The Fabric of My Life

The Fabric Of My Life

Society EN ↓ 145 episodes

This podcast is promoted by the University of Copenhagen together with other cultural institutions from Denmark, Germany and Greece, that intends to document different personal stories from different cultures about the piece of fabric that they are most connected to in their lives.

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The Fabric of My Life

Category

Society

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www.spreaker.com

Latest episode

Aug 22, 2025

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Episodes

Henriettes konfirmationskjole 10.06.2020

Henriette fortæller om sin konfirmationskjole og selve dagen.

Min håndtaske 10.06.2020

Morten tells about a handbag with a special meaning

Slips fra Herlufsholm Kostskole 09.06.2020

Geert fortæller om et slips fra Herlufsholm Kostskole, som ændrede hans liv og skæbne

Blomstrede strømper 09.06.2020

Om mine blomstrede strømper

Bøllehat fra Roskilde festival 09.06.2020

Om en stjålen bøllehat fra Roskilde Festival.

Eriks dykkerdragt 09.06.2020

en historisk dykkerdragt

An Ethiopian netela from Khartoum, Sudan 08.06.2020

My encounter with a netela - a traditional head scarf from Ethiopia and Eritrea - in the Ethiopian market in Khartoum, Sudan. For a description and significance of this type of garment, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netela

Mit patchwork tæppe 08.06.2020

Podcast om det tæppe jeg fik da jeg var på julemærkehjem

Min mors kjole 08.06.2020

Podcast om min mors yndlings kjole

Silketørklæde fra Lyon 08.06.2020

Om et silketørklæde fra Lyon

My grandmother's silk scarf 08.06.2020

A silk scarf inherited from grandmother, told in Farsi

Aguayo boliviano 08.06.2020

una aproximación del aguayo boliviano y sus usos por las mujeres de Bolivia y Perú

Patchwork-tæppe 08.06.2020

Lisa fortæller om patchwork-tæppe fra barndommen

Strikket trøje 08.06.2020

Blue knitted sweater made by my grandmother for my grandfather, given to me, when I was in high school.

Ajrak from Pakistan 08.06.2020

"I had chosen Ajrak fabric as it is made by my pure cotton ,without use of any chemicals. It is purely hand made . Ajrak word came from Sindhi language Ajrakh and its meaning in Sindhi , Hindi and Urdu is 'keep for the day'."

A netela in Sudan 08.06.2020

My encounter with a netela - a traditional head scarf from Ethiopia and Eritrea - in the Ethiopian market in Khartoum, Sudan

A trip to Cuba 07.06.2020

Magdalena speaks about a childhood souvenir T shirt from a trip to Cuba with her family. In German and with production by the interviewer(s).

Comfort pyjamas 07.06.2020

Kiana tells us about a grey pyjama top she used to wear as a child, that made her feel comforted whenever she spent the night away from home. In German and with production by the interviewer(s).

Grandmother's Kurdish silk scarf 07.06.2020

Farzana tells the story about her grandmother's scarf, which has traditional patterns and is used for special occasions.

Knitted slippers from my Serbian grandmother 07.06.2020

Here we learn about Natasa's knitted slippers, a present from her grandmother, and how they remind her of holidays with her family in Serbia, her second home. In German and with production by the interviewer(s).

A gift from Spain 07.06.2020

Melina tells us about a shirt she received as a gift on a vacation to Spain, from a friend of her grandmother. In German and with production by the interviewer.

Table cloth from Poland 07.06.2020

This is a story about an old velvet fringed table cloth that I remember from my childhood. This cloth, inherited from my great grandma and already worn, embodied to me a piece of mysterious luxury that has passed forever. It is now lost.

Handbag from Alexandria 07.06.2020

Amira tells us about her bag that she bought in the market in Alexandria, Egypt, and its emotional and personal significance to her as a connection to her Egyptian family. In German and with production by the interviewer(s).

Min gallakjole 07.06.2020

Jeg fortæller om min 3G gallakjole fra 2013

Min farmors ryatæppe 07.06.2020

Min farmor fortæller om sit ryatæppe hendes mor lavede til hende da hun flyttede til Århus i 70erne

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