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Quilts are at once a distinctly North American tradition and the product of global textile industries. An Ecology of Quilts surveys this history through the human connection to the botanical world. It’s only on view at the @afamuseum for ten more days, so don’t miss your chance to see these dazzling textiles! #TextileHistory #AnEcologyofQuilts #FolkArt
Quilts are at once a distinctly North American tradition and the product of global textile industries. An Ecology of Quilts surveys this history through the human connection to the botanical world. It’s only on view at the @afamuseum for ten more days, so don’t miss your chance to see these dazzling textiles! #TextileHistory #AnEcologyofQuilts #FolkArt
From Kashmiri shawls to Indian kurtas, this tiny motif has travelled centuries and continents. 🌀 Follow for more such fashion history & styling content. ✨ paisley motif, paisley print, fashion history, textile history, Kashmiri shawls, Indian textiles, Indian fashion, textile motifs, fashion facts, print history #PaisleyPrint #FashionHistory #TextileHistory #IndianTextiles #FashionFacts
From Kashmiri shawls to Indian kurtas, this tiny motif has travelled centuries and continents. 🌀 Follow for more such fashion history & styling content. ✨ paisley motif, paisley print, fashion history, textile history, Kashmiri shawls, Indian textiles, Indian fashion, textile motifs, fashion facts, print history #PaisleyPrint #FashionHistory #TextileHistory #IndianTextiles #FashionFacts
A little 20-second tour through some African fabrics and where they originate and commonly associated with.🌍 Kente — Ghana 🇬🇭 Aso Oke — Nigeria 🇳🇬 Batik — West Africa 🌍 Basotho — Lesotho 🇱🇸 Shweshwe — South Africa 🇿🇦 Kanga — Tanzania/Kenya 🇹🇿🇰🇪 Ankara — West Africa 🌍 ‼️ Note: ‼️ This isn’t saying every fabric listed originated in the region beside it. Some textiles have more complex histories, with origins, production, trade and cultural adoption spanning different places. I’ve included some based on the regions where they are particularly popular within their cultural context, culturally significant or commonly associated today. Also, this list is far from exhaustive — Africa has way too many beautiful textile traditions for 20 seconds. So tell me: what did I miss? 👀 And please, if I butchered a pronunciation, correct me 😂. I’m learning too. Part 2, anyone? 👀🧵 #TheGarmentSchool #AfricanFabrics #AfricanTextiles #AfricanFashion #TextileHistory FabricKnowledge GhanaFashion AfricanFashionHistory Kente AsoOke Shweshwe Kanga Ankara Batik
A little 20-second tour through some African fabrics and where they originate and commonly associated with.🌍 Kente — Ghana 🇬🇭 Aso Oke — Nigeria 🇳🇬 Batik — West Africa 🌍 Basotho — Lesotho 🇱🇸 Shweshwe — South Africa 🇿🇦 Kanga — Tanzania/Kenya 🇹🇿🇰🇪 Ankara — West Africa 🌍 ‼️ Note: ‼️ This isn’t saying every fabric listed originated in the region beside it. Some textiles have more complex histories, with origins, production, trade and cultural adoption spanning different places. I’ve included some based on the regions where they are particularly popular within their cultural context, culturally significant or commonly associated today. Also, this list is far from exhaustive — Africa has way too many beautiful textile traditions for 20 seconds. So tell me: what did I miss? 👀 And please, if I butchered a pronunciation, correct me 😂. I’m learning too. Part 2, anyone? 👀🧵 #TheGarmentSchool #AfricanFabrics #AfricanTextiles #AfricanFashion #TextileHistory FabricKnowledge GhanaFashion AfricanFashionHistory Kente AsoOke Shweshwe Kanga Ankara Batik
The Paisley Pattern: A Town Stole the Name It Didn't Invent (Pt 2) DESCRIPTION The real origin of the paisley pattern and how a Scottish town gave it its name: Paisley didn't invent the design it's famous for. Edinburgh was weaving fake Kashmir shawls 40 years before Paisley made a single one, and Norwich beat it too — but the weavers of Paisley out-produced both towns after 1805 and the world remembered the mass-producer's name, not the inventor's. This is the story of how the paisley shawl industry boomed to nearly 7,000 looms, then collapsed in 1842 when 67 of the town's 112 manufacturers went bankrupt and 15,000 people ended up on daily relief — while the Kashmiri weavers who created the teardrop motif were being wiped out by famine. Follow The Founder Stories for the next object that outlived everyone who made it. Part 2 of: Paisley: The Teardrop That Refused to Die #paisley #textilehistory #scotland #history #fashionhistory TAGS [ paisley pattern history, why is it called paisley, paisley scotland shawls, who invented paisley pattern, paisley shawl industry, kashmir shawl history, edinburgh weavers paisley, norwich shawl weavers, history of paisley print, paisley pattern origin, scottish weaving history, paisley town history, 1842 paisley bankruptcy, boteh pattern history, textile pattern history ]
