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Haptic & Hue

Haptic & Hue's Tales of Textiles explores the way in which cloth speaks to us and the impact it has on our lives. It looks at the different light textiles cast on the story of humanity. It thinks about the skills that go into constructing it and what it means to the people who use it.
65 episodes

Episodes

The Mysteries of the Marshes: The Ancient Textile Secrets of Europe's Bog Bodies

00:38:599/4/2025

Reviving Rocking Stitch and Saving Wholecloth Quilting

00:42:147/3/2025

The Witches of Scotland: How a New Tartan Became a Living Memorial

00:43:036/5/2025

Textile Waste and the Catastrophe at Kantamanto

00:40:045/1/2025

Coupons For Clothes: A Wartime Idea Made New?

00:39:514/3/2025

Pleats Please: the Story of the World's Oldest Fashion Technique

00:41:553/6/2025

The Quilts That Hold the Heart of Hawaii

00:42:052/6/2025

Tapestries For Troubled Times

00:39:121/2/2025

Plain Sailing: The Cloth That Turned The Tide of History

00:41:1911/7/2024

Flax is Back! The Great Linen Revival

00:41:0610/3/2024