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iTEXTILIS | The IK Workshop Society @itextilis.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026

New essay series coming from iTEXTILIS: Beyond the Arctic Circle — how textiles and clothes made Arctic exploration possible, tied to the acclaimed 2025 SPITSBERGEN volume. Be part of bringing this untold story to life! ❄️🧵 #textilehistory #Arctic > donate-to.ikfoundation.org/fundraising/...

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The IK Foundation | The IK Workshop Soc. @ikws.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026

The final day of a long and important campaign. Our goal is within reach – help us with the last 10% of funding. Donate if you can > donate-to.ikfoundation.org/fundraising/... #science #spitsbergen #svalbard #arctic #greenland #opensource #whydonate #crowdfunding #Europe #books #geography #nature

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iTEXTILIS | The IK Workshop Society @itextilis.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026

From the Archive – Essay: Handicraft and Textile Exhibitions – A Case Study from 1900 to 1914. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/ha...

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Olga Pecorelle @olgapecorelle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

More weekend pictures from Asti. Working by the fire in the centre of a medieval city on a September night feels so good.

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The drama of the mid 18th century encapsulated in structured silk. Pale Gros de Naples was chosen for its distinctive ribbed weave structure supplemented with a riot of florals. It is sculpted in such a way, it seems it could stand up on its own #MuseodelTraje #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Side view of a short pale blue silk jacket with deep cuffed elbow length sleeves and colourful floral motifs. It has a pleated peplum at the back

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Dr Jennifer Evans @historianjen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm a so pleased that the exhibition I co-curated with @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social is now open at the Chelsea Physick Garden. Running until the 15th Nov, it explores the autumnal plants of the garden through the work of pioneering botanical illustrator Anne Pratt.

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Lucy Paquette @hammockauthor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The Blue Ribbon (c. 1894) by Alfred Stevens (Belgian, 1823-1906) Private collection

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Anna M. Thane @annamthane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

detail of a waistcoat 1780/1790 Made in France

Delicate embroidery on a silk waistcoat, with flowers, rosebuds and leaves

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Olga Pecorelle @olgapecorelle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Asti today.

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Journal of Art in Society @artinsociety.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In this quiet painting, young domestic servant in wealthy household has interrupted her dusting duties & stands engrossed in reading a book. On the elegant tabletop is a still-life of a stationery box, Asian vases & a porcelain figure (William McGregor Paxton, The House Maid, 1910, NGA, Washington)

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iTEXTILIS | The IK Workshop Society @itextilis.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026

NEW ESSAY: A Travel Cushion dated 1817 – A Case Study of Double Interlocked Tapestries in Sweden. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/a-...

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The c19th aesthetic obsession with all things ferny, scrolls across the brocade of this c1887 gown, the green panels interspersed with dashes of greenery around the bodice and layer of skirt. Some fancy smocking completes the decorative display #museumatFIT #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

A view of the bodice of a late 1880a dark sage green bustle dress showing its high plain collar, smocked central section and then white silk brocade with a green fern design creating a lapel effect

Full length view of the dark sage green silk bustle dress which shows how the white fern decorated brocade sections break up the green at the bodice, waist, cuffs and underskirt

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Karie Bookish @kariebookish.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The first-ever laying out the quilt blocks. Too late in the day to clear the entire floor for full layout (10 by 11 blocks) but it's interesting seeing how everything looks together.

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The IK Foundation | The IK Workshop Soc. @ikws.eurosky.social · 20/09/2026

SPITSBERGEN SCIENCE EXPEDITIONS, probably the most multidisciplinary resource book on #Arctic #Natural and #Cultural #History ever published. Handbound, 400 pages plus 46 pages of six large-sized, extended fold-outs and numbered copies for your #Library; click > www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...

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iTEXTILIS | The IK Workshop Society @itextilis.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026

From the Archive – Essay: Woollen Movement & Health Aspects – in the late 19th Century. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/wo...

