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iTEXTILIS – Part of The IK Foundation @ikws.bsky.social
– Promoting Natural & Cultural History. iTEXTILIS led by Viveka Hansen | Textile historian | Textilis.net
– Promoting Natural & Cultural History. iTEXTILIS led by Viveka Hansen | Textile historian | Textilis.net
From the Archive: The Surat Trade in Cotton Textiles – A Swedish East India Company ship: 1750-1752 (3500 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th...
January 11, 2026 at 7:20 AM
From the Archive: The Surat Trade in Cotton Textiles – A Swedish East India Company ship: 1750-1752 (3500 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th...
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carrying these new labels. (This is why it's hard to assess the authenticity of early Worth gowns.) Worth, however, then went a step further when he used his autograph as his label, thus cementing the idea of the designer as an artist. #Fashionhistory #ootd
January 5, 2026 at 5:52 AM
carrying these new labels. (This is why it's hard to assess the authenticity of early Worth gowns.) Worth, however, then went a step further when he used his autograph as his label, thus cementing the idea of the designer as an artist. #Fashionhistory #ootd
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Preview & Live our next unique crowdfunding campaign. Best of all, it will be free for everyone, ensuring this vital resource is a tool for all: students, scientists, policymakers, and curious minds around the world. #arctic #spitsbergen #greenland #fieldwork #field...
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January 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Preview & Live our next unique crowdfunding campaign. Best of all, it will be free for everyone, ensuring this vital resource is a tool for all: students, scientists, policymakers, and curious minds around the world. #arctic #spitsbergen #greenland #fieldwork #field...
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Fashionable gowns of the 1590s and early 1600s were often worn open in front to reveal a decorative petticoat or forepart underneath. This is #English, made about 1600, of satin embroidered with silk, silver-gilt thread and spangles. (Victoria & Albert Museum)
January 7, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Fashionable gowns of the 1590s and early 1600s were often worn open in front to reveal a decorative petticoat or forepart underneath. This is #English, made about 1600, of satin embroidered with silk, silver-gilt thread and spangles. (Victoria & Albert Museum)
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Bodice, made in England, 1630-1639 Silk satin, silk taffeta, canvas, buckram and whalebone, handsewn (V&A Museum, London)
January 7, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Bodice, made in England, 1630-1639 Silk satin, silk taffeta, canvas, buckram and whalebone, handsewn (V&A Museum, London)
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17th century images of women sewing, including the Virgin Mary who sews alongside her companions and assorted angels
Adriaen Van Ostade
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
Gerard Ter Borch II
Hieronymus Wierix (British Museum)
Adriaen Van Ostade
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
Gerard Ter Borch II
Hieronymus Wierix (British Museum)
January 7, 2026 at 9:44 PM
17th century images of women sewing, including the Virgin Mary who sews alongside her companions and assorted angels
Adriaen Van Ostade
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
Gerard Ter Borch II
Hieronymus Wierix (British Museum)
Adriaen Van Ostade
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
Gerard Ter Borch II
Hieronymus Wierix (British Museum)
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I am very partial to a yachting ensemble. The mid #1880s was particularly stylish on the tailoring score, deploying contrast trim and sharp seams. This natty woollen costume was made by J.J. Malloy c1887 @museemccordstewart.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
January 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I am very partial to a yachting ensemble. The mid #1880s was particularly stylish on the tailoring score, deploying contrast trim and sharp seams. This natty woollen costume was made by J.J. Malloy c1887 @museemccordstewart.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
From the Archive: 18th Century Weavers in London – a Case Study of Trade Cards and Bill-heads (1800 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/18...
January 6, 2026 at 9:36 AM
From the Archive: 18th Century Weavers in London – a Case Study of Trade Cards and Bill-heads (1800 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/18...
