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A stitch in time: The Bokgabo ba Mašela: Art of Textiles exhibition, which is on at the University of Pretoria Museums until 15 October, includes works using embroidery, quilting and other forms of needlework.
ART

Textiles as testimony: Stitching together stories of struggle, survival and gendered history

Textiles hold memory, meaning and power – challenging erasure, celebrating resilience

  • Puleng Segalo
5 min read
Zanele Ncube is the owner of Mazet Beadworks. (Oupa Nkosi)
BEADWORK

Slice of life: Beads thread my life together

‘This business saved my life and I have no intention of doing any other work except this. I started this business because jobs were scarce’

  • Dineo Bendile
2 min read
Arts and Culture – Kawina Kawina
BEADWORK

Arts and Culture – Kawina Kawina

In this way he nurtured local talent and he has encouraged craft producers such as MmaMantshunyane and MmaDitshotlo to enter crafts competitions.

  • Mike Olivier
2 min read
SA dusts off antique beadwork for World Cup
BEADWORK

SA dusts off antique beadwork for World Cup

With the Soccer World Cup just months away, women in Port Elizabeth are dusting off the old South African styles of beadwork.

  • By Alexandra Lesieur
3 min read