We’re looking forward to this too!

Highlights include #foodhistorian Ivan Day talking about #Tudor #sweetmeats, Sarah Thursfield on #whitework #embroidery, Mally Ley on #silkwork & costume historian @ninyamikhaila.bsky.social who is always fascinating.

& it’s bargain price & you can attend online

Work in progress on a pale yellow, weld-dyed fine silk mesh hairnet based on extant fragments in the collection of the Museum of Ireland, Dublin. A flat rectangular shape, headscarf sized textile

A close up of the previous along with the netting tools: shuttle and gauge

In progress. A (speculative) c9/10thC headcovering based on written descriptions I’ve read, of fragments at National Museum of Ireland - basically a Viking hairnet! On my list to visit and see in person, but I have other museum visits to make first #silkwork #silkewoman #historictextiles #vikings

My silk hairnet paper will be part of session 622 on Tuesday July 8 - Threads of Knowledge:Medieval Textiles, 400-1400,II #historicnetting #silkwork #historictextiles #medievaltextiles #medievalfashion

A massive tidy-up just in time to welcome two wonderful people for a braiding workshop and there’s now space to work safely in my little studio.
#fingerloopbraiding #silkwork #historictextiles

Floral embroidery in silk on linen

#WIP Sat Dec 14: Calendula stem, eglantine, feathers, honeysuckle leaves, pansy, rose leaves, tripartite leaves

#EarlyModern hand #embroidery #silkwork on linen

Floral embroidery in silk on fine linen

#WIP Fri Dec 6: Cartouche (far right), date palm trunk, eglantine, pensée, leaves, and Islimi

#16thC #EarlyModern #silkwork #handembroidery #FashionHistory #DressHistory

The owner of this cherished 18thC cane wished to preserve the possibly original tassel, and so a silk replica of the satin-wrapped and grappe ball tassel has been a lovely commission to complete 🧵 #silkwork #silkewoman #passementerie #18thcenturyfashion