SELVEDGE JOURNAL
SCOTLAND'S NATURAL LANDSCAPE MEETS SCANDI STYLE
Image courtesy of @scottishhandwovenrugsIn Zurich old town at Neumarkt 20-11 April 2023 is an exhibition of handwoven and dyed wool rugs and cushions made by Kristina Taylor from Edinburgh.Image courtesy of @scottishhandwovenrugsHer...
SCOTLAND'S NATURAL LANDSCAPE MEETS SCANDI STYLE
Image courtesy of @scottishhandwovenrugsIn Zurich old town at Neumarkt 20-11 April 2023 is an exhibition of handwoven and dyed wool rugs and cushions made by Kristina Taylor from Edinburgh.Image courtesy of @scottishhandwovenrugsHer...
An early form of needle lace: 12th century parc...
While writing the medieval section of the Bloomsbury World Encyclopedia of Embroidery, vol. 4, Scandinavian and Western European Embroidery, I came across an article by Christine Sciacca (2010), ‘Stitches, sutures,...
An early form of needle lace: 12th century parc...
While writing the medieval section of the Bloomsbury World Encyclopedia of Embroidery, vol. 4, Scandinavian and Western European Embroidery, I came across an article by Christine Sciacca (2010), ‘Stitches, sutures,...
A medieval embroidered bag from Sens, France: w...
In an earlier TRC blog I discussed various medieval, embroidered bags in the Sens Museum, France. I also noted that one of the bags (B320) was decorated with geometric patterns and...
A medieval embroidered bag from Sens, France: w...
In an earlier TRC blog I discussed various medieval, embroidered bags in the Sens Museum, France. I also noted that one of the bags (B320) was decorated with geometric patterns and...
Colourful Leheria resist-dyed cloth from Rajast...
A few weeks ago a collection of Indian and Indonesian textiles was given to the TRC Leiden by Mies Spée, from the small village of Noord-Beemster in the western part...
Colourful Leheria resist-dyed cloth from Rajast...
A few weeks ago a collection of Indian and Indonesian textiles was given to the TRC Leiden by Mies Spée, from the small village of Noord-Beemster in the western part...
How the detachable collar came and went
The story goes that in the 1820s a New York housewife was fed up with the amount of laundry she had to take care of. The laundry basket contained a...
How the detachable collar came and went
The story goes that in the 1820s a New York housewife was fed up with the amount of laundry she had to take care of. The laundry basket contained a...
A Palestinian embroidery recently added to the ...
Among the textiles and garments recently donated to the TRC Leiden by the Dool family, Dordrecht, is an embroidered cloth (obviously damaged) that has since been identified as part of...
A Palestinian embroidery recently added to the ...
Among the textiles and garments recently donated to the TRC Leiden by the Dool family, Dordrecht, is an embroidered cloth (obviously damaged) that has since been identified as part of...
