By Julia Brennan and Kaitlyn Munro Recently I met my lovely friend Claire Chen, who was wearing a gossamer tulle skirt, which fluttered around her like a butterfly. It was enchanting, so was she, and my curiosity about tulle was stirred. I started noticing the tulle explosion everywhere …… in the fashion magazines Chanel, Dior, Mango, […]
How to wash your Kimono 101
The tradition of the Araihari Shop By Kaitlyn Munro I recently travelled to Tokyo to visit family, and naturally found myself surrounded by beautiful textiles and traditions. One of my favorite museums was The Metropolitan Edo-Tokyo Museum, that tells the story of Tokyo during the Edo Period, 1603-present day. In the permanent exhibit, you can […]
Puppet Masters: Conservation in Miniature
In the first partnership of its kind, I led the The Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles in Bangkok and the Taiyuan Asian Puppet Museum in Taipei for a puppet textile conservation training workshop. In the lively one-week session, conservators Nuchada Piranprasankit and Yaowalak Bunnag, from the Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles, and I trained staff […]
A Blushing 1920’s Bride
Written by: Kaitlyn Munro This darling wedding ensemble was worn by Louise Whitney Whitehurst at her wedding to Walter Leon Stafford in Norfolk, Virginia May 30, 1928. With a matching cloche and art deco style purse. Louise must have been quite a charming bride on her special day. A very practical dress like this was […]
Crazy Crazy Quilt
Spring is finally here, and the explosion of blooms outside is mirrored in the studio in a crazy quilt with many of the season’s beauties—lily of the valley, dogwood, scilla, violets, virginia blue bells or maybe forget me nots…. Popular in the late 19th and early 20th century, crazy quilts were an excellent way for […]
Wedding Fantasies and Planning
During these cold winter days, (some days as low as 5 F) we dream ahead, of sleeveless or backless dresses, lightweight silks and chiffons, eyelet frocks and lacy veils. As spring fast approaches (we saw a snow drop the other day), wedding season is on the mind of many young ladies. Here at Caring for […]
