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Turning the pages...

westyorkshiretextileheritageproject wrote 4 days ago: While revisiting the stores at Tolson Memorial Museum last week I had an opportunity to return to a … more →

Tags: Kirklees Museums and Galleries, Museum Collections, Archives

"Indian Shawls"8 comments

brenna wrote 3 weeks ago: With Monica’s guest post, and subsequent discussions by Lizzie at The Vintage Traveler, I have … more →

Tags: dress history, Reflections, Textiles

'Costume of Yorkshire' by George Walker (1885)

westyorkshiretextileheritageproject wrote 1 month ago: An interesting day scanning some negatives taken from George Walker’s ‘Costume of Yorkshire’ today i … more →

Tags: Costume of Yorkshire, George Walker

Off and Running!

whalehugger wrote 1 month ago: In August 2012, I wrote a blog post called “Green Light! Go!” which was news about the L … more →

Tags: Textile Mill, gastonia north carolina, Architecture, textile mills, Mills, North Carolina, textile history, Gastonia, North Carolina textile

Up In Flames

whalehugger wrote 1 month ago: Gastonia, North Carolina, is a small city that is rich in textile history and a favorite place for m … more →

Tags: Textile Mill, gastonia north carolina, textile mills, textile history, Gastonia, North Carolina textile

Wool Dyeing: Copper Penny Blue12 comments

katknit wrote 1 month ago: This dye substance is not a plant, but it would have been available in one form or other to many col … more →

Tags: fiber arts, History, natural dyeing, Dyeing, Instructions, wool

Fiber Folklore - Hateful Flax Spinning4 comments

katknit wrote 2 years ago: Here’s a little known story about flax from The Brothers Grimms’ first edition of Kinder … more →

Tags: History, fiber arts, Spinning, folklore

Textile Tools: The Niddy Noddy

katknit wrote 2 years ago: One of my favorite words! A niddy noddy is a winding tool used to remove the spun yarn from the spin … more →

Tags: History, fiber arts, yarn, textile tools

Who is the Patron Saint of Knitters?14 comments

katknit wrote 1 month ago: Someone on one of the forums I haunt asked this question. Being extremely interested both in knittin … more →

Tags: History, fiber arts, knitting, folklore, Saints

Sew What?

North Central Louisiana Arts Council wrote 2 months ago: Allie Bennett, owner of Stitchville, muses on the history of sewing: Let’s talk about the olde … more →

Tags: textile talk, Sewing, Stitchville, Ryan Gosling, sewing machine, women's work

400 Years of Silk in America - Scruples and Scandals6 comments

TextileRanger wrote 2 months ago: Lustrous, colorful silk has beckoned to people in America over the centuries.  Some saw it as  a way … more →

Tags: historic clothing, weaving, Silk, silk history, Mulberry trees, silk heist, silk train, Silk technology

Book Review from Bookworm Eats Flower: The Art of Homespun

significantseams wrote 2 months ago: I came across The Age of Homespun by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, a Harvard Professor, a few months ago, … more →

Tags: Inspiration, Book Reviews, Techniques, Theory, History, Making, Book Review, Textiles, bookworm eats flower

thinking time29 comments

Kate wrote 2 months ago: Well, I had a fantastic time in Shetland. As I was on my own, I stayed in Lerwick. I really enjoyed … more →

Tags: fair isle, fairisle, History, knitting, shetland, Textiles, writing, Fair Isle, fair isle knitting

Fiber Arts: A Little Poetry3 comments

katknit wrote 3 months ago: Autumn — overlooked my Knitting – 1482 Leber de Natura Rer Dyes — said He — … more →

Tags: fiber arts, Art, Quotes, Poetry, Dyeing

From the (textile) bookshelf: Fisherman Knitting1 comment

pigeonroofstudios wrote 4 months ago: Fisherman Knitting by Michael Harvey and Rae Compton, Shire Album 31 I love books. I have a lot of t … more →

Tags: PigeonRoof Studios, shetland, Pigeonroofknits, Knitting History, Channel Islands, Fair Isle, Aran, Fisherman Knitting, Guernsey

For the love of Paisley1 comment

brenna wrote 4 months ago: I am happy to present Of Ravens and Writing Desks’ first ever guest post from my Worn Through … more →

Tags: dress history, Exhibits, Guest Post, Textiles

Happy St. Distaff's Day2 comments

katknit wrote 4 months ago: In centuries past, January 7th, the day following Epiphany, the twelfth day of Christmas, was known … more →

Tags: History, fiber arts, Spinning, textile tools

Bilbo Baggins' Bathrobe: an example of poor world-building21 comments

E. C. Ambrose wrote 5 months ago: Like many of you, I am excited to see the new film(s) based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.  … more →

Tags: Research, History, Medieval, Fantasy, medieval technology, essays, Movies, Worldbuilding, history of technology

Memorial Hall Museum in Deerfield Hosts Interactive Web Site for New England History

Hilltown Families wrote 5 months ago: American Centuries: Views from New England Memorial Hall Museum in Deerfield Offers Online Education … more →

Tags: Hilltown Families, curriculum, History, Massachusetts, Deerfield, African-American History, Place-based education, Community-Based Education, new england history


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