From the Archive – Essay: Historical Reproductions – 18th & 19th Century Dove-tail Tapestry. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/hi...

Tapestry Cushion Cover, c. 1570-1630, Flemish Jacob's Dream (V&A Museum, London)

A swaddling band for a baby; probably Italian, late 16th century. It's 297cm long and 24.5cm wide. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)

Aqua silk was chosen for this #1750s woman’s waistcoat, fitting snugly over the body and lengthening over the hips. There are similar features to their male counterparts including the gilt embellished pocket flaps and buttons #FashionMuseumBath #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

I've long wanted my own copy of the 1784 Lady’s Magazine. It’s a volume I have written a lot about, not just in my book on the magazine, but in separate work on periodical illustrations, particularly those that accompany its serialisation of Cook’s Voyages. 1/

From the Archive – Essay: Seaside Fashion and Bathing Suits – In Whitby along the North Sea Coast: 1880s to 1914. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/se...

Our Dye Garden contains traditional dye plants once used in manuscript painting 🌱🎨 These madder plants arrived in gloriously sustainable packaging, nestled in raw wool. We've put the leftover wool in our cherry trees for birds to collect as nesting material. #CULConservation

Looking back. Images (my own) from ‘Beyond the little black dress’ at National Museum of Scotland (Edinburgh), Oct ‘23.

This is the kind of artistry I like, the epically hand stitched detailing of an early 1820s figured silk gown in a rich milk chocolate shade. It includes a myriad of self coloured embellishments consisting of sooooo much couching. Via #coraginsburg #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

NEW ESSAY: The Story No. 10 | Fieldwork – The Linnaean Way | Plant, Seed, Insect and Bird Collections. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th...

Look what's here! Just in time to order for your fall classes! It's the affordable paperback version of *Plantation Goods* from @uchicagopress.bsky.social

Upcoming in the iTEXTILIS essay collection – several textile history topics will be published over the next two months. Read more under ‘Small Big News’ in the latest iMESSENGER from The IK Foundation: www.ikfoundation.org/news/imessen...

“Collecting knowledge and collecting thoughts are the basis of understanding!” That’s the theme of the latest iMESSENGER from The IK Foundation. Welcome to read it here > www.ikfoundation.org/news/imessen...

The fluff of fly braid is just visible at the cuff & neckline of this #1770s robe à l’anglaise, slightly blurring the edges, around which a froth of white lace is applied. Rich burgundy damask with a woven pattern of white flowers crafted by hand into folds & pleats #TePapa #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Ensemble late 16th century Spanish (Met Museum)

Pigeon seller, Abraham Hondius, after 1666 (Musée du Louvre)

Contrary to popular belief that she only bought British, Queen Alexandra generally favoured French female couturiers for her spectacular evening wear. This c1902 gown is by Henriette Favre, a fine memorial for makers who feature in Dressing the Queen @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

UNIQUE DISCOUNTS: If you wish to buy BOOKS & PRINTS from THE IK BOOKSHOP, iFellows will always get 10% Discount. READ MORE > www.ikfoundation.org/ikworkshop/n...

If you are interested in exploring more about textile history, my monograph ‘Textilia Linnaeana: Global 18th Century Textile Traditions & Trade’ (520 pages) is available here… www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...

An early 19th century sleeve is always a winner in my opinion. The construction often includes some clever confection of net and silk, all finished with some lovely piped seams. This pale blue, late #1810s #FashionMuseumBath #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Lady in Blue (1897) by Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta (Spanish, 1841-1920) Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, Spain

#FridayFrocks #SpringFlowers Evening dress from the 1840s made of a brocaded floral silk which dates from the 1770s. It’s probably made from an old bolt of fabric rather than a re-construction of an 18th-century dress.

#DHMakes: Prof Kate Nartker recreates textiles from weave drafts in an 18th century commonplace book (Folger MS V.a.540) www.folger.edu/blogs/collat...

#Ootd is this 1912 English dress. This Edwardian gown is interesting as it is made entirely of Irish crochet lace. While not part of the Arts and Crafts Movement, it shares some of its qualities, as the movement advocated for traditional handwork like this. #Fashionhistory

From the Archive – Essay: Indigo Blue Clothes – A European Perspective on East India Voyages: 1740s to 1770s. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/in...