The Paisley Pattern: A Town Stole the Name It Didn't Invent (Pt 2) DESCRIPTION The real origin of the paisley pattern and how a Scottish town gave it its name: Paisley didn't invent the design it's famous for. Edinburgh was weaving fake Kashmir shawls 40 years before Paisley made a single one, and Norwich beat it too — but the weavers of Paisley out-produced both towns after 1805 and the world remembered the mass-producer's name, not the inventor's. This is the story of how the paisley shawl industry boomed to nearly 7,000 looms, then collapsed in 1842 when 67 of the town's 112 manufacturers went bankrupt and 15,000 people ended up on daily relief — while the Kashmiri weavers who created the teardrop motif were being wiped out by famine. Follow The Founder Stories for the next object that outlived everyone who made it. Part 2 of: Paisley: The Teardrop That Refused to Die #paisley #textilehistory #scotland #history #fashionhistory TAGS [ paisley pattern history, why is it called paisley, paisley scotland shawls, who invented paisley pattern, paisley shawl industry, kashmir shawl history, edinburgh weavers paisley, norwich shawl weavers, history of paisley print, paisley pattern origin, scottish weaving history, paisley town history, 1842 paisley bankruptcy, boteh pattern history, textile pattern history ]
Can you imagine being stopped and stripped at the gates of Paris because your dress was made from the wrong fabric? From 1686 to 1759, France banned indiennes—colorful printed cottons originally made in India, especially along the Coromandel Coast, and later copied by European manufacturers. The ban was meant to protect France’s silk and wool industries, but women caught wearing them could be fined—and sometimes had the forbidden fabric torn from their bodies. All of this over a pretty floral cotton dress. Fashion history is completely unhinged. Sources: University of Exeter and The Metropolitan Museum of Art #annatriantcouture #DarkHemlinesOfHighFashion #FashionHistory #fabrics #textilehistory
Can you imagine being stopped and stripped at the gates of Paris because your dress was made from the wrong fabric? From 1686 to 1759, France banned indiennes—colorful printed cottons originally made in India, especially along the Coromandel Coast, and later copied by European manufacturers. The ban was meant to protect France’s silk and wool industries, but women caught wearing them could be fined—and sometimes had the forbidden fabric torn from their bodies. All of this over a pretty floral cotton dress. Fashion history is completely unhinged. Sources: University of Exeter and The Metropolitan Museum of Art #annatriantcouture #DarkHemlinesOfHighFashion #FashionHistory #fabrics #textilehistory
The Ainu, a people with a distinctive language, religion, and culture living in Japan, have always lived in harmony with nature and shown gratitude to the natural world. Part of Ainu belief involves the ability of embroiderers to endow their textiles with a soul, by putting their own heart and energy into each stitch. With this power, the finished garments and pieces have the ability to protect against evil, and carry on a part of their maker. On October 22nd, embroidery artist Selina Ben (@selinaam05) will join TATTER's World Embroidery Series with Ainu Embroidery. In this rich cultural experience, she will walk students through a brief history of the Ainu, share images of traditional Ainu textiles, and explore Ainu material culture. She will also discuss contemporary approaches from Ainu artists, following the thread of tradition into the present. Find out more at tatter.org 🌀 #ainuembroidery #worldembroideryseries #textilehistory #textilearchive #tatterbluelibrary
The Ainu, a people with a distinctive language, religion, and culture living in Japan, have always lived in harmony with nature and shown gratitude to the natural world. Part of Ainu belief involves the ability of embroiderers to endow their textiles with a soul, by putting their own heart and energy into each stitch. With this power, the finished garments and pieces have the ability to protect against evil, and carry on a part of their maker. On October 22nd, embroidery artist Selina Ben (@selinaam05) will join TATTER's World Embroidery Series with Ainu Embroidery. In this rich cultural experience, she will walk students through a brief history of the Ainu, share images of traditional Ainu textiles, and explore Ainu material culture. She will also discuss contemporary approaches from Ainu artists, following the thread of tradition into the present. Find out more at tatter.org 🌀 #ainuembroidery #worldembroideryseries #textilehistory #textilearchive #tatterbluelibrary
Styled with intention. Real archival images of women across Southeast Asia sourced from the public domain. What strikes us is not just the intricacy of the textiles but how deliberately they were worn. The drape, the flair! It’s wonderful that much of this still endures in our region today. A different kind of fashion history, which we thought felt fitting given the recent opening of the @merdekatextilemuseum 🧵 #textilehistory #fashionhistory #southeastasia
Styled with intention. Real archival images of women across Southeast Asia sourced from the public domain. What strikes us is not just the intricacy of the textiles but how deliberately they were worn. The drape, the flair! It’s wonderful that much of this still endures in our region today. A different kind of fashion history, which we thought felt fitting given the recent opening of the @merdekatextilemuseum 🧵 #textilehistory #fashionhistory #southeastasia
England made it illegal to wear, and whoever reported you collected five pounds. Not because it was indecent. Chintz, from the Hindi chheent, a splash of colour, was drawn onto cotton on the Coromandel coast with a bamboo pen, the kalam, and fixed with alum and iron so the colour survived washing. England’s silk and wool weavers couldn’t compete. In 1813 Calcutta shipped two million pounds’ worth of cotton cloth to London. By 1830 it was buying that much from Britain. #history #chintz #indianhistory #textilehistory #calico
England made it illegal to wear, and whoever reported you collected five pounds. Not because it was indecent. Chintz, from the Hindi chheent, a splash of colour, was drawn onto cotton on the Coromandel coast with a bamboo pen, the kalam, and fixed with alum and iron so the colour survived washing. England’s silk and wool weavers couldn’t compete. In 1813 Calcutta shipped two million pounds’ worth of cotton cloth to London. By 1830 it was buying that much from Britain. #history #chintz #indianhistory #textilehistory #calico
Beetle wing embroidery is a historic Indian embellishment technique where the iridescent wings of jewel beetles were used to create a natural metallic sheen on textiles. Popular during the Mughal Empire era, especially in royal ateliers, this embroidery was worn by queens, courtesans, and nobility for ceremonial garments. 🧵 The beetle wings were valued because they reflected light like gemstones but were incredibly lightweight. They were carefully cleaned, flattened, and stitched onto fabric to form floral and geometric patterns, often paired with zardozi and silk thread. The result was a surface that shimmered without the heaviness of metal. 🧵 Over time, the technique faded due to ethical concerns and changing aesthetics, and today it survives mainly in museums and archival couture references. What remains is a reminder of how Indian textiles once used nature itself as ornament, long before synthetic shine existed. Would you want a piece of this fabric? Comment below. 🪡🪲 #BeetleWingEmbroidery #IndianTextiles #TextileHistory #IshtatingFacts #IshtatesofIndia
Beetle wing embroidery is a historic Indian embellishment technique where the iridescent wings of jewel beetles were used to create a natural metallic sheen on textiles. Popular during the Mughal Empire era, especially in royal ateliers, this embroidery was worn by queens, courtesans, and nobility for ceremonial garments. 🧵 The beetle wings were valued because they reflected light like gemstones but were incredibly lightweight. They were carefully cleaned, flattened, and stitched onto fabric to form floral and geometric patterns, often paired with zardozi and silk thread. The result was a surface that shimmered without the heaviness of metal. 🧵 Over time, the technique faded due to ethical concerns and changing aesthetics, and today it survives mainly in museums and archival couture references. What remains is a reminder of how Indian textiles once used nature itself as ornament, long before synthetic shine existed. Would you want a piece of this fabric? Comment below. 🪡🪲 #BeetleWingEmbroidery #IndianTextiles #TextileHistory #IshtatingFacts #IshtatesofIndia
Before fabric blends became the norm, there was Viyella. It is a mix of wool & cotton, woven in England as early as 1893, combining the warmth and softness of wool with the durability and practicality of cotton. A reminder that fabric innovation isn’t always new. Sometimes, we’ve been perfecting the same ideas for more than a century. #textilehistory #wool #cotton
Before fabric blends became the norm, there was Viyella. It is a mix of wool & cotton, woven in England as early as 1893, combining the warmth and softness of wool with the durability and practicality of cotton. A reminder that fabric innovation isn’t always new. Sometimes, we’ve been perfecting the same ideas for more than a century. #textilehistory #wool #cotton
La rafia ha recorrido un camino fascinante: de ser una fibra utilizada durante siglos para fabricar cestas y objetos cotidianos, a convertirse en un material presente en las pasarelas de algunas de las casas de moda más importantes del mundo. Hoy existen diferentes tipos de rafia. En este proyecto he utilizado rafia de celulosa, una versión mucho más suave y agradable para tejer, que mantiene la estructura y la textura características de este material, pero con una experiencia mucho más cómoda para las manos. Me encanta descubrir cómo los materiales tradicionales evolucionan y encuentran nuevas formas de expresión, demostrando que la artesanía y la alta costura siempre han estado mucho más cerca de lo que imaginamos. ✨ ¿Conocías la historia de la rafia? ¿Te imaginabas que también se utiliza en prendas de pasarela? #HauteCoutureCrochet #LuxuryCrochet #CrochetFashion #TextileHistory #SlowFashion
La rafia ha recorrido un camino fascinante: de ser una fibra utilizada durante siglos para fabricar cestas y objetos cotidianos, a convertirse en un material presente en las pasarelas de algunas de las casas de moda más importantes del mundo. Hoy existen diferentes tipos de rafia. En este proyecto he utilizado rafia de celulosa, una versión mucho más suave y agradable para tejer, que mantiene la estructura y la textura características de este material, pero con una experiencia mucho más cómoda para las manos. Me encanta descubrir cómo los materiales tradicionales evolucionan y encuentran nuevas formas de expresión, demostrando que la artesanía y la alta costura siempre han estado mucho más cerca de lo que imaginamos. ✨ ¿Conocías la historia de la rafia? ¿Te imaginabas que también se utiliza en prendas de pasarela? #HauteCoutureCrochet #LuxuryCrochet #CrochetFashion #TextileHistory #SlowFashion
3.5 meters long, over 200 years old, and woven for high fashion in 19th-century Europe! Did you know that Kashmiri artisans adapted traditional Mughal motifs to match European taste? Master weavers crafted these ultra-long Pashmina shawls using the intricate Kani weaving technique—and when demand surged, skilled needleworkers created embroidered versions to keep the art accessible. In 1851, this exact shawl was displayed at London's historic Great Exhibition right next to another world-famous artifact from India... CAN YOU GUESS THE ARTIFACT? Drop your guess in the comments! #WorldCraftsCouncil #CraftHeritage #KashmiriPashmina #KaniWeaving #TextileHistory HandloomArt IndianTextiles CulturalCrafts GreatExhibition1851
3.5 meters long, over 200 years old, and woven for high fashion in 19th-century Europe! Did you know that Kashmiri artisans adapted traditional Mughal motifs to match European taste? Master weavers crafted these ultra-long Pashmina shawls using the intricate Kani weaving technique—and when demand surged, skilled needleworkers created embroidered versions to keep the art accessible. In 1851, this exact shawl was displayed at London's historic Great Exhibition right next to another world-famous artifact from India... CAN YOU GUESS THE ARTIFACT? Drop your guess in the comments! #WorldCraftsCouncil #CraftHeritage #KashmiriPashmina #KaniWeaving #TextileHistory HandloomArt IndianTextiles CulturalCrafts GreatExhibition1851
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