Thursday 13 October 2016

A Carpet Ride to Khiva

Talk by author and specialist Chris Aslan Alexander

Chris Aslan Alexander established two workshops in Khiva in Uzbekistan, re-creating 15th century Timurid carpet designs from forgotten illuminations and reviving silk carpet weaving, natural dyemaking and suzani embroidery.

Location: The Pauling Centre, 58a Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6QS

Time: 6.15–8pm.

Free for members, £3 for non-members.

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https://carpetridetokhiva.wordpress.com/the-author/

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