Africa is drowning in fast fashion textile waste
The butterfly one measures 33 x 43 in (84 x 109 cm) and much of it is composed of vintage tablecloths that my mom cut apart and arranged into this lovely textile scene below. The 2nd pic shows the stitching on the back of it
Autumn colors are in the house... It's been a minute since I began this sampler quilt back in 2016, but it's finally done, done, done, and I'll take the check-mark, thank you!
A really lovely 46 x 46 in (117 x 117 cm) made by my mom, titled 'Caribbean Beach' really lovely colors and designs and stitchwork, this one's perfect for a sofa or armchair or for someone with small children. Contact me if you'd like my mom to send this one to you, it's affordable & easy to order
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The image features a collection of vintage ties laid out on what appears to be a white surface.
The ties display various patterns and designs, suggesting a sense of fashion history or a thematic choice for the image.
The ties are neatly arranged in rows with some overlapping.
Tags: Tie, Vintage, Fashion, Textiles, Patterns
Today, we explored Upton House in Warwickshire. As well as providing a taste of 1930s upper-class living, it houses a large painting and porcelain collection, and a fascinating textile exhibition by Lis Mann about her family's escape from the Nazi genocide in Austria.
Here are some more $100 pieces from the Help Out Batman End of Summer Sale, all of these are wall-hanging quilts, measure as following, top left clockwise:
1) 21 x 21 in (53 x 53 cm)
2) 24 x 24 in 61 x 61 cm)
3) 37 x 37 in (94 x 94 cm)
4) 30 x 30 in (76 x 76 cm)
"Drowning in fashion: How much water could you save by buying second-hand jeans and T-shirts"
I know this is instead of (for the cross stitch groups), but I found this on X (that's such an awful name, isn't it) and thought it was really cute so I wanted to share. I know there are some out there who organize similar animations with cross stitchers, too, but I've never gotten to participate.
Enjoy!
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TextilesOff-grid communities in rural Pakistan might soon have a reliable source of 'green' electricity thanks to the humble banana. Read the latest story on my newsletter...
Have you ever wanted kigus, pajamas, shirts, pillows and more with your character's colours and design on them Look no further than Heartglowroo to make it so!
The massive Encyclopedia of Needlework by Thrse de Dillmont, originally printed in 1884, is available for free on Project Gutenberg. Anyone interested in any kind of work/ will have fun poking around in this book. Nothing specific about , but lots of finishing techniques that can be incorporated.
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Why is there no channel in the discrod ahhh.
I had an idea for an ITA bag but for simple add-ons. Think MOLLE or PALS but with connectors to hold the SAOs. And then there's a power supply in the bag and a transparent foil to protect them.
ITA bags are used for pins and plushies - comes from "cringe" / "painful" fandom and people putting too many stickers on cars.
MOLLE / PALS is the attachment system on military bags, which I also find cringe sometimes.
(omg ping me too! I just got a hand-me-down sewing machine and a need to make yukata)
Also Ravelry Lots of youtube tutorials, but I really prefer text with (enough) photos.
Watching YouTube videos about how to turn the ram's fleece into workable . There's another cold spell due this week and I think straight after that is the proper time to relieve him of his massive burden.
Gonna be a nightmare getting all the plant debris and prickles out, I reckon. He pretty much just wanders where he wants and comes back covered in prickly bits.
Kiddos dad is excited to extract the lanolin. I do not yet have my own spinning wheel, though I would potentially have access to one (I don't wanna ask, I'd generally just prefer to have my own), though learnt this morning that one may not necessarily be required (I still really like the *idea* of sitting at a wheel, though).
Then it'll be learning some dying techniques, a few natural green dyes I want to try, and probably some shop dyes too.
"Scientists Make Stunning Breakthrough, Turning Banana Peels into Textiles and Renewable Fuels"
"80 million metric tons of agricultural waste are generated in Pakistan every year from growing bananas.
Academics from Northumbria University have now teamed up with partners in the UK and Pakistan to create a new solution that will make use of this waste product and provide benefits for local people at the same time."
Today in Labor History September 1, 1934: A strike began in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, as part of a national movement to obtain a minimum wage for textile workers. The strike lasted until September 23, and involved more than 420,000 workers, with three of them being killed in the actions.
"Profit is being prioritised over climate action British fashion is falling behind on sustainability"
I cant possibly show all the impressive pieces that I saw at the exhibit, there are just too many (its a popular art form and the exhibit is extensive!) its running until September 30 at the National Gallery in Ottawa.
Ok, one more.
Katherine Boyer, Mtis and European Settler
The Sky Vest, 2021
Ruth Cuthand, Plains Cree and Scots, Little Pine First Nation
Depression, 2020
This is a beadwork reproduction of an MRI brain image. Its part of a series, shown under black light and made with glowing beadwork.
Cuthand is fascinated by medicine, disease, and our body systems. () Cuthands series gives voice to issues of Indigenous mental health and illustrate the physical aspect of illness.
Will Wilson, Dine (Navajo)
Eye Dazzler II 2015
Inspired by a wool eye dazzler rug woven by his grandmother in the 1970s, Wilson made this rug with 70,050 4mm glass beads, taking over 1000 hours of artistic labour.
Yes, those are functioning QR codes in the design.
Jobena Petonoquot, Algonquin
(Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation)
Who Are Your Relations 2023
Kristin Auger, Plains Cree
niphkan pimatisiwin: Flower Life (2016)
The title is misspelled there, because Im not able to make the correct Cree characters with accents on my phone here (which seems to be the only way I can upload photos from this exhibit!) Ill see if I can correct it later.
'Stories of Syria's Textiles' range from the ancient silk routes to preserving skills amid the devastation of war. This book review by Jenny Balfour-Paul in Selvedge magazine talks of the cultural losses in Syria & Palestine, of damask & of gauze.
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23 x 23 in (58 x 58 cm) wall hanging , created by my mom, available & affordable msg me if interested!
for and () will be held from September 19-21, 2024, at the New International . Established in 1994, CINTE has evolved into one of the most influential in the technical textiles and nonwovens .
My friend, knows I love and collect textiles so he sent me this picture from a tienda in Cusco, Peru. And Im drooling rn.
Bianca degli Utili Maselli surrounded by her five sons, one daughter, slightly dazed dog, & bird. Fantastic study in family resemblance & textile complementarity by Lavinia Fontana of Bologna.
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