NEW iMESSENGER about | Have you ever pondered on the intriguing methods of packing and preparation used by past travellers on their epic journeys? > www.ikfoundation.org/news/imessen...
NEW ESSAY: The Story No. 2 | Fieldwork – The Linnaean Way | Chests, Trunks and Bags during Naturalist Journeys (4200 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th...
NEW ESSAY: The Story No. 2 | Fieldwork – The Linnaean Way | Chests, Trunks and Bags during Naturalist Journeys. www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th...
Explore the great work of the seventeen Linnaeus Apostles, covering all the continents – a geographical odyssey. 6000 pages, 8 Volumes… | Available here: www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
If you would like to discover more about 18th century global textile history! My monograph ‘Textilia Linnaeana: Global 18th Century Textile Traditions & Trade’ (520 pages). | Available here… www.ikfoundation.org/books-and-ar...
One surprise in researching **Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery** was the richness of New England business archives regarding the material culture of Southern slavery. Pictured here is a pattern book from a Rhode Island manufacturer in the 1830s specializing in plaids. 1/6
From the Archive: Textile Dyers – from the 1680s to 1910s in Whitby (1500 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/te...
Dear time traveling gentleman on the way to the 18th century, please make sure to take with you one thing: a hat! A hat is not only useful in bad weather, and it is more than a fashion accessory: You are not really dressed until you are wearing a hat! Read more: regency-explorer.net/hats/
From the Archive: Dyeing with Lichens – Traditions, Experiments and Books: 1740s to 1810s (2500 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/dy...