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We love sharing our latest projects, outings, and discoveries about the world of textiles! Writing invites us to reflect and sharpen other skills, other than our fast flying stitching fingers.

The entire team contributes to our blogs, and we enjoy your feedback.

Silk cigarette card showing the regimental colors of the Coldstream Guards with battle honors and Union Jack.
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On the First day of Christmas my true love gave to me ….

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Julia December 15, 2016
Buckskin hunting jacket attributed to Jean-Pierre Le Mayeur with fringe trim, embroidered motifs, and belted waist displayed at the Valentine Museum in Richmond, Virginia.
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Jean Pierre Le Mayeur Buckskin Hunting Jacket

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Julia November 18, 2016
Circular Iwan Tirta label placed on red batik fabric with traditional Indonesian pattern.
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Indonesia’s Batik Maestro: Iwan Tirta (1935–2010)

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Julia November 1, 2016
A partially detached 1832 US Infantry hunting horn tail badge on a dress coatee, showing metal bullion embroidery on navy wool.
News

Secrets of the Infantry Hunting Horn

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Julia September 29, 2016
A Pierre Balmain Thai silk ball gown with Lesage embroidery on an invisible mannequin, Fit for a Queen exhibition, Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles, Bangkok, 2016.
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Fit for a Queen: Remarkable Restoration, Exquisite Embroidery & Innovative Invisible Mannequins

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Julia September 12, 2016
Embroidery of a skeletal leaf in gold and copper metallic thread on dark navy silk by Master Tiao Nithakhong Somsanith, Bangkok, 2016.
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The ‘Lesage’ of Lao: Master Tiao Somsanith

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Julia August 12, 2016
Promotional graphic for the Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles Symposium 2017, "Inside Out Outside In: Clothing, Cloth, and the Meeting of Cultures," Bangkok, 8–13 January 2017.
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Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles’ Second Symposium: 8–13 January 2017

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Julia June 28, 2016
A large red polyester thread spool, with additional thread spools visible behind.
News

Imitation, the sincerest form of flattery – Skala Thread.

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Julia May 27, 2016
Sepia portrait photograph of actress Ada Rehan in theatrical costume, 1897.
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Shakespeare’s Ideal: Conserving Ada Rehan’s Viola Costume

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Julia April 23, 2016
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