Sturee Tribal Village

http://stureetribalvillage.blogspot.com/

Sturee Tribal Village is a retail gallery of ethnic and tribal textiles, carvings, beads, jewelry, carpets and other crafts. As the retail outlet of Afghan Tribal Arts, most of the collection comes from Afghanistan and its neighbors, but other areas of the world, especially Africa, are also represented. Located in the heart of Pendleton's historic downtown Square, it is convenient to other shops and restaurants. The gallery opened in 2008 and has quickly become a sought-after source for handmade crafts from Central Asia.

Afghan Tribal Arts has become known for its extensive collection of hand carved beads made of semi-precious stones found in Afghanistan: lapis lazuli, carnelian, jade, onyx, serpentine, fluorite and much more. Sturee Tribal Village gives testimony to other beautiful traditions that have been handed down from generation to generation. We invite you to come and visit! 

Location:  Pendleton, South Carolina, USA

Online Shop:  Afghan Tribal Arts

Blog:  Sturee Tribal Village

Languages spoken: English, Pashtu, Farsi, Urdu, a bit of Uzbeki 

 Sturee Tribal Village, Pendleton, SC

Sturee Tribal Village in Pendleton, SC (USA)

Tags:  gallery, tribal textiles, cultural textiles, beads, ethnographic, ethnic textiles, Central Asian, African, carpets, vintage

kimonoboy

http://www.kimonoboy.com

My internet-only shop sells Japanese homespun indigo cotton and hemp folk textiles from the mid 1800's to the mid 1900's with an emphasis on boro futon covers, noragi (peasant & farmer’s clothing) and kaya (hemp) mosquito netting.

Questions about old Japanese cotton or hemp textiles are most welcome and I will respond to them the best I can.

I’ve lived in Japan for 14 years and I am very fortunate to be married to Akiko. We live in Fukuoka (Kyushu, Western Japan)  with our very ornery wire haired fox terrier, Hanako.  Please see my site for the details about our life in Japan.

Jim Austin
Fukuoka-shi, Japan

Mission:  We wish to provide an internet presence where people from anywhere in the world can acquire exceptional early Japanese folk textiles directly from us in Japan.




Location:  Fukuoka-shi, Japan
Online shop:  kimonoboy
Languages spoken:  English, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese

 Japanese Vintage Boro Textile from kimonoboy

Tags:    Japanese folk textiles, boro, komebukuro, kaya, hemp mosquito netting,  indigo, kasuri, katazome, sakiori, indigo cotton

Dazzling Lanna

http://dazzlinglannabags.blogspot.com

Where should I start?  I am not very good at describing myself, but I am trying... I am a simple person with various interests.  I'm fond of art and interior design.  It was always my dream to be an architect but I turned out to be something else :). Indeed, my academic background and what I am doing by selling the bags are totally different. I have degrees in Chemistry and MBA from the university in my hometown, Thailand. But like many other ladies, as far as I know, I love bags. For me it's just a bit different, I love ethnic and tribal inspired ones. And that was how I started  Dazzling Lanna.  

Dazzling Lanna creates bags in small scale but we do wholesale as well. By doing that, we offer a very small initial wholesale of 10 bags to help people get started.

Besides being fond of art and interior design, I love to travel and dream that I could complete all destinations on my wish list. My travel experiences allow me to explore the world and have helped me create good ideas. One of my favorite place is India. I love it in many ways. I believe I will have a lot to share via Dazzling Lanna in the coming future.  

Last but not least, I am an amature photographer, seeing my world through the viewfinder at leelawadeephotography.

Location:  Chiang Mai, Thailand and Canton de Vaud, Switzerland.

Online shop:  dazzlinglanna

Blogs:  dazzlinglannabags,   siamlivingroom

Languages spoken: Thai, English, French (minimal)

 

 Bags made with vintage textiles from Thailand by Dazzling Lanna

Tags:   Tribal inspired bags, Ethnic, Bohemian, Hmong Baby Carrier, Miao, Afghan, Mirror Embroidery.

Fabrique Fantastique

www.fabriquefantastique.etsy.com

Jan Marriott at Market

I have always had a passion for vintage textiles.  As a child, I would scour market stalls for remnants for my dolly clothes, and I am still at it. I grew up in England (a publican's daughter) and have a textile degree from Canterbury College of Art ...many decades ago. Coming to Canada in the 60's I continued to practice as a textile artist, teaching collage locally at schools and libraries.  I exhibited as well. A wonderful job in the publishing industry came my way and textiles took a back seat for quite a few years, although I always bought more!  Since 2005 I have been buying and selling vintage textiles....anything that appeals and 'speaks' to me.  I sell at Ontario markets and online. I am still intrigued. 

