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Folklore, archive-morsels, textiles and trinkets.

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Dutch table carpet with unicorns ca. 1600, MET archives, Object Number: 1970.250 . I could spend hours admiring the little details.
The little unicorns in roundels in the border show that this was made to be placed on a table, with the border hanging down all around. Theres a rich variation of flowers and fruits surrounding roundels of unicorns, lush green, reds and blues of wool and silk. 14-16 warps per inch or 6cm ish.
December 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Många små öglor, men nytt garn blev det till slutet av året!
A blue and light purple acrylic-yarn design on a frame loom, there is a contrasting pattern of purple loops and tulips on the blue background. the design is asymmetrical on the bottom, having the left half freely trailing down, whilst the border cuts on the right giving a tucked look.
December 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Utterly in love with this Upper Rhenish textile fragment from ca. 1420–30. Found in The MET's archive, Object Number: 1990.211
Description taken from The MET: ''This tapestry fragment represents a fabulous lionlike beast with pointed teeth, clawed feet, and a scaly rump. Such beasts, derived from those illustrated in classical texts like the Physiologus and medieval bestiaries, represent vices. Here the figures posed with them seem to have tamed their libidinous cravings. Such tapestries were displayed in homes providing decoration as well as insulation. ''
December 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM