Liz Williamson ✿ A master culture-weaver
Masters of their craft: Dr Ismail Khatri and Liz Williamson in the Make it New Again conference, Ahmedabad, 2007
Liz Williamson was a master weaver, teacher, guide, scholar and leader of the crafts. Her work extended the important role of textiles in our cultures, especially our relationship to the land. Through her teaching and collaborations, she forged a creative network of artisans across the world, particularly between Australia and India.
Here are some of the articles in Garland about and by Liz Williamson. The Table issue is dedicated to her memory.
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Make the World Again: Twenty Australian textile artists - An exhibition of Australia textile art renews the power of weaving to bind the world together. 
Jon Goulder ✿ Furniture with a backstory - The latest Broached Commission is a profound furniture series by Jon Goulder, which expresses the evolution of craft over four generations. We delve into his collaboration with weaver Liz Williamson.
Local colour: The search for a plant dye industry in Sydney Cove - Liz Williamson reveals the importance of natural dyes in the establishment of Sydney as a British colonial settlement.
Sky’s the limit: The Cultural Textiles Rug Project - Liz Williamson describes an ongoing exchange with rug block printers in Gujarat who are commissioned to produce designs from Australia. The results show a wide-eyed view of India, such as kites in the skies over Ahmedabad.