Long overdue for a profile pic change and then was thinking of the amazing textiles of the Maya I saw in especially the flower capas of the Zinacantan women.

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I know no one's asked me to do this, but I've been putting together textile patterns for rando merch! I've always been into knitting and sewing and apparel so this is just another way for me to express that. Stay tuned for more. https://t.co/TjxRiWATSr

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Here's another glimpse behind the scenes at my collaboration with textile artist and author, . The Wish Gatherers is due for publication in September 2022. My inky paintings will be the scenery for their needle felted creatures.
Ink and powdered silver on paper.

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If her father's business explains the consumption of Indian plaid textiles in 1790s Philadelphia, the date of Mrs. Clymer's portrait also suggests the sartorial influence of Saint-Domingue refugees who flooded the city in the wake of the Haitian Revolution.

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Los diseños textiles de Varvara Stepanova 💜💜

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Today's is another example of an Indian textile imported by England. There it was made into this robe a l'anglaise in 1775. Instead of dye work, the amazing technical skill shown here is the embroidery. Thanks to for these lovely close up pics!

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We’re so excited to be able to celebrate our brand-new Elizabethan mariner costumes
for today’s which is
Designs by our amazing , shirts by and Cassocks by Juliet Braidwood.

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Jumping on the bandwagon to celebrate lesser-known objects in our collection...Ancient Egyptian footwear from Hawara! This red leather slipper dates back to the Byzantine era, while the Roman woollen toe socks could have been worn with sandals in cooler months.

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Creative New Year? January courses now booking at https://t.co/Nh79ZJV5Uo Painting, print, textiles, drawing, comic books, photography…take your pick!

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🎱 Nakagawa Isaku’s (中川伊作 1899-2000) prints of women issued in the 1930s are admired for the realism of their gestures and the detailed and accurately rendered textile patterns.
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Nakagawa Isaku, Guran masse ("Grand massé": グランマッセ)
Woodblock print, 1933

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“I love creation more than life, and I must express myself before disappearing.”

Happy Birthday to painter, set designer, and textile visionary Sonia Delaunay 💫

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