Selvedge Stories
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 @scottishhandwovenrugsWant to read...
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 @scottishhandwovenrugsWant to read...
Inspired by Bhutan
“All our clothes and their cuts are inspired by the national dress of Bhutan. Our clothes are free size, easy to wear, comfortable and pair well with any accessories”, says...
Inspired by Bhutan
“All our clothes and their cuts are inspired by the national dress of Bhutan. Our clothes are free size, easy to wear, comfortable and pair well with any accessories”, says...
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...