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

From enormous sleeves to the biggest skirt and a bright pink late #1860s ballgown from the French fashion house of Emile Pingat. Minimal embellishment, all of the drama reserved for the proportions @AlbanyInstitute #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Back view of a bright pink crinoline dress with a decorative peplum centre back and short white net trimmed sleeves and décolletage

Front view of the bright pink silk 1860s ballgown with short sleeved bodice and ruffle hem

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neil guthrie @nguthrie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Thomas Gainsborough, portrait of the artist’s wife, Margaret (c1778), Courtauld Gallery #c18 #c18th #18thc

Portrait of a middle-aged woman with a rather sad expression, with a black mantle that falls from her natural but dressed and great-powdered hair. Gilt wood rococo frame

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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Enjoying this nice BBC TV doc about the Bayeux Tapestry which explains the events of 1066 but also shows the extraordinary process required to safely transport it to London (insurers valued it at £800m!) www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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Secrets of the Bayeux Tapestry: Inside the Museum

As the Bayeux Tapestry, one of the treasures of the medieval world, travels to the UK for the first time in 950 years, a stellar cast of historians and experts unravel its secrets.

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chertseymuseum.bsky.social @chertseymuseum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#FridayFrocks #Pleating – A dress, c.1845–55 of silk satin. The full skirt is cartridge-pleated to the boned bodice which allows the large volume of fabric to be incorporated neatly into the waistband.

Collage showing a mid-19th century silk day dress (c.1845-1855) on a mannequin. The gown is made from striped silk in shades of deep plum, burgundy and bright magenta, with a fitted pointed bodice, long sleeves and a full gathered skirt. Two detail images show the waist seam with cartridge pleating and the interior construction at the sleeve and skirt attachment.

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Welsh hats and costumes among relatives and friends, c.1882, photo by John Thomas, 1838-1905 (National Library of Wales).

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Ruff or linen collar, c. 1615-1635 Possibly Northern Netherlands. Initials: "C.Y" in red cross-stitch. (Rijksmuseum)

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Challe Hudson @challehudson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Borage flower embroidered ca.1615-25. Where the central black anthers form a cone, silver threads remain, but the black silk is lost, degraded by iron in the dye, leaving just a pale brown stain and some holes in the linen ground. Victoria and Albert Museum T.13-1956 #FlowersonFriday

Close up detail of an embroidered flower with five petals of dark and light blue and a central column of dark silver that is now almost black. The flower grows from and is encircled by a twisting gold stem from which springs a green leaf. Above the centre of the flower the off-white linen ground onto which it was stitched is slightly discoloured, and the material pierced by several tiny holes, showing where stitches once passed through the cloth.

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iTEXTILIS | The IK Workshop Society @itextilis.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026

From the Archive – Essay: Manufacturing & Home Weaving – A Study of Woollen Textiles from 1700 to 1750. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/ma...

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Alice Barnham and Her Sons Martin and Steven 1557 Unknown artist (Denver Art Museum) Alice Barnham (b. 7 Sept 1523, buried 14 May 1604) née Bainbridge, was a successful #London silk merchant.

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Each of the separate components of this gown have survived so that the full effect is possible, from open robe to stomacher to petticoat. Stripes run this way and that in an abundance of fresh greenery, #1770s #philamuseumart #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Bodice detail of a 1770s robe consisting of a separate stomacher and gown. Here the stripes of the stomacher run horizontally with ruffled edges on the open robed dress with a narrow lace trim around the square neckline

Side detail of the green and white striped 1770s gown showing a different arrangement of the fabric, stripes running vertically with a band of gathered silk

Full length view of the green and white 1770s green and white striped silk dress. The figure is styled with accessories showing off the silhouette of the three piece gown

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Peter Frankopan @peterfrankopan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

In 1914, Aurel Stein unearthed an extraordinary textile fragment at ancient Loulan in the Tarim basin - showing the unmistakable face of Hermes. A Greek god, discovered in a desert cemetery in what is now western China 1/5

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Sue Wilkes @suewilkesauthor.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Mourning Evening Costume and Morning Deshabillee, Invented by Miss Pierpont, Edmund Street, Portman Square, London. Lady's Monthly Museum, 1821. #fashion #history

Evening Mourning Costume and Mourning Deshabillee

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Sometimes just a detail is enough to appreciate. This #1770s gold ribbed silk gown has quite a story from its many alterations, refashionings and later use as fancy dress but this point here is beautifully constructed, seams and sharp pleats and covered buttons all a-glow #VandA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

A zoomed in detail of a 1770s open robe gown looking at the centre back which includes a fitted bodice and tightly arranged pleats at the waistband. There are two self covered buttons, one behind each hip

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The IK Foundation | The IK Workshop Soc. @ikws.eurosky.social · 03/09/2026

NEW ESSAY from iTEXTILIS | Linnaeus’ apostles relied on ambassadors for survival, gifts, and science. Silk gowns in Japan, safety in Libya — explore the 18th-century network of textiles and diplomacy. > www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th... #NaturalHistory @utrikesdep.bsky.social #travel #science

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iTEXTILIS | The IK Workshop Society @itextilis.eurosky.social · 03/09/2026

NEW ESSAY: The Story No. 13 | Fieldwork – The Linnaean Way | Ambassadors and Consuls assisting the Linnaeus Apostles. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th...

