6th Annual Carpet and Textile Forum Symposium
The 6th annual Carpet and Textile Forum will take place as a 3-day event 14-16 May 2024 at the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott in Santa Barbara County, in Buellton, CA. This event is previously known as Rug Collectors’ Weekend.
Besides six sessions a Dealer’s Show will feature 16 dealers from US, UK, Europe and Turkey.
The sessions include ‘Afshars rugs and bags’, ‘Syrian Textiles’, ‘Caucasian Fragments’, ‘Ottoman Influences on Islamic Batik from Indonesia’, ‘Turkmen Main Carpets’, ‘Double-sided Ikats World Wide’ and a ‘Show and Tell’ session.
Each session includes time for the close examination, and often handling, of the pieces that the speakers have assembled and discussed. Attendees are encouraged to bring examples from their own collections for Show & Tell. Event culminates in a Santa Maria Style BBQ.
Carpet and Textile Forum was established to promote the understanding of carpets and textiles, through a hands-on approach.
Registration fee $160 per person. To register, send USD check, payable to: Carpet & Textile Forum and send to: P.O. Box 6094, Irvine, CA 92616.
For registration and details contact Brian Morehouse (morehousebri@aol.com) or Bethany Mendenhall (bmendenhall@cox.net).
Image: East-Anatolian kurdish rug takes a sunbath. Photo by Agnés Semler.
