This stunning Textile Fragment from the Moche civilization tells a story of resilience amidst natural disaster. The intricate motifs weave mythology with artistry, reflecting the cultural richness of ancient Peru. What secrets do you think this piece holds?
#MocheArt #TextileHistory #ClevelandArt
https://clevelandart.org/art/2007.2.6
I already boosted this video yesterday, when I'd only watched a few minutes.
But this is so, so much better than I thought. It's powerful, beautifully told and very sobering. Very US centric (because of course, Evie is from the US and because a lot of the current problems are because of what's going on over there).
Yarn and textile is the vehicle, but it's about so much more.
"Explaining tarrifs with a textile history lesson" - JillianEve
Cool West African raffia cloth belonging to Dr. Cecilia Candreus at Uppsala University. I went to a seminar at the History Department there for a presentation about West African raffia cloth and other objects in royal collections in the 17th century.
Some of my favourite subjects: textiles, African history, and the Early Modern period.
#africanhistory #textilehistory #earlymodernhistory
Today I am visiting Textile studies at Uppsala University. Going to meet up with other textile/clothing/fashion historians
https://www.uu.se/en/study/subject/textile-studies
#fashionhistory #textilehistory #DressHistory
Read the alt texts of the photos above about the #yarn's history. Here you can learn more about the history of this "more glossy than silk" patent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayon
This #emboidery #floss was a hype since 1905/1910 ... and we can imagine that some of the governesses who had the misfortune to be on board, used it for #embroideries in the luxury rooms of the #Titanic.
I was at this #GatherFiberSymposium event yesterday, and we all yearned to be at the protest. But I will say that hanging with artists was really good for my soul. Artists are taking no shit.
Anyway: so many great events coming this month if you like textile arts. And our #IpswichLace event made the #Boston Globe today.
The #GatherFiberSymposium got noticed by the local media! We were psyched that they invited our lace group in to their month of fiber art celebrations. There are a ton of great events going on.
More details from The Boston Globe (or search archive.youknow for an unpaywalled version).
#BobbinLace #Textiles #knitting #sewing #crafts #makers #TextileHistory
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/03/arts/gather-2025-fiber-textile-art-symposium-greater-boston/
I've tried fatter linen (60/2) and finer linen (90/2). The 90/2 looks closer, and you can see I also tried that with a heavy outline thread (we call that gimp, sorry--I know).
But the pinholes were bothering me. I can get rid of them with some pulling on the lace in all directions. I assume that would be like a washed item might be treated? And why the pinholes aren't apparent in the museum one.
Anyway, more testing to do. But am getting closer, I think.
#WIPWednesday and my experiments in reproduction lace continue.
I'm trying to replicate the lace from this baby cap in the MFA #Boston. but I don't know how wide it actually is. So I'm testing out some versions.
1/2
In 2008, a pile of old junk was found under floorboards in an Austrian castle. VERY old junk - from the 1400s. It included several pieces of linen, which unlike wool or silk, usually decays quickly.
More specifically they found women's underwear, which is virtually never mentioned in surviving medieval texts. The discovery pushed back the invention of the bra by *several hundred years*. It's very modern looking.
The US patent for bras only goes back to 1914. At the earliest something like modern bras were thought to be worn in France in the late 1700s.
https://newsonhistory.blogspot.com/2013/06/discovery-of-600-year-old-lingerie_30.html
@Rosaliesmedievalwoman Lovely costume! The medieval silk trade is so interesting. Could you post some of the C13-14th images with this triple-dot motif?
#TextileHistory @medievodons
i didn't know that Kind Of Blanket was a widespread cultural phenomenon, i just thought it was just my grandma who had a ton of them for some reason #Monsterdon #ThingsILearnedFromMonsterdon #MonsterdonHistory #TextileHistory #KindsOfBlankets
I love #weaving. My skills are pretty basic. I've mostly been weaving on #rigidheddle Now I'm learning how to weave on a #4shaftloom. I love #looms and #textilehistory.
This particular project is one of the first ones I've warped without help. Mistakes were made. We're on a break. So it sits in the middle of our tiny living room until I have the heart to go back and fix it, thread by thread. I'm happy to be learning so much from this project and yet, we're still on a break.
I didn't realise flickr doesn't have native support for alt-text still, so I'm slowly adding them in the description field.
In any case, if you are in KL, the National Textile Museum is holding an exhibition on telepuk cloth (my only involvement with the organizing group that secured the exhibition is just being in the chat group, lol), from now until the end of 2024. If anyone wants me to give a very amateur guided tour, just let me know??
Heute steht die #Flachsernte an
Ausgesät habe ich ihn glaube ich Ende April.
Es ist eine Faserleinsorte, also ausgerichtet auf die Produktion möglichst vieler guter Fasern für die #textil Herstellung.
Dafür rupft man den Flachs kurz vor der Vollreife aus dem Boden und trocknet ihn zunächst.
Wenn ihr #saatgut wollt: hit me up ich hab genug 
#flachs #Garten #leinen #textilehistory #livinghistory
On 14 November, I am presenting an online #lecture for History Scotland on the history and artistry of the #Paisley shawl.
For more info and to register: https://www.historyscotland.com/virtual-events/online-lectures//history-and-artistry-of-the-paisley-shawl-14-november
#Shawls #ScottishHistory #TextileHistory #DesignHistory #19thCentury #Victodons #Victorianists #Histodons @histodons
Hi everyone! Time for an #Introduction
This is a group account run by volunteers for the Northern Society of Costume and Textiles.
We're based in the North of England and have been going since 1977. We're a society for people with an interest in any aspect of costume and textiles, historical or modern, and our membership includes enthusiasts, subject specialists, curators, conservators, costumiers, re-enactors, collectors and crafters.
I've moved, it's #Introduction time!
I have just finished my PhD on the uses of Facebook and Twitter by four museums (BE/LU) and their audiences. My PhD research focused on #OnlineParticipation, rethinking access (to the #Museums and #SNS, as public sphere), visible and invisible use(r)s, present and missing data.
Apart from research, I like #Sewing, #Knitting and #TextileHistory, I garden on my balcony #SmallSpaceGardening and Brittany is my happy place.
#Introduction Scientist with credentials in #biology and #bioinformatics, interests in #genomics for all species.
#Hobby (or obsession really) in #bobbinlace making. Mostly #historical laces and #textilehistory right now, with some attempted #art as well.
Local interests are #SomervilleMA and #Boston in the US.
Toots will reflect any and all of these, so I chose a general server not a specialist one.
