Miranda Rainbow
@mirandarainbow.bsky.social
Doctoral researcher at the Institute of English Studies and the British Museum.
I work on the Bayeux Tapestry, 11th century English embroidery and also its reception in the 19th century.
I work on the Bayeux Tapestry, 11th century English embroidery and also its reception in the 19th century.
November 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Finishing up a yarn recycling project I abandoned (checks notes) four years ago
October 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Finishing up a yarn recycling project I abandoned (checks notes) four years ago
Got out my spinning wheel this week and finished off some skeins which had been long ignored. No idea what to do with them but it was fun and they are very soft!
October 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Got out my spinning wheel this week and finished off some skeins which had been long ignored. No idea what to do with them but it was fun and they are very soft!
I was of course quite taken by this embroidered architectural casket
October 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I was of course quite taken by this embroidered architectural casket
The Cluny exhibition on nineteenth century responses, replicas, and forgeries was really excellent! A few difficult games of spot the difference.
October 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The Cluny exhibition on nineteenth century responses, replicas, and forgeries was really excellent! A few difficult games of spot the difference.
anticipating corrections will feel like this
September 28, 2025 at 11:41 AM
anticipating corrections will feel like this
how many times can I say ‘literally me’ to one ms?
September 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
how many times can I say ‘literally me’ to one ms?
she is my enemy
September 5, 2025 at 11:49 AM
she is my enemy
absolute worst was when it decided note 21 should be American, but not note 22. Bill gates when I find you……..
August 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM
absolute worst was when it decided note 21 should be American, but not note 22. Bill gates when I find you……..
I did not click on this. just trying to read what I’m sure is a really excellent book!
August 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I did not click on this. just trying to read what I’m sure is a really excellent book!
put it back!!!!!!!
July 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
put it back!!!!!!!
IMC craft fair goodies!
July 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
IMC craft fair goodies!
I really bought that for the gorgeous edition (and I couldn’t resist the price), now I’ve got a matching pair!
July 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I really bought that for the gorgeous edition (and I couldn’t resist the price), now I’ve got a matching pair!
IMC book haul which I think cost on average £4.60 per book 👌🏻
July 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
IMC book haul which I think cost on average £4.60 per book 👌🏻
great moment on the last day of @imc-leeds.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
great moment on the last day of @imc-leeds.bsky.social
happily on my way home from a very successful @imc-leeds.bsky.social ! The lanyard this year matched our well deserved pitcher of aperol spritz!
July 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
happily on my way home from a very successful @imc-leeds.bsky.social ! The lanyard this year matched our well deserved pitcher of aperol spritz!
had fun recreating some Bayeux Tapestry stitches today at @imc-leeds.bsky.social. I’m talking about the real Bayeux Tapestry on Wednesday at 2:15, in Session 1244!
July 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
had fun recreating some Bayeux Tapestry stitches today at @imc-leeds.bsky.social. I’m talking about the real Bayeux Tapestry on Wednesday at 2:15, in Session 1244!
The university of Leeds rabbits are really the unsung heroes of IMC
July 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The university of Leeds rabbits are really the unsung heroes of IMC
great afternoon at @lampallib.bsky.social today!
June 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
great afternoon at @lampallib.bsky.social today!
spent an afternoon photographing foundling tokens at the @foundlingmuseum.bsky.social for photogrammetry!
April 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
spent an afternoon photographing foundling tokens at the @foundlingmuseum.bsky.social for photogrammetry!
made a meme about my cat
April 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
made a meme about my cat
christening this account with an image of my son and heir
April 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
christening this account with an image of my son and heir