Joaquin Sorolla celebrates this birth of his daughter Elena, showing just the heads of his wife Clotilde and the newborn as they seem to waft peacefully in a sea of white, as gentle light spreads soft shadows (Mother, 1895-1900)

From the Archive: Plantæ Tinctoriæ – A Dissertation in 1759 and Carl Linnaeus’ Observations of Natural Dyes (2000 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/pl...

From the Archive: Tape Loom Weaving – and its Traditions in the North American Colonies (1000 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/ta...

Blackberry Gathering by Elizabeth Adela Forbes c 1912 Oil on Canvas (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool) Elizabeth was the wife of Stanhope. As you can see she also had considerable talent. She also used triangles in her compositions.

From the Archive: Sources of Light and Textile Materials – Observations by 18th Century Travelling Naturalists (1500 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/so...

We are proud to offer the distinguished textile historian Viveka Hansen’s @itextilis.bsky.socialwww.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...

NEW ESSAY: A Swedish Trade Dictionary – Global Textile Goods in 1768 (2000 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/a-...

NEW ESSAY: A Swedish Trade Dictionary – Global Textile Goods in 1768. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/a-...

”Being generous can mean a lot” – read more in the latest edition of The IK Global iMessenger, just published. www.ikfoundation.org/news/imessen...

From the Archive: Quilting and Patchwork – in the Whitby Area from 1700 to 1914 (1400 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/qu...