Thursday, April 10, 2008

Sheila Paine's textile collection

I was just listening to the news and heard a story about Sheila Paine, who has collected embroidered textiles for many, many years, particularly in countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan and West African countries. Some of these textiles are going to be auctioned at Christie's tomorrow. It also turns out that Mrs. Paine has written a number of books on embroidered textiles from around the world. Can't wait to get my hands on one of them. I think that listening to the stories this lady has to tell would be a fascinating thing too.

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