JW
Jenn Wong
@jennwong.bsky.social
The shining city on the hill...was Carthage.
Anne de Bretagne, botanical mss, dress history, hand embroidery, native plants, and dogs. Lots of dogs.
Recreating ca.1600 jacket V&A 173-1869 in silk on linen using 16-17thC methods & materials
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In "Testament: The Story of Moses" on Netflix, there's a scene of Pharoah's son being draped in a golden stole of what appears to be #Byssuswww.bbc.com/travel/artic...
The last surviving sea silk seamstress
Byssus, or sea silk, is one of the most coveted materials in the world – but after more than 1,000 years in the same matrilineal family tree, this ancient thread may soon unravel.
That story reads like a fairy tale! Incredible.
interesting enough, she appears to not actually be the only one working with it: "informs the public that a couple of other women still produce and work today with byssus in Sant'Antioco in Sardinia, such as the sisters Assuntina and Giuseppina Pes"
Sea silk - Wikipedia
JW
Jenn Wong
@jennwong.bsky.social
The shining city on the hill...was Carthage.
Anne de Bretagne, botanical mss, dress history, hand embroidery, native plants, and dogs. Lots of dogs.
Recreating ca.1600 jacket V&A 173-1869 in silk on linen using 16-17thC methods & materials
1.2k followers501 following3.1k posts