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This summer kimono presents a harmonious aquatic landscape that evokes the classical Japanese garden aesthetic, with its careful balance of natural elements arranged in seemingly effortless yet deliberately composed patterns. mid-Meiji period (1880-1900), Japan

The design presents a harmonious aquatic landscape that evokes the classical Japanese garden aesthetic, with its careful balance of natural elements arranged in seemingly effortless yet deliberately composed patterns. The rich indigo blue ground creates a sense of depth reminiscent of evening or twilight, a popular theme in Japanese art that suggests contemplation and seasonal transition, particularly appropriate for summer wear when cooler visual tones provide psychological relief from heat.

The symbolic vocabulary draws from classical Japanese poetry and seasonal associations deeply embedded in cultural consciousness. The yanagi (willow) trees with their gracefully drooping branches symbolize flexibility, resilience, and feminine beauty, while also indicating late spring or early summer. The kikyou (Japanese bellflower) represents unchanging love and honesty, blooming in autumn but here suggesting the continuity of seasons. The shoubu (iris) carries associations with the Boys' Festival in May and symbolizes courage and protection, while nadeshiko (dianthus) represents the ideal of feminine virtue and delicate beauty. The arched bridges connect these botanical elements both literally and metaphorically, symbolizing life's transitions and the passage between different states of being, a concept central to Buddhist philosophy.

The technical execution demonstrates the mastery of katazome stenciling techniques that flourished during the Meiji period, when artisans refined traditional methods while responding to new market demands. The stenciled motifs show remarkable precision in registration and color application, with multiple stencils used to achieve the complex layering of colors visible in the design. The hand-painted color gradations in the leaves reveal the integration of freehand techniques with stencil work, creating subtle tonal variations that give dimension and naturalistic quality to the botanical forms.

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LaurenCDeutsch @laurencdeutsch.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

For this week's #FridayFrills, we have this 1750s robe a la francaise. The fabric- an ivory and green floral and foliage pattern on pink satin- was from 30 years earlier. The 1720s was known for large botanical themes, slightly exaggerated over more realistic depictions later.

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

White gowns with black soutache braid were popular ensembles in the 1860s & early 1860s, representative of summer days & relaxation. In James Tissot’s 1870 painting it appeared in the form of The Convalescent, a young woman recuperating @metmuseum.org @agotoronto.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

A figure styled as an 1860s woman wearing a white crinoline ensemble consisting of a plain waistcoat with black buttons, a short cutaway jacket and broad skirt. Both skirt and jacket are trimmed at the edges with black soutache braid

A detail of the geometric pattern used for the black soutache braid that trims the skirt and jacket of the 1860s ensemble

A painting by James tissot depicting a young woman sitting on the floor leaning sideways against cushions. She is wearing a dress similar to the 1860s white dress with a black soutache trim

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iTEXTILIS | The IK Workshop Society @itextilis.eurosky.social · 28/08/2026

From the Archive – Essay: Textile Wall Coverings – at a Manor House in 1758. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/te...

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Bright shades were possible long before the discovery of synthetic. This block printed floral dress, c1830, used a madder based dye called Turkey red, vibrant & distinctive. It has a hidden bodice panel for nursing a baby, one of those all round fascinating garments #VandA #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Partial view of a red dress block printed with a selection of bold florals in different colours. It has a puff at the top of the long sleeve and a full gathered skirt

Full length view of the red cotton dress printed with bright floral motifs

Back view of the red block printed floral dress showing the shape of the long full sleeves and the long gathered skirt

Cuff detail of the red block printed cotton dress with floral motifs. It has several gold coloured buttons along the cuff

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Lucy Paquette @hammockauthor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

In Thought (1905) by Dominik Skutecký (Slovakian, 1849-1921) Private collection

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LaurenCDeutsch @laurencdeutsch.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

