A Woman with a Child in a Basement Room, Pieter de Hooch, c. 1656 - c. 1660 (Rijksmuseum)

From the Archive – Essay: Textile Industry and Urbanisation – A Case Study from 1850 to 1880. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/te...

These amazing quilts were made by Rebecca Davis, America, about 1846. Via The Met. Will post links in comments.

I first learnt about textile designer Anna Maria Garthwaite over 30 years ago now, when I was studying for my MA. It was so refreshing to discuss a named woman designer from that period, one of the few whose legacy survives. This 1770s fabric is one of her creations #museumatFIT #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

New article has just been published OA @womenshistoryrev.bsky.social ! Lots of archival work in here tracing the the women who ran “Indian houses” in #17thc London. Including one woman who may have helped plot the Glorious Revolution!! #earlymodern www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

In Japan, the pine has long been one of the traditional motifs, expressed as “Matsumon” (pine patterns). As an auspicious design, it has been used in various forms such as textiles and crafts. #paperstencils #paperstencil #isekatagami #kimono #craftsmanship #textile #katazome

📢 NEW WILL OF THE MONTH POST 📢 June's post explores the will of a Tudor clergyman who forfeited much of his property in the turmoil of the Henrician Reformation📜 His fortunes improved: his will reveals material comfort & ownership of many fine & decorative items sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...

A Welcome Breeze, c. 1909, by #HelenMcNicoll (Canadian, 1879-1915). Held by the @gallery.ca, www.gallery.ca/whats-on/exh... #womenartists #artherstory #HappyCanadaDay

From the Archive – Essay: Brown Colours – Carl Linnaeus’ Provincial Tours and Textile Dyeing Experiments. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/br...

From the Archive – Essay: From Market to Department Store – The Selling of Textiles in Whitby from 1700 to 1914. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/fr...

From the Archive – Essay: Selling of Sewing Machines – Advertisements in a Local Newspaper from 1865 to 1914. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/se...

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NEW ESSAY: The Story No. 12 | Fieldwork – The Linnaean Way: Paper Books, Boxes, Pins, etc., for keeping Collections Safe. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th...

There is an icy coolness to this gown with its silvery sheer layers, a not unwelcome sensation in the current mini heatwave here. It was made c1909 for Heather Firbank by a fashion house called Pickett on Savile Row #VandA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

#Ootd is this 1909 Callot Soeurs afternoon dress made of cream silk satin, chiffon, and lace. Callot Soeurs often layered fabrics with rich embellishment like this, creating texture and elegance. #Fashionhistory

From the Archive – Essay: Mattresses, Bolsters and Bedlinen – at a Manor House in 1758. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/ma...

Lovely article on the Biodiversity Heritage Library, one of the great online resources, now sadly at risk: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Open-access iBook SPITSBERGEN SCIENCE EXPEDITIONS crowdfunding is now over 80% funded, thanks to a major donation from explorer Frederik Paulsen! Just €4,840 left to create a free digital resource on Arctic history. Share #Arctic knowledge... Support now donate-to.ikfoundation.org/fundraising/...

#Ootd is this 1815 dress. The woolen embroidery is inspired by Indian chintz motifs, although by now, authentic Indian fabric was being reproduced cheaper in England, as is the case here. The heavy hem embroidery is also characteristic of the later Regency period. #Fashionhistory

A film from 1930's on the ropewalk in Hagalund in Stockholm stockholmskallan.stockholm.se/post/34759

Was doing prep for my RBS coursewhen I realised I have a bunch of embroidery patterns in my New Lady's Magazine collection (this from Sept 1788) that I haven't digitised. Isn't it lovely? When things quieten down I will upload it to Patterns of Perfection. #needlepainting

From the Archive – Essay | Woollen Stockings – Traditions and Trade in Whitby: 1670s-1910s. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/wo...

Tambour work was a wildly popular embroidery technique in the second half of the c18th and this c 1795 dress is covered in branches of the fine chain stitch. It was worked on a large hoop with a tambour hook, forerunner of the couture luneville technique, Brighton Pavilion

Such was the value of cloth in the c18th that clothes were frequently repurposed, alterations creating a newly fashionable garment. The striped fabric of this caraco jacket dates to c1760 but the cut is all #1780s. Treasured textiles given new life #LACMA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Woman in Rain with Umbrella. Ukiyo-e woodblock print. About 1800, Japan. Artist Utagawa Toyokuni I

From the Archive – Essay: Sericulture and Citrus Fruits – 18th Century Naturalists in the Mediterranean Region and Swedish Gardens. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/se...

This is a complicated fabric, a cream silk with supplementary weft floral pattern alongside which a printed purple and green flower trails. The 1840s was a decade of textile technology triumphs, pleated and folded into shape #LACMA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Rare informal jacket/waistcoat for a man or woman, made in Italy, ca 1630-1700. Hand-knit of coral pink & silver-gilt silk. Full description & more images here: collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O10383/...

NEW ESSAY: 18th & 19th Century Yarn Winders – Textile Tools in Swedish Households. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/18...

It may not always be very visible in museum exhibitions but every dress collection represents different body shapes across the decades. This is a mid 1790s glazed printed cotton gown in a dizzying pattern of pinks created for a slightly larger body #LACMA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Pair of chopines, made in Venice, c. 1600-1620 Green silk velvet and silver-gilt bobbin lace (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)

Tea in the Garden (1910) by Léon Georges Carré (French, 1878-1942) @museeorsay.bsky.social

Looking at a collar in isolation, allows a more considered view. We can appreciate details of its hand worked satin stitch & fluted edges. Pelerine collars were commonly worn in the 1820s but here it sits in its own right, not an accessory but a handmade beauty #FashionMuseumBath #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

From the archives of All Things Georgian, 'The lady in green – A portrait within a portrait' - with some NEW information - wp.me/p3JTNy-51r #mondayblogs

View of a Town, Jacob Vrel, 1654 - 1662 (Rijksmuseum)

An embroidery with scenes from the legend of Tristan, with Middle Low German texts, & many heraldic shields. It was made c. 1300 by nuns at Wienhausen, Germany - from where there also survive another two such embroideries of the Tristan legend. #thingsilearnedtoday trc-leiden.nl/trc-needles/...

What journeys in a single gown. The path to its creation is one of thousands of miles. The silk was imported from China in the 1770s & in France was made into this striking robe à la française before somehow making its way to Philadelphia. Stories, stories @philamuseum.bsky.social #FashipnHistory 🗃️🪡

From the Archive – Essay: Japanese Gardens, Dyes and Silk – The Naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg’s Observations in the 1770s. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/ja...

Lace from the Shaldon Lace School, established by Flora Lancaster Lucas around 1905 to give work to experienced lace makers and pass on their skills to local girls after school. On display at Teignmouth and Shaldon Museum. #TextileTuesday #lacemaking #lace

What lies beneath is always fascinating with historic dress. Many early c19th gowns were constructed with this flap kind of front that fastened at each shoulder into the recognisable high waisted silhouette. Unusual to see it displayed in this way but very instructive #nma #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

NEW ESSAY: The Story No. 11 | Fieldwork – The Linnaean Way | Knowledge Exchange of Natural History Specimens and Letters. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th...

From the Archive – Essay: 18th Century Handkerchiefs – The Swedish East India Company Trade. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/18...

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