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ASIAN TEXTILES - OATG. Oxford Asian Textile Group

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2CONTENTS<strong>OATG</strong> events 45,900-year-old textile 5Esterhazy Collection 6Technique for dating silk 7Chikan embroidery 8-11Afghan rug trade unravels 12-13<strong>Textile</strong>s along the Silk Road 14-23Away-day at the Horniman 24-25Fashionable Abayas 26-27Front cover photo: Bali dance costume at the HornimanRear cover photo: Chikan embroidery from Pakistan<strong>Asian</strong> <strong>Textile</strong>s is now available online in full colour!This edition of <strong>Asian</strong> <strong>Textile</strong>s is available on-line in full colour in a .pdf file to download, viewand/or print. Access to the pdf file is either via http://www.oatg.org.uk/magazine.htm whilst it isthe current issue or always via the back issues page http://www.oatg.org.uk/magazinebackissues.htmlby first clicking on the cover image thumbnail.In both cases click on the link in the title line to the issue e.g.: ‗Access colour pdf of No 48‘.Enter the username and password given below, click ‗login‘ and then, on the resulting page, clickon the relevant link to download. The username and password is the same for all three issues ineach calendar year.<strong>OATG</strong> current members, as part of their membership, are being given access to the pdf files for<strong>Asian</strong> <strong>Textile</strong>s for the previous two years.Passwords for all full colour issues to date are:Year Username Password2009 at09 pdr8nx2010 at10 mqonj22011 at11 jfqb47<strong>Asian</strong> <strong>Textile</strong>s is published three times ayear in February, June and October.DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT ISSUE ISMONDAY 6 February 2011Contributions should be emailed or sent tothe Editor

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