I did a thing!
All About TextilesSaved this footstool from the skip. Going to clean it up and reupholster it.
Dezeen : Wastecare is a face serum made from Aizome's industrial wastewater
Dezeen : Colorifix harnesses bacteria for non-toxic clothes dyeing
My new , poetry, and , LAMINATOR Vol. 1, is available to pre-order! On the cover will be this piece: A called "Acolyte #1" by Win Wallace, an artist based in Lockhart, Texas. And on the inside: , , and across all media (including , , , , , and more) by 68 , , and from all over , the country, and the world. Happy !
Here're some of the fine that my mom has available. These make great gifts to give someone u love for the holidays! Msg me if u see one u like, theyre affordable + easy to order
"'Repair is a radical act': London factory to reduce waste by renewing 30,000 garments a year"
shipping to new homes this morning.
One can volunteer as a at the Museo de la . I haven't yet visited, so I'm not sure being a docent is for me, but I hope to do that this week Insha Allah. And I'm also not sure that the position is open to long-term residents as well as citizens.
What's prompting my visit this week: the gorgeous images of clothing and palatial decor in the "A La Luz De La ," which caught my eye at my town the other day.
It looks like the book was published in connection with a temporary exhibition at the Museo a while back: you can see a video here.
Silk production and manufacture was a Really Big Deal in during the era.
Many of the pieces shown in the book belong to the de la Alhambra and I'm hoping to see a few there, Insha Allah.
Here's an assortment of that are available that my mom made, great sizes for someone with small children, these make great gifts to give, msg me if interested, theyre affordable!
Published a new post! "You Ain't Zine Nothing Yet": Includes the announcement of all 68 selected , , and in my new , LAMINATOR Vol. 1, more sneak peeks, and a link to pre-order the .
"Fashion giants not on track to meet key 2030 water and climate goals"
Here're four large made by my mom that're available, check them out! If you see one that you like, please let me know, theyre all nicely priced and will make excellent holiday gifts for someone you love
Scotland's Oldest Tartan Rose From a Peat Bog
The 400-year-old fabric extends the iconic pattern&s history in Scotland by over a century.
Buenos das ! Made a short trip back, mostly for the food, but also hoping for some creative inspiration.
If finally getting around to doing the quilting on a project that has been in my unfinished pile for about 10 years. Took it to the local quilt shop where they helped me pin it. Now just slowly wrestling it through my domestic machine.
Two blocks down, ten to go.
Here are the fronts and backs of two that are available made by my mom, really nice pieces of very affordable, a really sweet holiday gift idea to give to someone you love msg me if interested theyre very easy to order!
I'm thinking initially about just uploading designs to sites like Spoonflower and Redbubble (because it looks easiest and I have very few spoons) but I'm also curious about designers who have their own websites. Do you have to have stock on hand and process orders yourself, or are there print-on-demand companies that handle that side while letting you have your own website
Curious about making my own fabric and other textile and home decor designs to sell (eg via Spoonflower) and wondering if anyone has any experience they'd like to share.
Design Milk : DDW23: New Order of Fashion Is Empowering Regenerative Design +Fashion -friendly
Midway through new weaving. Titled "Crete".
'Today we unveil Crafted in Mexico, a new hub on Google Arts & Culture celebrating our nation's textile artisans, their enduring skills passed down through generations, and the significance of their work in the past, present and future.... The project presents over 50 stories that pay tribute to these artisans, their intricate techniques, and the enduring artistry that enriches Mexico's cultural heritage.'
These are no ordinary jeans. Aldersey-Williams, 51, a Merseyside-based textiles teacher, grew them herself. The process which nearly broke her took three years and 600 hours of labour, from sowing and growing the flax and woad (for linen and natural indigo dye) to dew retting (or rotting) the flax to reveal the linen fibres to breaking, scutching and hackling it (that is, prepping it for spinning) to spinning almost five kilometres of thread to weaving, cutting and sewing it all together.
Interesting story from the AFR today on flax / woad jeans, an idea conceived and executed by Justine Aldersey-Williams a textile lecturer and Mersyside practitioner.
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Design Milk : DDW23: Raw Color Celebrates Award Win With Vibrant Show -friendly
We had our first ice storm and Im getting into the winter spirit by knitting a Flax sweater by Tin Can Knits (free pattern). Im using their (free) app to do it. Recommend! It sorts out the stitch counts based on size and yarn weight. Only has a few patterns available currently but they seem to be updating regularly. Great idea for an app, imo.
Magorzata Mirga-Tas produces wonderful works of portraiture from recycled (sometimes given by the subjects themselves)... her work was exhibited in 2022 in the Polish PavIilion of the Venice Biennalle.
Her latest work commemorates members of the Roma community...
"Fashions efforts to go green cancelled out by shopaholics"
If anyone out there loves quilts, here's one made by my mom that's available, it measures 57 x 57 in (145 x 145 cm). I have other ones made by her that're available too. Makes a really fine gift to give to your wife or your mom or your girlfriend or sister for the holidays!
Design Milk : DDW23: Kazerne Is Intertwining Hope and Design +Fashion -friendly
Really lucky this beautiful November morn to get a behind-the-scenes tour of Kilmainham Mill which is under restoration and development at the moment. Expect a long thread of pics.
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In her New York studio, Melissa Joseph unravels her memories and weaves them into her felted wool portraits.
Dezeen : Bananatex produces compostable jersey made from Abac banana plants
Get yourself one of these fabulous handmade quilts made by my very talented mom, check them out, all different designs and colors and sizes and prices. Msg me if you're interested! Really finely made and durable, they will last you forever
Dezeen : Full Spectrum collection by Carnegie Fabrics
Dezeen : Oscillation rug by David Mrugala for Azmas Rugs
Had a fabric swatch arrive from Spoonflower. Will be selling these soon. It has all 42 pieces from the Aesthetic set I made earlier this year.
Happy with the result.
Reminder for my -- the Archaeological Textiles Review (formerly Archaeological Textiles Newsletter) has been a fount of recent scholarship on old textiles for decades. They also report on experimental archaeology efforts and museum textiles.
If you can spare them a few bucks to help them maintain their website, that would be awesome.
On 14 November at 6:30pm UK time, I am delivering an online lecture for History Scotland on the history and artistry of the shawl, an iconic Scottish textile with a story. Registration includes 7-day access to the event recording!
For more info and to register:
Histodons