I visited the #VADTartan exhibition at the V&A Dundee a few days ago and was very impressed with the broad range of objects displayed as well as by the diverse stories and viewpoints expressed through the interpretative materials. Here is a small selection of garments that caught my eye.

This exhibition runs through Sunday, 14 January 2024.

#tartan #museum #exhibition #Scotland #dress #textile #design #history #HistoricalDress #HistoricalTextiles #DressHistory @histodons @materialculture

Another great video from The Welsh Viking, this time on historical mending.

#sewing #HistoricalTextiles #SewingRepairs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM0-Gcq_3KU

On a related note, this book is wonderful: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jane-Austen-Embroidery-Authentic-embroidery/dp/1911624407

Jane Austin Embroidery by Jennie Batchelor and Alison Larkin. Great projects, excellent instructions, beautiful pictures and really good info.

#embroidery #HistoricalTextiles #HistoricalEmbroidery #sewing #crafts #patterns #BookRecommendation

Thinking about #crafting and #sewing goals for the new year.

I have many WIPs I'd like to get back to, from spinning the rest of that alpaca fleece I got free off a friend and making something with it, to getting the blackwork done for the collar and cuffs of my black linen shirt dress so I can finally finish making it.

I'd also like to catch up with my #HistoricalTextiles reading.

Goals have to fit in with my inability to do anything much productive after work unless it's lapwork.

This makes me so happy. #FrugalCreative #ZeroWaste #SlowStitch #SlowStitching #HistoricalTextiles https://historicaltextiles.org/advent-calendar-2022-21-december

#Introduction

Hi, I'm Fred (she/they), I'm a museum curator with specialisms in architecture and historical costume, and a deeply geeky interest in the history of folklore and belief. I've got a handful of publication credits, fiction and non-fiction, and am working towards more.

I'm super into #HistoricalTextiles, especially medieval and earlier, and #HistoricalPractice in sewing.

Esta prenda de ropa del siglo VIII apareció así de empaquetada en el yacimiento de Cornjum (Holanda)

📚Brandenburgh, C. R. (2010). Early medieval textile remains from settlements in the Netherlands. An evaluation of textile production. Journal of Archaeology in the Low Countries, 2(1), 41-78 #historicaltextiles #middleages #archeology

@Fredatron Some of my concert t-shirts are old enough to be considered #HistoricalTextiles