth, T91.0145

Posted on January 8, 2020 (January 13, 2020) by tm-admin

Happy Easter! To celebrate, this week’s Object of The Week is a William Morris creation, Evenlode, c. 1883-1917, which was featured in our 2016 exhibit “BLISS: Gardens Real and Imagined.”

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Wall Hanging, T87.0357

Posted on January 8, 2020 (January 13, 2020) by tm-admin

Our Object of the Week is featured in JANE KIDD: CURIOUS exhibit, which is at TMC from now until June 10th!

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