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Posts Tagged ‘textiles’

“Swap Mama” sews new life into old clothes

By Maria Sestito | December 4, 2018

Bay Area Swap-O-Rama-Rama teaches people how to repurpose their used clothing through sewing in order to make clothes last longer and keep them out of landfills.

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Ace Monster Toys: A home for hackers and makers

By Craig Hickerson | September 11, 2016

Ace Monster Toys, better known as AMT, leaves its door open to hackers, makers and anyone looking to further their ability to create new things.

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Alternative Exposure grants highlight Oakland’s arts boom

By James Reddick | December 20, 2013
Tessa Watson in her North Oakland textile gallery and studio called OGAARD. Photo by James Reddick.

Oakland visual artists make up 10 out of 16 of the Bay Area’s grant recipients.

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A textile exhibit brings a remote corner of India to Oakland

By Karmah Elmusa | September 9, 2011 | 2
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At a yarn store at the corner of San Pablo and Alcatraz in North Oakland, a new exhibit will transport visitors to a remote corner of India. The shop, called A Verb for Keeping Warm, is kicking off its third art show today, titled “The Rabari People, Their Culture, and Their Textiles.”

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