Mission:  To serve my customers in a friendly and knowledgeable fashion, hoping to spread appreciation for vintage and antique textiles.

-Jan Marriott

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Online shops:

   fabriquefantastique on Etsy

   fabriquefantastique on Zibbet

Blog: fabriquefantastique

Social Media:  Twitter, Flickr

Membership: Textile Museum of Canada

Languages spoken: English

Vintage quilts and textiles by Fabrique Fantastique

Tags: vintage, quilts, fabric, textiles, markets, embroidery, weaving, antique, yardage, thrift

Miao Baby Carriers

www.miaobabycarriers.com

Miao Baby Carriers is my personal collection of over 5,000 vintage embroidered Chinese baby carriers.  These beautiful creations of the Miao (Hmong), Dong, Zhuang, and other minority cultures are available, at no cost, for study or exhibit.

Read my article, "Collection Seeks Soul Mate" for more pictorial examples of the baby carriers and for history on why I began to collect them.

-Mark Clayton

Location: Long Beach, California, USA

Memberships: 

   Textile Society of America
   American Council for Southern Asian Art
   Ethnic Arts Council of Los Angeles

Languages spoken: English

Miao Baby Carrier, Mark Clayton Collection

Tags: embroidery, antique, ethnic, folk, traditional, tribal, carrier, Guizhou, Yunnan, Zhijin

Vintage Renewal

 

www.vintagerenewal.etsy.com

Jeanne Connolly is the Indie Furniture Re-designer for Vintage Renewal. Vintagerenewal.com is an online green furniture boutique specializing in blending both classic and modern pieces to create one-of-a-kind usable art for your home or studio office.

The furniture and art objects created for Vintage Renewal are inspired by past decades, fashion styles, different cultures, antique furniture, and vintage craft books. The frames covered are found or existing objects that are given a new lease on life. The redesigns are commonly covered in vintage fabrics and upcycled fabrics. We are a green boutique and practice green furniture redesign. We sell fully redesigned vintage furniture online, in boutiques and in galleries and do not accept commission orders.

Mission:  Be Green, Buy Vintage, Buy Handmade.  Saving the earth, one chair at a time.

Location:   Denver, Colorado, United States

Online stores:  Vintage Renewal, Vintage Renewal on Etsy,

     Go Green with Jeanne, Go Green with Jeanne on Etsy 

Brick and Mortar: By appointment only, email first.

Memberships: Team Eco Etsy, Denver Handmade Alliance, Design Style Guide
Languages spoken:  English

Indie furniture re-design by Vintage Renewal

Vintage Renewal on Facebook

Tags:  Vintage Furniture, Vintage Fabric, Vintage Furniture Redesigner, Indie Redesigner, Jeanne Connolly, Vintage Renewal, Texture, Vibrant Color, Retro, Green, Upcycled, Recycled, Revamped, Redesigned

Turkish Folk Art

 

www.turkishfolkart.com

We have collected the many objects on this site over a period of time, filling our hope chests.  Now we hope to pass them on to others who will value and appreciate them, as we have.  We hope to continue our adventure, to keep finding beautiful objects, and to pass them on to others.

We are collecting and selling Turkish, Central Asian, Persian and Caucasian Art & Textiles. 

-Murathan Ozgen

Location: Istanbul, Turkey

Online Store: website

Brick and mortar: By appointment only. You can email for appointment or give me a call +90 532 3251088

Languages spoken: English, Turkish, Uzbek and Kyrgyz

 

Textiles and folk art from Turkey and Central Asia.

Tags:  Central Asian, Turkish textiles, Persian weavings, Caucasian Tribal weavings, objects of art, embroidery, suzani, kilim, antique textiles, Turkish weavers, Anatolian rugs 

Gallery51/Craig Wallen

www.gallery51.net

The focus at Gallery 51 is promoting the appreciation, conservation and collection of fine antique textile art.  With more than twenty years experience as a private purveyor of rare textiles, I now offer both residential and commercial customers a wide selection of rare, visually compelling textiles with great aesthetic merits for use in home or office settings.  We also offer a variety of related services, such as consultation, procurement services, conservation, evaluation, brokerage, mounting, and collection management. 

Clients include collectors, dealers and designers around the world, and several important American museums.  Formal, written appraisals can also be prepared according to standards approved by the Appraisers Association of America, for the purposes of insurance, inheritance, donation or loss.

