Getting ready for @arascot.bsky.social's #Archive30 this #FashionFriday as we prep for a deep dive into the Karun Thakar Textiles Collection! Here, a pillow cover from the Swat Valley, Pakistan early C20th. @Karuncollection #fashionhistory #textiles #embroidery #antiquetextiles @dmu.ac.uk

How did your great-great-grandmother choose her dress fabric? She might have poured over a sample book just like this one. 

Fashion Conservatory: Preserving fashion’s past for future generations.

#FashionConservatory #FashionHistory  #AntiqueTextiles #SampleBook #HistoryOfFashion #SlowFashion

ICYMI: This #FashionFriday explore the Karun Thakar Collection in our latest blog: buff.ly/JTsyqXh where 'every object has a story to tell about the people who made it and the way that they lived' #fashionhistory #textiles #antiquetextiles
@ihr.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk @librarydmu.bsky.social

Coming to Frock Me ! Victoria next Sunday. This exquisite 19th century bodice.
Expect vintage glamour, designer vintage fashion, rare and beautiful antique costume, textiles, jewellery and accessories.

#antiquetextiles #londonevents #vintage #vintagefashion #costume #hustoricdress

This 19th Century Coachmans Cloak is coming to Frock Me ! Victoria next Sunday.
Expect vintage glamour, designer vintage fashion, rare and beautiful antique costume, textiles, jewellery and accessories.

#antiques #antiquetextiles #vintagemenswear #vintage #londonevents #antiquecostume

This beutiful silk Regency pelisse is coming to Frock Me ! Victoria next Sunday.
Expect vintage glamour, designer vintage fashion, rare and beautiful antique costume, textiles, jewellery and accessories.

#regencyfashion #antiquetextiles #londonvintagefair #antiquecostume #fashionhistory

This #HistDay2025, discover stories woven into textiles! Explore the Karun Thakar Collection in our latest blog: buff.ly/JTsyqXh where 'every object has a story to tell about the people who made it and the way that they lived' #fashionhistory #textiles #antiquetextiles @ihr.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk

🥈Sharing some antique trims I use to make my lampshades. My collection is growing. The quality of antique materials far exceeds what is produced today! See more making videos at EleganceLamps.com
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#antiquetextiles #antique #vintage #handmade #art #lostart #sewing #lampshade #victorianlampshade

A woman holds up an antique striped blanket. Just her hands and excited eyes are visible above the edge of the texile. The old Norwegian coverlet is dominated by horizontal red and white stripes, with areas of faded greeny-blue and dark brown.

A detail view of the starting border of the textile, showing the characteristic details of a coverlet woven on a warp-weighted loom.

A detail of an area of the weaving with fancy patterning.

This antique coverlet woven on a warp-weighted loom just arrived from Norway. I'm over the moon!

I'm also superstitious enough to feel like my ancestors nudged this process along. Message received.

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#Weaving #antiquetextiles #norge

Bid on History: Rare Memento Mori Set Sparks Collectors’ Frenzy! ...#MementoMori #AntiqueNeedlework #VintageFashion #LouisVuittonLuggage #ClassicLuxury #HistoricTextiles #EarlsOfLonsdale #VintageCostume #1960sFashion #1970sStyle #BibaCollection #OssieClarkDress #AntiqueTextiles #HistoricFashion #VintageLuxury A compelling and unique Memento Mori, or "reminder of death," will be a standout lot in Tennants Auctioneers’ Fashion, Costume and Textiles Sale on May 23 in North Yorkshire. This 18th-century needlepoint piece, remarkably different from the typically light and decorative works of the medium, carries an estimate of £300-500.

Bid on History: Rare Memento Mori Set Sparks Collectors’ Frenzy!

...#MementoMori #AntiqueNeedlework #VintageFashion #LouisVuittonLuggage #ClassicLuxury #HistoricTextiles #EarlsOfLonsdale #VintageCostume #1960sFashion #1970sStyle #BibaCollection #OssieClarkDress #AntiqueTextiles #HistoricFashion…

Antique French Farmhouse Métis Linen Sheet
👉 frenchvintagedecor.com/listing/1858106824/

#antiquelinen #frenchlinen #antiquebedding #antiquetextiles #antiquefabric #frenchprovincial #homestyling #antiques #antiquehomestyle #frenchfarmhouse #fabrics #bedlinen #frenchcountry #frenchvintagedecor

Wonderful 1920s bullion wig heading for Frock Me ! Vintage Fair in Chelsea on Sunday 11th May. Part of my selection of rare and beautiful true vintage clothing, accessories and jewellery #rarevintage #flosswig #1920sfashion #londonevent #bullion #collectable #antiquecostume #antiquetextiles

John and Jack are stag beetle brothers cut from the same cloth. Literally. I used different parts of an antique tablecloth to make both these handsome boys
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#stagbeetle #beetle #antiquetextiles

The colors. The repeats. The hand work.

#antiquetextiles #handcraft

Mary Hoover’s 1818 Sampler: A Stitch in Time (That Took a Lifetime to Finish) You ever start a craft project, full of hope, convinced it’ll be a quick job, and then months later, you’re still staring at it like it pers...

**“Mary Hoover’s 1818 sampler is more than just stitches—it’s a snapshot of history, faith, and maybe a little 19th-century teen angst. 🧵✨ Dive into the story: shorturl.at/A68xI

#HistoricEmbroidery #NeedleworkArt #StitchingThroughTime #AntiqueTextiles #WomenWhoStitch”**

BACK in Bloomsbury for Clerkenwell Vintage Fashion Fair on SUNDAY 23rd FEBRUARY
This Victorian cape & other antique and true vintage clothing will be there.
#vintage #vicorian #gothqueen #gothgirl #londonevents #styling #vintagefashionfair #strangenessandcharmvintage #antiquetextiles #fashioninspo

Japanese boro wall art front view.

Japanese boro wall art detail view.

Japanese boro wall art detail view.

Japanese boro wall art detail view.

My last textile artwork from 2024. Japanese boro fragments repaired and stitched together. Forever inspired by the boro aesthetic! 🔹 💙 🔹 peaceandthread.com
#japaneseboro #boro #fiberart #textileart #antiquetextiles #artoftheday

Altar Frontal
Kangxi period, 1662-1722
Unknown artist, China
embroidered satin brocade

#chineseantiques #chineseembroidery #handmade #kangxiperiod #china #embroidered #satinbrocade #altarfrontal #imperialdragon #chinesedragon #antiquetextiles #chinesetextiles #textiles