Commercial hand block printing has mostly disappeared from Western Europe bc it's too laborious and thus expensive. But the craft lives on in India. You can find Indian block printed clothes from Kartik Research, Kardo, Harago, 11.11/eleven eleven, and 18 East — if you can put up with the tariffs.

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We are currently living through a time when liberalism is backsliding. People are questioning things we once took for granted, such as international trade and multiculturalism. Ethnic absolutism is on the rise, as ethnic identity is treated as fixed, pure, and the natural basis for belonging.

The toolmaking for this process alone required the skills of a carpenter with the steady hand and eye of a jeweler. David Evans was the largest British block printer on a commercial level and their block archive was incredible. But sadly, the process came to an end in the 1980s.

Founded in 1843, David Evans is important for two reasons. First, they were one of the last houses to produce true ancient madder, made with dyes from the madder root that Egyptians once used for mummy wrappings. Second, they were the last do do hand block printing on a big scale

At first, native Londoners protested. Many worked textile jobs and feared that the Huguenots, who were silk weavers, would undercut wages and take their jobs. There were violent anti-immigrant riots. But over time, the Huguenots actually *expanded* the British textile industry.

But knowledge eventually spread. A Chinese princess supposedly hid silkworm eggs and mulberry seeds in her headdress when she visited her husband in India. Centuries later, two monks carried silkworm eggs west in hollow bamboo canes, bringing sericulture to the Byzantine Empire.

Let me tell you a beautiful story about this couch. 🧵 IG msviciousdesign

spent all my savings on this home and now i just need to furnish it

i told my landlord they're releasing the amelia earhart files and he lowered my rent 50%. i told my grocer and he gave me a free nectarine. i told my doctor and he said i didn't have to pay for the visit. try it. you never know who out there has been waiting for this moment.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Thank you to all who called or emailed to complain. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-off...

you probably need to be of a certain vintage to understand the absolute hilarity of ken starr being in the epstein files

Omg the stuff that was keep out of sight.

If you’re screaming at Democrats to DO SOMETHING, but refused to pay attention to what they are doing, and shit on them even when they do exactly what you want, and won’t praise a single Democrat until they fix everything, this is what you sound like.

This is by far the most corrupt US administration.

maga sugar-daddy Pete Thiel being mixed up in Epstein/Trumpstein would further explain their hysterical (and ongoing) attempts to cover it up 🎩 @char50.bsky.social

go outside and talk to anyone and you will find this to be untrue.

Well then let’s all donate to her campaign here - secure.ngpvan.com/NGY2cCnISU6c...

Outrageous.

Facts 👇👇👇

Irony died yesterday

“Long before Epstein reported to jail, Dershowitz and prominent lawyers from Florida and New York had worked in 2006 to narrow the scope of his prosecution in Palm Beach County.” www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

NEW: After one of Kristi Noem’s major financial supporters contacted her, the DHS chief quickly expedited more than $11 million of federal money to rebuild a historic pier in Naples, Florida, records obtained by ProPublica show.

We might be seeing TACO Tuesday very soon.

The most extreme example I've come up with is in #WESTVIRGINIA, where a 64-yr old couple earning $84,601/yr would go from paying $599/mo to $4,898/mo. That's over EIGHT TIMES as much as they're paying today. (The example here is based on them earning $90K): acasignups.net/ira-subsidy-...

This is hilarious. @glaucomflecken.bsky.social

All DJT has on his agenda for tmr is attending the Ryder Cup in NY. The rest is travel to and from.

Every living former chair of the Federal Reserve Bank agrees that the Supreme Court should prevent President Donald Trump’s effort from ousting Fed Governor Lisa Cook. An amicus brief filed Thursda...

He is insane.

www.reuters.com/markets/euro... hmmmm

I've seen him more accurately described as a business liquidator. Bankruptcy is the goal, so he can extract all the cash. He is now liquidating the US.

I was just thinking about this today “Casino USA , heading for rock bottom bankruptcy!”

Per CNN, Comey is surrendering tomorrow morning.

Absolutely.

Thomas also gave public remarks on Thursday, suggesting that the precedent purge isn’t ending anytime soon www.courthousenews.com/thomas-signa...

Legal enterprise, as in, they are in the business of using legal means to destroy the Constitution.

May it be so. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

The White House is continuing to pressure more states to gerrymander their congressional maps because they are afraid of voters holding them accountable for their unpopular policies. This is a decisive moment for our democracy. Take action to fight back against this power grab. ⬇️

Republicans can’t win on their policies, so they are trying to dodge accountability by rewriting the rules. These lawmakers are going out of their way to silence the will of the people and deliberately undermine our democracy.

The Irony and the Idiocy.

165M voters asked for this

"No hate, no fear! Immigrants are welcome here!" Absolutely massive crowd at the New Yorkers Against ICE march. Blocks long!

dusk at upaya the moon a blade in the sky cutting through my thoughts

my mom took tylenol when she was pregnant, which made me super focused on menswear and now i have a million followers on twitter

Warhol wore his with a navy blazer, Levi's jeans, Brooks Brothers button-down shirt, and cowboy boots. Last photo shows the Kaptain Sunshine version, sometimes available at No Man Walks Alone and Namu Shop. It's slightly more cropped when compared to The Real McCoys version.

Some things I saw recently that I think are cool: — The perfect fall outfit at Wooden Sleepers in Tuckahoe, NY — Wynona Studio Marcel overcoat (raglan sleeve is good for layering) — Sofie D'Hoore triangle knit scarf at Rendez-Vous Store in Paris — Popeye Guide to Tokyo, now translated in English

The Lady's Companion, a series of small kits containing things a Victorian woman would have carried in the mid-19th century: sewing kit, notions, small notebook, scent bottle, corkscrews, and ear picks. Currently on display at the Tatter Library in Brooklyn IG tatterbluelibrary