"The industry of fabric is older than pottery or metallurgy and perhaps even than agriculture and stock-breeding. Cloth is the original technology." So writes Kassia St. Clair in the introduction to her 2018 book The Golden Thread, How Fabric Changed History*. It's a pithy statement, yet with it she hints at a thesis that the book amply — and entertainingly — defends throughout: that cloth … [Read more...] about Book Review: ‘The Golden Thread, How Fabric Changed History’ by Kassia St. Clair
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Christmas in July Sale and What’s Going on at Chez Lady Virginia…
I hope that everyone out there in #ilovevintagefabric land has been doing well in this extraordinary pandemic. My best advice is to wear those masks, practice physical distancing, stay home whenever possible, but also get fresh air and sunshine every day! I know this is hard on many folks, both those who are working at home and those who aren't. I've worked from home for 25 years so for me … [Read more...] about Christmas in July Sale and What’s Going on at Chez Lady Virginia…
Introducing my line of high-end fabric masks
At first I didn't think I wanted to produce a line of masks in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Even though I wrote an essay with a full-throated cry for fair pay for all the seamstresses out there (professional and hobbyists) who pivoted on a dime from their usual sewing and alterations work to mask-making, I still didn't think that I wanted to do it, for a couple of reasons: First, I mainly … [Read more...] about Introducing my line of high-end fabric masks
