In the hierarchy of the senses, touch has long struggled for respect.
In academics, reading and writing about textiles seems more important than making them and feeling them.
"Reading" the textile, rather than "feeling" the textile, means that te textile is judged against a value system that is not responsive to its strengths.
"Touch" refers not only to physical contact with a surface - but also in the ways that we are touched, or moved, by our world.
All the above text is by Jessica Hemmings and is from her new book,
The Textile Reader, which I am going through slowly, here at the cottage.
These Irish Rugs were made in the first decades of the 20th century, and were brought to Canada from Ireland in the late 30's by Ned's great grandparents.
They're part of this soulful place and touch me on many levels.
