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Beatrix Experiment!
23. April 2024
The video doesn´t work (at least for me). If I click on "activate" or the play-button it just disapp...
Katrin Spinning Speed Ponderings, Part I.
15. April 2024
As far as I know, some fabrics do get washed before they are sold, and some might not be. But I can'...
Kareina Spinning Speed Ponderings, Part I.
15. April 2024
I have seen you say few times that "no textile ever is finished before it's been wet and dried again...
Katrin How on earth did they do it?
27. März 2024
Ah, that's good to know! I might have a look around just out of curiosity. I've since learned that w...
Heather Athebyne How on earth did they do it?
25. März 2024
...though not entirely easy. I've been able to get my hands on a few strands over the years for Geor...
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MäRZ
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Online Workshop "Reconstructing Textiles" on Friday!

Internet resources conferences

There's an online workshop on Friday titled "RECONSTRUCTING TEXTILES AND THEIR HISTORY: Egyptian Fabrics from the 1st Millennium AD at the National Museum of Denmark". It starts at 11:00 Copenhagen time, and there's a number of interesting topics covered - including some nalbinding, which is how I heard of it: Anne Marie Decker is giving a presentation there.

The workshop is open to the public, but you will need to register today or, at the latest, tomorrow in order to join in. You can do so via an email form that Anne has set up. She also posts the programme on her blog, and some additional information about both the workshop and its background. Go to her post at nalbound.com to find out more, and register if you'd like to do so, and I hope you have a lot of fun!

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MäRZ
22
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Guter Stoff!

exhibitions

"Guter Stoff" in German does not just mean a good (quality) fabric, it can also be used figuratively - either for something good to write about, or "Stoff" is also a slang word for drugs. Which means that guter Stoff is also a good drug.

If you know about these extra figurative meanings, it makes it sound much funnier when the Hansemuseum, in preparation for their next exhibition "Guter Stoff" is asking "Gebt uns euren Stoff" - give us your fabric. (Or share your drugs with us.) They are looking for items of clothing (or other fabric pieces) that have a history - or, to put it another way, that provide "guten Stoff" to write about. One piece will be chosen to be part of the exhibition itself, in the section about sustainability, and other items and their story will be shown on the website.

If you have an old item of clothing in your closets, and would like to participate, you can find the email to send your photo and story here on the museum website - the section is in German only, but sending your mail in English will be no problem for the team.

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MäRZ
09
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CfP, CTR events, free access to literature

papers and lectures Internet resources workshops CfPs

It's time for something like a link roundup again - textile conference related, this time.

The CTR has their programme online for 2022, and there's a number of meetings and lectures that everybody can attend. Every second wednesday there is a meeting from 14:00 to 15:00 followed by a presentation with discussion starting at around 15:00. The next one is on March 16, about modeling public buyer behaviour towards circular textile products and services. Learn more about the lectures on the CTR page (click the lectures link to download the current pdf programme).

EuroWeb has a Call for Papers out for a seminar which will take place in Portugal, June 29 to July 1st. The seminar is titled "What's in a name? Toponyms and loan words as textile labels across time.". The CfP is open until April 15, and you can learn more about the seminar and find out how to take part here.

Springer is granting free access to some of their programme until March 31st - including some archaeology things. Find out more here.

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JAN.
27
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Online Conference Tomorrow!

conferences
There's an online conference tomorrow about warrior elites in the late 6th and early 7th century in Europe - most of the programme listing German titles, but with a few English items inbetween.

The conference is online and held by the LVR Landesmuseum Bonn, who are doing it in preparation of an exhibition. There's a paper by Dr. Petra Linscheid on tomorrow morning at 9:45 Berlin time about leather and textile fragments found in a grave in Wesel-Bislich, and there's quite a few well-known places that will get re-visited in the rest of the conference.

If you're interested, you can download the full programme here, and you can watch and participate in the conference via this Youtube link. 
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DEZ.
16
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Bamberger Kaisergewänder - digital exhibition

Internet resources exhibitions
The imperial garments from Bamberg, topic of the special exhibition that started last year, are now featured in an online exhibition! So for all of you who were not able to go there in person to see these, you can now go and visit Bavarikon to view some very nice photos of the garments. These include a few close-ups that will bring you closer to seeing the individual stitches than would be possible in front of the real thing, as lights in the exhibition aren't too bright, and there's always a glass between you and the things.

In theory, the language can be switched from German to English, but there seems to be only German available - you can still enjoy the images, though.
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DEZ.
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Random Facts of Today.

and now for something completely different conferences
Random facts:
  • I have finished spinning warp yarn for the large fabric, and am now doing the weft yarn. I overshot a bit on the warp yarn amount, but that's always better than cutting it too fine.
  • The cat is not amused when she tries to sleep on my arm on my desk and said arm moves too much. It has to move in order for me to work, though.
  • Our new printer does not print things 1:1, but loses about 2 mm in size on 10 cm. So if I have to print something to original scale, I have to enlarge it by 1.03 or something. I'd check, but the paper where I noted this is either underneath the cat, or in the other room, so in both cases currently inaccessible.
  • There's a really amazing optical illusion presented in this video, even if it hides behind way too many ads when I try to view it.
  • Xmas baking madness has started around here. We're late this year doing it. We also need to buy more flour, which might be done through a lengthy bike ride, but it's currently snowing outside and we have not decided yet if we want to brave the weather or not. (If not, we'll have to do something else, like a shorter bike ride or a walk - The Rule is to go out at least once per day, no matter what.)
  • TAG conference is coming up! I'm giving a short presentation there on Friday morning. Registration is still open, and the conference is free.
  • It's Blogiversary day today. Another year has whooshed past... and this will be post number 2759. Hard to believe, but the years sort of add up...
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NOV.
10
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By Women's Hands - Exhibition

exhibitions
Medieval manuscripts are beautiful things, and they are and always were precious things. We cannot be entirely sure about how many people back in the Middle Ages were able to read, or write, or both - but we do know that at least some women were able to do so, and there's manuscripts written by women's hands.

The Schnütgen Museum in Cologne currently runs an exhibition about such manuscripts. It is titled "By Women's Hands" and will run until end of January 2022. If you're in the area, the museum is very much worth a visit anyways.
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