Marta Turok shares her 40+ years of research & advocacy for the artistic & cultural values of Mexican textiles in this lecture with her specialized knowledge of the distinctive Ikat Rebozo, a women’s rectangular shawl worn throughout Mexico & traces the evolution of this iconic textile as well as providing insight into the meticulous process of making one. Also The Nature of Japanese Textiles were exhibited with over 50 textiles & garments from the Textile Museum of Canada’s collection of 19th and 20th century artifacts made in Japan for both everyday & occasional use. 'Luxurious silk & gold fabrics produced in Kyoto’s professional weaving workshops are juxtaposed with domestic indigo-dyed cotton, plant-fibre cloth, & silk kimonos crafted in an astonishing spectrum of time-honoured techniques – weaving, dyeing, hand painting, gold foil application & embroidery – that exemplify venerable social & cultural values. Yesss, there's always room to learn!