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iTEXTILIS – Part of The IK Foundation @ikws.eurosky.social – Promoting Natural & Cultural History. iTEXTILIS led by Viveka Hansen | Textile historian | Textilis.net
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From the Archive – Essay: Double Interlocked Tapestries – Materials and Dyes. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/do...
NEW ESSAY: Textile Substitutes and Additions – Useful Plant Fibres observed by Carl Linnaeus and other 18th-century Swedish Naturalists. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/te...
From the Archive – Essay: Needlework and Sewing Tools – Traces of Textile Trade in Whitby from the 1840s to 1914. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/ne...
NEW ESSAY: Tapestries & Artworks – A Symbiosis between Collecting, Depicting and Natural History. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/ta...
From the Archive – Essay: Textile Industry and Urbanisation – A Case Study from 1850 to 1880. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/te...
From the Archive – Essay: Brown Colours – Carl Linnaeus’ Provincial Tours and Textile Dyeing Experiments. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/br...
From the Archive – Essay: From Market to Department Store – The Selling of Textiles in Whitby from 1700 to 1914. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/fr...
From the Archive – Essay: Selling of Sewing Machines – Advertisements in a Local Newspaper from 1865 to 1914. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/se...
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NEW ESSAY: The Story No. 12 | Fieldwork – The Linnaean Way: Paper Books, Boxes, Pins, etc., for keeping Collections Safe. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th...
From the Archive – Essay: Mattresses, Bolsters and Bedlinen – at a Manor House in 1758. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/ma...
From the Archive – Essay | Woollen Stockings – Traditions and Trade in Whitby: 1670s-1910s. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/wo...
From the Archive – Essay: Sericulture and Citrus Fruits – 18th Century Naturalists in the Mediterranean Region and Swedish Gardens. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/se...
NEW ESSAY: 18th & 19th Century Yarn Winders – Textile Tools in Swedish Households. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/18...
From the Archive – Essay: Japanese Gardens, Dyes and Silk – The Naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg’s Observations in the 1770s. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/ja...
NEW ESSAY: The Story No. 11 | Fieldwork – The Linnaean Way | Knowledge Exchange of Natural History Specimens and Letters. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th...
From the Archive – Essay: 18th Century Handkerchiefs – The Swedish East India Company Trade. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/18...
From the Archive – Essay: Historical Reproductions – 18th & 19th Century Dove-tail Tapestry. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/hi...
From the Archive – Essay: Seaside Fashion and Bathing Suits – In Whitby along the North Sea Coast: 1880s to 1914. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/se...
NEW ESSAY: The Story No. 10 | Fieldwork – The Linnaean Way | Plant, Seed, Insect and Bird Collections. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th...
Upcoming in the iTEXTILIS essay collection – several textile history topics will be published over the next two months. Read more under ‘Small Big News’ in the latest iMESSENGER from The IK Foundation: www.ikfoundation.org/news/imessen...
If you are interested in exploring more about textile history, my monograph ‘Textilia Linnaeana: Global 18th Century Textile Traditions & Trade’ (520 pages) is available here… www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
From the Archive – Essay: Indigo Blue Clothes – A European Perspective on East India Voyages: 1740s to 1770s. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/in...
NEW ESSAY: Textile Art and Handicraft – Historical Reflections of Beautiful Clothes and Household Objects. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/te...
From the Archive: Ribbons, Bands and Cords – Observations by 18th Century Naturalists and Artists (3000 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/ri...
From the Archive: Natural History and Curiosities – A Case Study of Global Traditions, Textiles and Museums in the 18th Century (1700 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/na...
NEW ESSAY: Historical Reproductions – A Weaving Tradition: “Gåsögon” or Lozenge Twill. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/hi...
From the Archive: The Great Exhibition in 1851 – Textile Influence on a Coastal Town (800 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th...
From the Archive: Textile Goods at Bazaars & Markets – Reflections by 18th Century Travelling Naturalists (2000 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/te...