#Brocade

Natania Barron

NataniaBarron

1 - Tonight's #ThreadThread is "All About #Jacquard." This complex patterned material is named after a Frenchman who invented the Jacquard loom in 1804. But before we take a look

Guru@Lightspeed

guruchahal

Recently years have seen a strong resurgence in investments and M&A in network infra. Acquisitions include Silverpeak, CloudGenix, Cumulus, Metaswitch, Affirmed... And new investments include Arrcus, Aviatrix, Alkira, DriveNets... Let&#

Ugra

_ugra_

Ludovico di Varthema, a medieval italian traveler who spent some time in Vijayanagara around the year 1502 CE describes the then emperor Narasimha Raya IV :"He wears a cap of

J Mosley

Jmosley_history

Reflecting on Health and people unit noting it is for the most part a “white man” topic. I’ve started to correct this with more female voices. Now trying to prevent

akram's razor

akramsrazor

We all know IPO's pop, but then what? The table below shows the ten biggest first day pops of the last 25 years. 9 occurred in 1999. #11 would be

विपाशा रंजन

DharmaSuta

#Thread CHOLA DYNASTY: The most remarkable cultural growth of South Bharat.Vijyalaya was the founder of Chola Empire, he captured Tanjore in 850.By the end of 9th century they defeated Pallavas

विपाशा रंजन

DharmaSuta

#Thread Chol Dynasty: most remarkable cultural growth in South IndiaVijyalaya was the founder of Chol Empire, he captured Tanjore in 850. By the end of 9th century they defeated Pallavs

g katyan misra

kamlesm

The MunshiAbdul Karimentered Queen Victoria’s service in 1887 as her personal Indian servantOil Painting/Portrait by Rudolf Swoboda @RCT In 1886, Queen commissioned him to paint Indian artisans who had been

Savitri Mumukshu - सावित्री मुमुक्षु

MumukshuSavitri

1/n As farmer’s protests in Punjab spiral into an insidious ploy to destabilize India, one hears cries for Khalistan, a separatist fire fanned by Pakistan. Have such people forgotten how

Amanda Weaver, MFA

AWeaverWrites

I’ve been commuting this week and it’s interesting seeing New Yorkers settle into regular mask wearing (on my route, folks are at about 95% compliance). And it’s made me think

ওനാமிಕಾ 🌻

0nam1kaaaShuk1a

This is thread on Sarees of India:(Images from google)#SareeTwitter 1) Pochampally Saree or Pochampalli Ikat is a saree made in Bhoodan Pochampally, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana State, India. They have

Embedding Conquest Team

EmCoteam

I (Petra) am very excited about this 10th.-c. papyrus letter sent from Damascus to Cairo (Fustat). Prepare yourself, it’s gonna be a long one. There is silk, war, fire and

Camellia Tea Ceremony

camelliakyoto

A THREAD FOR CAT LOVERSplum blossom scentsends him off carousing...lazy cat梅がかにうかれ出けり不精猫-小林一茶, 1808.Kyōto is not particularly cat crazy, but there is a wealth of cat-inspired tales, sweets, charms & cu

Alexandra Rowland (they/them) ✨

_alexrowland

Okay you know what, I'm pissed about some stuff so that means it's time for another thread about fashion history. This one is for all my boyes suffering under toxic

Jake Tapper

jaketapper

Full list of last night’s pardons and commutations:https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-regarding-executive-grants-clemency-012021/ They include Todd Boulanger, a lobbyist who was part of the Abramoff

Camellia Tea Ceremony

camelliakyoto

FAMILIARS AND FORTUNESVisitors to shrines & temples for a long time have enjoyed having their fortunes determined by lucky dip, but in recent years Kyōto's familiars have helped kickstart a

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