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In 2008, a pile of old junk was found under floorboards in an Austrian castle. VERY old junk - from the 1400s. It included several pieces of linen, which unlike wool or silk, usually decays quickly.

More specifically they found women's underwear, which is virtually never mentioned in surviving medieval texts. The discovery pushed back the invention of the bra by *several hundred years*. It's very modern looking.

The US patent for bras only goes back to 1914. At the earliest something like modern bras were thought to be worn in France in the late 1700s.

newsonhistory.blogspot.com/201

#culturalhistory#textilehistory#archaeology
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My supervisor monitors my progress as I try to rescue this piece of antique lace from the nasty sticky backing paper someone put it on decades ago.

It is an impossibly delicate piece with super-fine thread.

Similar to this museum version, it is Brussels bobbin lace appliqué on a netting.

si.edu/object/brussels-bobbin-

My worktable full of textile crafts and tools, with a strip of about 4 inch wide lace on an old black photo album page. The lace has a very decorated floral edge to the left, and some dotted looking sections toward the sewing edge on the right. It is currently a beige and somewhat damaged piece, but still has lovely parts. A paper tag attached to the lace says that it is "Bruxelles appliqué fuseau bobbin" and "Gift of Mme Remy". Next to the lace, a calico sits in loaf pose with a look of utter boredom.
A close up of the now-unstuck lace on a blue felt backing for contrast. It shows the floral edge of the lace and includes two American coins for scale. The flowers are about the size of a 10 cent silver piece. The threads are incredibly thin, and the flower is worked with a heavier outline edge. There are also tiny picot decorations on the outside edge. There are coin-sized flowers on the edge and smaller ones as you go up, as well as some leaves and vine details. Some of this seems to be embroidered on the netting and some additional needle lace details.
Another close up of the flowers to see the details. I cannot express how thin this thread is, but was woven with bobbins by some woman in the past in poor lighting, for probably pennies.
#BobbinLace#Caturday#TextileHistory
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Exciting news! We've just opened ticket sales for our medieval textiles day - 30th September 2023 at the Quaker Meeting House in York.

Join us for talks by the UK's first nalbinding Master Craftsman Emma 'Bruni' Boast, and tablet weaving specialist Heidi Shaw of Gragas Textiles.

Tickets are available on Eventbrite or directly from us (email nsct.social.media@gmail.com for a booking form).

eventbrite.co.uk/e/medieval-te

Image of Emma Boast, a white person with red hair wearing a multicoloured headwrap and spectacles, working on a piece of nalbinding. The nalbinding is light grey and has a strong suggestion of texture. The nalbinding needle is made of wood and shaped like a large and very thick sewing needle. The logo of Emma's business, Nidavellnir Nalbinding, is at the top left. At the lower left another logo reads 'I'm a member of the Heritage Crafts Association' and at the lower right is the logo for the Guild of Master Craftsmen. Image copyright Emma 'Bruni' Boast.
A selection of colourful and beautiful tablet woven braids made by Heidi Shaw of Gragas Textiles. The braids are made of wool, and laid on a wooden stump. They show various repeating patterns, including a woven pattern of a multi-stranded plait, like celtic knotwork, and repeating swirling and interlocking patterns. The colours are red, blue, yellow and two shades of grey, and look to be achieved by natural dyes. Image copyright Heidi Shaw.
#TextileHistory#textiles#FibreArts
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