Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2696: Winged Words
Posted on · Episode: 2696 Winged Words: The Homeric Epics as Oral Poetry. Today, classicist Casey Dué listens to the Homeric epics.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1739: Worsted Wool
Posted on · Episode: 1739 Woolgathering: Of weavers and worsted. Today, we think about worsted wool.
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Engines of Our Ingenuity 1629: Resisting Change
Posted on · Episode: 1629 An old book tells about textile engineering and conservatism. Today, we resist change.
Houston Matters
Artist Turns Threads from Mexican Serapes into Elaborate Geometric Patterns
Posted on · Artist Adrian Esparza pays homage to his Latino heritage, and symbolizes the way his life has changed, by un-spooling the threads from a Mexican blanket, or serape, and then weaving elaborate geometric patterns onto walls. We learn more about him and his art, which is on display through May 11 at the Houston Center for […]