Location:  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Online store: website
Brick and mortar: 51 N. 2nd St
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Memberships: Philadelphia Rug and Textile Society
     The Textile Museum
     Philadelphia Museum of Art
Languages spoken: English, French, Armenian

 

Antique Kurdish Bagface, Gallery51

Tags: antique rugs, ethnographic art, tribal textiles, ancient textiles, Ottoman, Anatolian, Persian, Kurdish, Caucasian, wool, felt, Turkish

Nazmiyal Collection

http://nazmiyalantiquerugs.com/

"I have been in business of acquiring and selling antique rugs for twenty-five years. Antique rugs are my passion, and my tastes are eclectic, ranging from early, classical pieces to Art Deco and Modernist rugs. What matters to me primarily is the beauty and quality of a piece. I buy with my eye and with my heart. Living in New York, the Mecca of the rug world, and traveling extensively, I have the opportunity to search constantly for the best pieces that are available. My wide experience and contacts in the antique rug world enable me to buy competitively, acquiring quality pieces for the best value, and to pass this value along to our customers. My goal at Nazmiyal is to give our clients the finest rugs with greatest range of choices at the best value."

-Jason Nazmiyal, Founder

The Nazmiyal Collection is a New York-based antique rug dealer established in 1980. We are one of the largest wholesalers of fine and decorative antique pieces in the US. Our website's advanced search engine allows users to easily and efficiently browse our extensive inventory by size, color, design, and origin. In addition to our optimized search engine, the site contains a plethora of information about antique rugs from weaving history to buying tips.

Our customer base extends from the United States to Hong Kong, Italy, South America, Spain, Scotland, England and many other places. Our rugs range from Persian, Turkish, and Caucasian rugs to Chinese Art Deco, French Aubusson, and English Needlepoint.

Antique Sultanabad Persian Rug 2909, Nazmiyal Collection

Location: New York City, New York, USA
Online Store:  
   website
   Etsy
Brick and mortar presence:
     31 East 32nd St. New York, NY 10016
Blog: Nazmiyal
Languages spoken:  English, Farsi, Hebrew

Tags: antique rugs, antique carpets, antique oriental rugs, antique oriental carpets, antique tapestries, antique Persian rugs, antique Persian carpets, antique textiles, Nazmiyal, antique rug gallery

Sri

www.srithreads.com

Boro Yogi (Sleeping Kimono)

ca. late nineteenth century, indigo dyed cottons

Sri, Brooklyn, NY

Sri is a by-appointment textile gallery specializing in antique Japanese folk textiles, highlighting the indigo-dyed cotton utilitarian fabrics and boro--or patched and mended--textiles of old Japan as well as a wide selection of rural Japan's hand-plied bast fiber textiles.  We also stock limited collections of Indian folk textiles and Korean pojagi.

Location:  Brooklyn, New York, USA 
Online store: Sri Threads  
Brick and mortar presence:   
     18 Eckford Street, #8, Brooklyn, NY 11222  
Blog:  Sri Threads  
Languages spoken:  English, Spanish

Girl's Silk Under-Kimono (Juban)
ca. late nineteenth century 
itajime/kyokechi and shibori dyed silks
Sri, Brooklyn, NY

 Sri, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Tags: Japanese folk textiles, boro, shibori, Mingei, indigo, kasuri, katazome, kimono, tsutsugaki, sakiori

Afghan Tribal Arts

www.afghantribalarts.com

Afghan Tribal Arts seeks to support traditional craft producers in Afghanistan.  

It places great value on both old and new talent and seeks to help artisans reach wider markets with their work.  Afghan Tribal Arts strives to balance both the needs of the producers and the demands of the market by paying and pricing fairly.

Afghan Tribal Arts specializes in beads, jewelry and carpets, but also has a huge inventory of textiles, wood, clay and metal works.

Warehouse: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin (USA)

Regular travel route through Central and South East USA

Retail gallery: Sturee Tribal Village, in Pendleton, South Carolina (USA)

Online Shop: Etsy
Blog: Sturee Tribal Village
Languages spoken: English, Pashtu, Farsi, Urdu, a bit of Uzbeki

  

Tribal Textiles from Afghanistan and Central Asia

 

Sturee Tribal Village in Pendleton, SC (USA)

Afghan Tribal Arts on Facebook

Tags: Ethnic, Tribal, Suzani, Rugs, Carpets, Kilim, Hats, Mukluks, Beaded, Kuchi, Textiles