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Word cloud showing the multidisciplinary contents from the book SPITSBERGEN SCIENCE EXPEDITIONS. Probably the most up-to-date and definitive book on the Arctic: SPITSBERGEN | Svalbard: Natural & Cultural History, written by leading European experts. Read/Order > www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
January 5, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Word cloud showing the multidisciplinary contents from the book SPITSBERGEN SCIENCE EXPEDITIONS. Probably the most up-to-date and definitive book on the Arctic: SPITSBERGEN | Svalbard: Natural & Cultural History, written by leading European experts. Read/Order > www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
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La Vie en rose. Robe de style by the Boué Soeurs, Paris, about 1923, photos my own, collection Designmuseum Danmark. ‘Roses’ by Claude Monet, 1925-26, Musée Marmottan Monet.
January 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
La Vie en rose. Robe de style by the Boué Soeurs, Paris, about 1923, photos my own, collection Designmuseum Danmark. ‘Roses’ by Claude Monet, 1925-26, Musée Marmottan Monet.
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Young man wearing a purple coat with scarlet lining, white waistcoat, black silk breeches with white stockings and Hussar boots made of shiny black goatskin with leather tassels. From the Magasin des Modes Nouvelles Françaises et Anglaises, 1788. #FashionPlateFriday #dresshistory #18thc
January 2, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Young man wearing a purple coat with scarlet lining, white waistcoat, black silk breeches with white stockings and Hussar boots made of shiny black goatskin with leather tassels. From the Magasin des Modes Nouvelles Françaises et Anglaises, 1788. #FashionPlateFriday #dresshistory #18thc
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A new year, and the iTEXTILIS textile history essays will continue to be published in 2026, every 2-3 w...
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supports keeping the iTEXTILIS essay collection accessible and free for all to read.
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Best textile wishes for the new year!
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supports keeping the iTEXTILIS essay collection accessible and free for all to read.
whydonate.com/fundraising/...
Best textile wishes for the new year!
January 2, 2026 at 8:33 AM
A new year, and the iTEXTILIS textile history essays will continue to be published in 2026, every 2-3 w...
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supports keeping the iTEXTILIS essay collection accessible and free for all to read.
whydonate.com/fundraising/...
Best textile wishes for the new year!
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supports keeping the iTEXTILIS essay collection accessible and free for all to read.
whydonate.com/fundraising/...
Best textile wishes for the new year!
NEW ESSAY: Linen Bleaching Grounds – A Case Study of Household Linen and Laundry: 1530s to 1940s. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/li...
January 2, 2026 at 7:05 AM
NEW ESSAY: Linen Bleaching Grounds – A Case Study of Household Linen and Laundry: 1530s to 1940s. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/li...
If you are interested in exploring more about 18th-century global textile history! My monograph ‘Textilia Linnaeana: Global 18th Century Textile Traditions & Trade’ (520 pages). | Available here… www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
December 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
If you are interested in exploring more about 18th-century global textile history! My monograph ‘Textilia Linnaeana: Global 18th Century Textile Traditions & Trade’ (520 pages). | Available here… www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
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The final batch of 250 hand-bound, numbered books is now ready to order! SPITSBERGEN SCIENCE EXPEDITIONS | 446 pp. with in-depth details, including text sections, maps, diagrams, pictures, artworks, timelines, and large fold-outs.
TAGS > Arctic | Earth Science | Fieldwork | Expeditions …
TAGS > Arctic | Earth Science | Fieldwork | Expeditions …
December 28, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The final batch of 250 hand-bound, numbered books is now ready to order! SPITSBERGEN SCIENCE EXPEDITIONS | 446 pp. with in-depth details, including text sections, maps, diagrams, pictures, artworks, timelines, and large fold-outs.
