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August Phoenix Mercantile
@themercantile.bsky.social
Textile artist working in recycled textiles to produce wearable art pieces based on a 1900s aesthetic.
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Updated and renamed today. Drop me your handle if you are a fashion or textile historian and would like to be added to this list.

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A summary of my works over the past few months, in a nod to #textiletuesday and a shift to new, non-textile projects.
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#sewing #performingarts #edwardian #medieval
Exploring Creative Projects: From Skirts to Performance Art
Explore creative projects from walking skirts to medieval clothing and paper arts, showcasing unique designs and personal updates!
augustphoenixhats.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Fruits of recent labors - paper lanterns for #Luminata in Seattle, a walking skirt from recycled yardage acquired at the ReCreate shop in Seattle, and a 14th century inspired ensemble for a performer, made from pieced wool and linen scraps from my studio. See the ALT text for more details.
September 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Just what we need - yet another assault on our domestic textile and fashion industry...
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Garment District at Risk: Fashion Challenges New York’s Urban Planning
Manhattan’s Garment District, a symbolic neighborhood for textile production and New York fashion, is now threatened by a major urban
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August 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Smithsonian artists and scholars respond to White House list of objectionable art
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Smithsonian artists and scholars respond to White House list of objectionable art
A page published by the White House entitled "President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian" lists exhibits, educational sites and more that the administration seems to take issue with.
www.npr.org
August 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I have booked a virtual seat for this conference. My coffee will be in hand at 1:30 AM tomorrow Pacific Coast Time : )
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#needlework #embroidery
Stitched Together Conference 2025
The RSN is thrilled to be hosting its first ever embroidery conference, 'Stitched Together: Needlework Research and Making', 21-22 Aug 2025.
royal-needlework.org.uk
August 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
My newest submission is live at MainlyMuseums.com
"Ai, Rebel" now showing at the Seattle Art Museum through Sept. 7, 2025. I highly recommend it.

#SeattleArtMuseum #AiWeiwei #museums

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May 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
My project for #WorldCon is an homage to "Britannia", a costume worn by the Baroness of Wolverton to the Duchess of Devonshire's Diamond Jubilee Fancy Dress Ball in 1897.

Because I accidentally won a bid on a breastplate at a fundraiser this weekend...
April 16, 2025 at 5:27 AM
An immersive week with a well-to-do medieval household. If that's an astrolabe hanging on the wall near where the piper played, it might indicate that this was a merchant family.

Very nicely done. #medievasky #livinghistory
March 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM