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fabric studies :3

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Vigilance, 1835 Henry Wyatt

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Civetteria by Ernesto Fontana 1869. detail

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So close to finishing the matching skirt (until my next berry project 🍓)

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The Unicorn of Thessaly

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I wish all these people unventing cast-ons and bind-offs would glance just the slightest bit backwards in the history of our craft.

Montse Stanley deserves some respect on her name.

Queen of creative bind-offs own book:

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The Unicorn of the Peloponnese ✨

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GUYS. DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN WRITE CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE FICS ON AO3

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Life cycle of our Sun, from beginning to end~

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So um. Downloaded and read the whole ebook for this in less than 24hrs

What the FUCK was that movie. Terrible story by comparison. My mind is blown. Wtf.

Go read the book it’s worth it

like the most politically neutered movie of all time unironically

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You know how roman statues were much more vivid in their time, and erosion (and historical revisionism)?

I'm watching this video on the history of lace, and she off-hand mentions 'most of this was on metallic threads so you could see all the intricacy, not the white we have today'

And my mind is blown

Metallic threads wouldn't last very long, as most metals are, i think, disinclined to acting as fabric, and you can't really work in a twist

Of course you would want to use the brightest medium to show off your craft if you were a master craftsman. Most high caliber art was made on commission, and the commissioner usually doesn't understand the intricacies of the craft their buying.

All this is to say, i think historical costumes need more glitter

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Vibrant silk brocade dress, c. 1850. © Philadelphia Museum of Art

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Le Moniteur de la Mode, 1896 🤍

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some of my favorite woven tapestries, by Cecilia Blomberg:

Point Defiance Steps

Mates

Rising Tides

Vashon Steps

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Lighthouses of the Great Lakes.

by researchremora

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Jaime Pitarch. Subject, Object, Adject, 2006.

chair, wood shavings from chair legs