TAGS > Arctic | Earth Science | Fieldwork | Expeditions …
TAGS > Arctic | Earth Science | Fieldwork | Expeditions …
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Boxing Day was traditionally a day when servants would be given a box containing gifts, bonuses, and sometimes leftover food. This red and white striped cotton twill dress was worn by a domestic servant in the 1910s. Tees Valley Museums collection. #BoxingDay #fashionhistory
December 26, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Boxing Day was traditionally a day when servants would be given a box containing gifts, bonuses, and sometimes leftover food. This red and white striped cotton twill dress was worn by a domestic servant in the 1910s. Tees Valley Museums collection. #BoxingDay #fashionhistory
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It positively glows, this early 1890s tea gown by Emile Pingat. The variegated black & yellow silk creates a kind of burnished hue, additional drama fashioned in full sleeves & high collar. It seems quite structured for a tea gown but it certainly makes a statement #NatGalleryAus #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
December 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It positively glows, this early 1890s tea gown by Emile Pingat. The variegated black & yellow silk creates a kind of burnished hue, additional drama fashioned in full sleeves & high collar. It seems quite structured for a tea gown but it certainly makes a statement #NatGalleryAus #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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This pattern book in the V&A museum gives an idea of the types of damask and brocade-style worsted callimancoes that were being made in the late 18th century. Some gorgeous fabrics! collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O77694/...
Pattern Book | Kelly, John | V&A Explore The Collections
pattern book containing samples of worsteds, John Kelly, Norwich, 1763
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December 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This pattern book in the V&A museum gives an idea of the types of damask and brocade-style worsted callimancoes that were being made in the late 18th century. Some gorgeous fabrics! collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O77694/...
From the Archive: Embroidery and other Handicraft – A Case Study of a Swedish Aristocratic Family from 1800 to the 1850s (2300 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/em...
December 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
From the Archive: Embroidery and other Handicraft – A Case Study of a Swedish Aristocratic Family from 1800 to the 1850s (2300 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/em...
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A selection of beautiful firemen’s coats from 19th-century Japan. The coats were reversible — one side was plain and the other side (worn on the inside while tackling blazes) was decorated with rich and symbolic imagery: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/japanese-firemans-coats-19th-century
December 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A selection of beautiful firemen’s coats from 19th-century Japan. The coats were reversible — one side was plain and the other side (worn on the inside while tackling blazes) was decorated with rich and symbolic imagery: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/japanese-firemans-coats-19th-century
The textile history essays will continue to be published in 2026, every 2-3 weeks, and will be freely accessible to all (you can find over 200 essays today). Read more: www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/es...
December 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The textile history essays will continue to be published in 2026, every 2-3 weeks, and will be freely accessible to all (you can find over 200 essays today). Read more: www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/es...
The textile history essays will continue to be published in 2026, every 2-3 weeks, and will be freely accessible to all. To ensure it remains free over time, please support… whydonate.com/fundraising/...
December 16, 2025 at 7:32 AM
The textile history essays will continue to be published in 2026, every 2-3 weeks, and will be freely accessible to all. To ensure it remains free over time, please support… whydonate.com/fundraising/...
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One of the makers to feature in my book is Madame Roxey Caplin. She was an inventor & made many adjustments to corsets in the 1850s. This blue corset was displayed at the Great Exhibition in 1851, bringing her to the attention & patronage of Queen Victoria, London Museum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
December 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
One of the makers to feature in my book is Madame Roxey Caplin. She was an inventor & made many adjustments to corsets in the 1850s. This blue corset was displayed at the Great Exhibition in 1851, bringing her to the attention & patronage of Queen Victoria, London Museum #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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Layering it up in England, c. 1640-1660 Boot hose were worn over silk hose to protect them from the rough interior of leather boots, during the seventeenth century. The large tops of this pair extended over the full breeches. (V&A Museum, London)
December 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Layering it up in England, c. 1640-1660 Boot hose were worn over silk hose to protect them from the rough interior of leather boots, during the seventeenth century. The large tops of this pair extended over the full breeches. (V&A Museum, London)
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Smock, of English make, 1560-1580 (V&A Museum, London)
December 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Smock, of English make, 1560-1580 (V&A Museum, London)