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Sealskins and the General Grant
On May 14th, 1866 and American ship, the “General Grant” sank near the Auckland Islands, and an extraordinary tale of survival followed. There were 83 people on board the ship, along…
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The Enigma and Dress of an Afro-Brazilian Gentlewoman
Clothing and adornments can tell us lots about the past but sometimes mystery remains. The Brazilian state of Bahia has a strong link to Africa through its history. Enslaved people…
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Conversation and Cloth
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A scrap of carpet
I sold my house, Ferncliff, in Shetland a couple of years ago. Ferncliff sits on the hill above the ferry terminal on the island of Yell that offers transport to…
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The Spotify playlist
Each week a curated playlist of audio is made on the streaming platform Spotify. The playlist can be heard on the player above or by searching Spotify online or in…
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Racoons… in Europe?
The North American racoon, cute as it may be, is classed as an invasive species. Brought to Europe, in particular Germany, in the 1930s to boost the fur trade, these…
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Brocade
Collection: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Apparently brocade, that opulent and maximalist fabric, is making a comeback… This article from Architectural Digest explains how the fabric,…
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Horst in the library
A new book has been added to the textile library: Horst, Photographer of Style. Horst Paul Albert Bohrmann was born on August 14, 1906 in Weißenfels-an-der-Saale in Germany. He studied…
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A tartan to remember
In February this year a new tartan was registered in Scotland: Witches of Scotland. Designed to commemorate those women who were persecuted as witches due to The Witchcraft Act 1563…
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The Spotify playlist
The blog is accompanied most weeks by a curated Spotify playlist. The entries on the list have something to do with the blog articles. Half the fun is finding out…
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