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November 10, 2021 ​

Students and community members created printed handkerchiefs with linoleum blocks and ink, during the Textiles at Home: Block Printed Handkerchiefs workshop on Nov. 5 at Nancy Nicholas Hall. The workshop was held to promote the exhibition, Politics at Home: Textiles as American History, on display at the Ruth Davis Design Gallery until Nov. 14.

Linoleum blocks used to transfer designs onto fabric.

Linoleum blocks used to transfer designs onto fabric. Photo by: Brian Huynh

A participant rolls a brayer across a linoleum block.

A participant rolls a brayer across a linoleum block. Photo by: Brian Huynh

Nora Renick Rinehart, an MFA Candidate in Design Studies, guides students and community members as they participate.

Nora Renick Rinehart, an MFA Candidate in Design Studies, guides students and community members as they participate. Photo by: Brian Huynh

Freshman Eli Song presses an ink-covered linoleum block onto a handkerchief to transfer a pattern.

Freshman Eli Song presses an ink-covered linoleum block onto a handkerchief to transfer a pattern. Photo by: Brian Huynh

The workshop was held to promote the exhibition, Politics at Home: Textiles as American History, on display at the Ruth Davis Design Gallery from Sept. 14 - Nov. 14, 2021.

The workshop was held to promote the exhibition, Politics at Home: Textiles as American History, on display at the Ruth Davis Design Gallery from Sept. 14 - Nov. 14, 2021. Photo by: Brian Huynh

Finished block printed handkerchiefs hang to dry.

Finished block printed handkerchiefs hang to dry. Photo by: Brian Huynh

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