What Did Brides Wear in the Middle Ages? A Guide to Medieval Wedding Dresses www.medievalists.net/2025/04/brid... #brides

#Egyptian flip flops: a pair of sandals made of woven reed and palm leaves. Dating around 1500-1400BC On display at Museum of the University of Tübingen 📷me 🏺

NEW ESSAY: Textile Art and Handicraft – Historical Reflections of Beautiful Clothes and Household Objects. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/te...

📣Out now on #firstview Bernard Capp @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social on 'The Cultural, Social, and Ideological Role of the Hat in Early Modern England' #Hat #Identity #Social #Clothing #Religion #Family #History 17thc 🎩👒🗃️ 👉Read open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The Linnaeus Apostles travel journals, etc., are fully published in ”The Linnaeus Apostles Global Science & Adventure”, 6000 pages of unique insights into Natural & Cultural History from bygone landscapes. www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar... #linnaeus #science #nature #18thcentury #naturalists

From the Archive: Ribbons, Bands and Cords – Observations by 18th Century Naturalists and Artists (3000 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/ri...

Now published in Maritime Humanities - Material Culture in the Swedish Navy, c. 1450-1850 Edited By Simon Ekström, Niklas Eriksson, Anna Maria Forssberg, Leos Müller www.routledge.com/Material-Cul... Available in OA format, www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi.... @globalmarhist.bsky.social

#FridayFrocks - This Man's waistcoat, c.1765–70 is particularly suitable for our #SpringFlowers theme. The fronts are decorated with ribbons and violets, and they have been hand painted rather than embroidered.

From the Archive: Natural History and Curiosities – A Case Study of Global Traditions, Textiles and Museums in the 18th Century (1700 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/na...

A great Easter break visit to Château d'Angers to see the incredible Apocalypse Tapestries depicting the events of the Book of Revelation! Originally commissioned by Louis I, Duke of Anjou, the tapestries were woven in Paris between 1377 and 1382! 😇😈🧵

Ooh look at this new exhibition @rijksmuseum.bsky.social called Worn showcasing garments from the collection along with a more forensic way of looking at them, understanding some of the clues as to their past lives. Here an #1840s ensemble under the magnifier #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

NEW ESSAY: Historical Reproductions – A Weaving Tradition: “Gåsögon” or Lozenge Twill. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/hi...

A shelfie a day …. #booksky

Explore cutting-edge research on #Spitsbergen #Arctic #EarthScience #Fieldwork #Expeditions and much more… > www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...

Publication week! Excited to share stories of often shadowy figures connected to the royal wardrobe in Dressing the Queen, women like Marianne Skerrett, long time dresser to Queen Victoria by Rosa Koberwein in 1880, with an image of her domain, the dressing room at Balmoral #RCT #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

From the Archive: The Great Exhibition in 1851 – Textile Influence on a Coastal Town (800 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th...

Take a look at this beautiful volume that landed in my lap this week. Elizabeth Block’s Gilded Age Fashion explores a whole host of surviving gowns from that distinct era including this mid #1880s hydrangea embellished Worth gown, fresh and springlike @mfaboston.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Arent Van Bolten, 1637. Woman & child. I’ve tweeted pictures of pattens/chopines before but here’s an image of someone actually wearing them. (British Museum)

The Atlas of World Embroidery by Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood is a richly illustrated history of #embroidery & #needlework, showcasing the glorious range of styles, motifs, & materials used around the world. 🪡 Out now! Take a look inside this beautiful book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

From the Archive: Textile Goods at Bazaars & Markets – Reflections by 18th Century Travelling Naturalists (2000 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/te...

I love images which bring you right inside an everyday moment in the 17th century. Here is one. Lambert Doomer, 1622/1623-1700 The Fortress of Tal Ehrenbreitstein from the Mineral Well at Koblenz (The Morgan)

Welcome to the genuine Linnaeus world. Explore more in the Linnean Room > www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar... #linnaeus #nature #science #geography #economic #fauna #flora #discovery

Fresh and bright and breezy, some pale blue and white striped cotton organdie from the late #1860s crying out for a blue sky, a parasol and a picnic #madparisfr #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

iTEXTILIS publishes new research and an essay today on ”Silk Samples from 1831”.

NEW ESSAY: Silk Samples in 1831 – Import Regulations, Smuggling and Dutiable Goods in Sweden. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/si...