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		<title>At NeoCon on the 10th Floor</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iris Wang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We will be meeting many, many people at NeoCon this year. I’ve been going in and out of the Merchandize Mart nearly a third of my life; this NeoCon I will probably meet more people than the sum of all the past years combined. At least I hope so. NeoCon feels like a big party [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woven-words.com&#038;blog=17109553&#038;post=2790&#038;subd=irisweavingwords&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Patching Meditation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 15:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iris Wang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don’t know when people stopped learning how to sew. I guess when ready-to-wear became a common thing, maybe after World War II? I wonder how many young people nowadays know how to do the simplest sewing? During my childhood, when I visited my grandparents with my siblings and cousins, we would run around their [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woven-words.com&#038;blog=17109553&#038;post=2753&#038;subd=irisweavingwords&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Isamu Noguchi and Yoshiko Yamaguchi</title>
		<link>http://woven-words.com/2013/04/09/isamu-noguchi-and-yoshiko-yamaguchi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iris Wang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only recently did I learn that at one time Isamu Noguchi was married to Li Xianglan, a woman with a fascinating life. This knowledge came as a shock to me, or almost like regret, because Li Xianglan was such a legend and such a prominent figure during my childhood. She was a very famous singer [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woven-words.com&#038;blog=17109553&#038;post=2697&#038;subd=irisweavingwords&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Added Value of Brentano Polyurethane</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 20:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iris Wang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received a request from one of our reps to explain what makes our polyurethane products unique, focusing on Jetset and Essence. More people may have the same question, and I am happy to share. 1)     Unlike some of the faux leathers on the market that use polyurethane resin made for the fashion industry, our [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woven-words.com&#038;blog=17109553&#038;post=2738&#038;subd=irisweavingwords&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Color Combo</title>
		<link>http://woven-words.com/2013/03/18/color-combo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iris Wang</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[blue]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A color combination I am working on these days. After more than 10 years in vogue for interiors, it is not a new color, but it seems to persist, showing up with different twists from era to era. I am still fond of this morning blue with cream. Filed under: Making Fabrics Tagged: blue, Brentano, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woven-words.com&#038;blog=17109553&#038;post=2656&#038;subd=irisweavingwords&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Isamu Nocughi</title>
		<link>http://woven-words.com/2013/03/05/isamu-nocughi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iris Wang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspiring Design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the New Year&#8217;s holiday, I visited the Smart Museum at Chicago University.  There was a small sculpture by Isamu Noguchi entitled Iron Wash, a classic Noguchi piece which made me feel as if I were meeting up with an old friend. Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988) was one of the twentieth century’s most important and critically [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woven-words.com&#038;blog=17109553&#038;post=2666&#038;subd=irisweavingwords&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ming Red</title>
		<link>http://woven-words.com/2013/02/15/ming-red/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iris Wang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I bought this antique lacquer in a small antique store for china and lacquer ware in Kyoto. The store was so small, the aisles so narrow that I felt like I was knocking things off the shelf with every turn or movement. Especially with bulky coats, etc. Anyway, this lacquer ware caught my eye. The [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woven-words.com&#038;blog=17109553&#038;post=2678&#038;subd=irisweavingwords&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quote of the Day ~ 2</title>
		<link>http://woven-words.com/2013/02/08/quote-of-the-day-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iris Wang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Observing Life + Cultures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advice]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[James Dean]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My search page this morning had a portrait sketch of James Dean and his quote, &#8220;Dream as if you&#8217;ll live forever, live as if you&#8217;ll die today.&#8221; Terrific! What a lucid understanding of life. I did not know that James Dean was so wise&#8212;on top of being handsome. Filed under: Observing Life + Cultures Tagged: [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woven-words.com&#038;blog=17109553&#038;post=2646&#038;subd=irisweavingwords&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Affinity with Music</title>
		<link>http://woven-words.com/2013/02/01/affinity-with-music/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iris Wang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Making Fabrics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pattern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Symphonic Collection]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gliss]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[children's camp]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Symphonic Collection Inspiration I volunteered to be an art teacher at day camps quite a few times through my youth and during my children&#8217;s adolescent years. Besides typical art projects such as still-life painting or going outside to paint landscapes, I later decided to inspire the children to experience the artistic elements. One time I [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woven-words.com&#038;blog=17109553&#038;post=2624&#038;subd=irisweavingwords&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is Fashion Art?</title>
		<link>http://woven-words.com/2013/01/17/is-fashion-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iris Wang</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Observing Life + Cultures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexander McQueen]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In October 2011, at the ACT New York conference, I heard Dr. Valerie Steele, Director and Chief Curator, the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, present the subject “Is Fashion Art?” The presentation was very interesting and has gotten me thinking more on this subject every since. I think if anyone should be called [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=woven-words.com&#038;blog=17109553&#038;post=2550&#038;subd=irisweavingwords&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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