#Ootd is this 1792 dress. It was made in England with fabric from Bengal. At the time, Indian fabrics were highly fashionable. @V_and_A notes the embroidered Neo-classical motifs- a popular trend in Europe, shows that the fabric was intended for a Western market #Fashionhistory

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The IK Foundation | The IK Workshop Soc. @ikws.eurosky.social · 23/08/2026

Your support makes an impact — and we want to thank you! Every donor receives heartfelt recognition, and gifts of €250+ include a special token of our gratitude, delivered to your door. Check out two outstanding enterprises to join > www.ikfoundation.org/thedonationr... #arctic #textilehistory

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iTEXTILIS | The IK Workshop Society @itextilis.eurosky.social · 23/08/2026

From the Archive – Essay: Bonnets around the Whitby Coast – Tradition and Practical Function in Colour. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/bo...

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Anna M. Thane @annamthane.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Dress with short sleeves and satin trim Ca. 1820-1825

Full view of the dress from the front. It lookslike being made of a chocolate-brown fabric, but maybe the true colour was different.
The dress is on display at Bayerisches Nationalmuseum in Munich

View of the body and Puff sleeves, decorated with flowers made of fabric

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The perception of early c19th dress dominated by sheer white muslin can be easily disrupted through survivals such as this. Dating to c1810, it is seemingly plain but there is such detail in the sleeves, the gathers centre back & the hint of lace at the high bodice @metmuseum.org #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Back view of a short sleeved Regency style gown made from bright yellow silk. It has short puff sleeves and a high waisted bodice which is pleated and trimmed with a narrow lace

Front view of the c1810 yellow silk gown which shows the front of the skirt as a completely plain expanse and the short puff sleeves and bodice decorated with a narrow lace trim

Bodice detail of the c1810 yellow silk gown which shows the the short high waisted bodice has been pleated around the bust and trimmed with narrow creamy lace

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iTEXTILIS | The IK Workshop Society @itextilis.eurosky.social · 20/08/2026

NEW ESSAY: Wedding Traditions – Historical Traces from Whitby and the surrounding Moorland Area: 1700 to 1914. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/we...

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Briony Neilson @brionyneilson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This striking image of painter Gustave Caillebotte – who was born on this day (19 August) in Paris in 1848 – taking his dog for a walk outside the Louvre in 1892 (taken by his photographer brother, Martial) 🗃️

b&w photo of a man in top hat and dark long coat walking towards the photographer and looking down at a dog, the Louvre is behind them

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julieinstitches.bsky.social @julieinstitches.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Just another lonely silk bodice looking for its skirt…c1830. More here www.thejohnbrightcollection.co.uk/costume/bodi...

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Man's hunting coat of embroidered satin with silk, India, ca. 1620-1630 Stitched by professional male embroiderers from Gujarat. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)

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iTEXTILIS | The IK Workshop Society @itextilis.eurosky.social · 17/08/2026

From the Archive – Essay: Textile Observations – from an 1841 Plan of Whitby. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/te...

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chertseymuseum.bsky.social @chertseymuseum.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

#FridayFrocks #Pleating: A #Teagown c.1894–97 from Liberty of London. The back features a long panel, like the sack back gowns of the 18th century. However, the inverted pleats are stitched in the opposite way. Gowns from the 1700s feature a box pleat at the centre. #Libertys #Fashion #SackBack

Composite museum photograph of a Liberty of London tea gown, circa 1894 to 1897, shown from the back, front, and in a detail close-up. The floor-length gown features a cream gathered dress with voluminous sleeves and a high lace neckline, overlaid by an open-front, rust-orange satin robe with a long train. The robe is trimmed with gold embroidered floral motifs around the collar and front edges. The close-up highlights the intricate lace bodice, gathered fabric, braided cord trim, and embroidered decoration. The garment is displayed on a mannequin against a plain light-grey background.

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iTEXTILIS | The IK Workshop Society @itextilis.eurosky.social · 12/08/2026

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The IK Foundation | The IK Workshop Soc. @ikws.eurosky.social · 10/08/2026

Help fund the final 18% to make ”SPITSBERGEN Science Expeditions„ a free iBook & Arctic resource! Campaign extended — donate now. >>> donate-to.ikfoundation.org/fundraising/... #arctic #spitsbergen #svalbard #greenland #europe #fieldwork #fieldstations #science #nature #culture #whydonate

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