#Textile

Cllr Carolyn Moore

carolynmoore_ie

So I’ve been seeing a lot of people on here conflating cheap clothes and fast fashion over the last few days, and some pretty crazy conjecture about the objectives of

Hilary Davidson

FourRedShoes

It's strange to me when people dismiss female historical needlework as insignificant or conformist. It's really hard. Excellence in needlework is technical, artistic accomplishment that deserves respect - oh, and

hen-wen, oracular pig

spindlypete

i was explaining the saga of the fake cop starbucks tampon to offline brian and said "but no tampon in the world expands lengthwise! unless it had been altered somehow?"

Tiernan Coyle ☘️

JeSuisTC

I've been asked my views on a recent #forensic #fibres paper published by @NUCFS describing 'contactless' fibre transfer. Longish thread, but firstly big thank you to @Kjsher for sharing with

Elly 🌿 Take It Up Wear It Out

Takeitupwearit

I love attending the @forarthistory #globalnewvoices conference this afternoon! So many interesting papers about the invisibility/visibility of craft and whose work is being seen and held in high regard, vs

Javed Hassan

javedhassan

"Pakistan’s textiles & apparel exports, at $10.6bn in 2006, grew to only 12.8bn by 2015, a growth rate of 2.1%..Bangladesh’s textiles&apparel exports grew from $9.9bn in 2006 to $28.3bn in

matthew champion

mjc_associates

Given today's news about the discoveries made at the National Trust's Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk, a brief thread about why we were there, and what was found. It isn't every

Bradford Museums & Galleries

BradfordMuseums

Today is the feast of St Blaise, patron saint of wool combers.For those that don't know, he's the chap in stone whose statue stands at the original entrance of The

David Fickling

davidfickling

India's farmer protests aren't just about a piece of worthwhile but badly-handled agricultural legislation.They're potentially the birth pangs of a more urbanized, prosperous India that will transform the world in

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

Annie Kelly

anniekelly

My story on the horrendous murder of 20-year old garment worker Jeyasre Kathiravel who worked at a @hm supplier factory in Tamil Nadu and was reportedly killed by her supervisor. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/feb/

Rebecca Trevalyan

RTrevalyan

I started a list of activities & enterprises that could (and in some places do) live in our high streets & in our neighbourhoods post-pandemic. Add your ideas? #buildbackbetter >>

Books That Matter

booksthatmatter

We've had lots of requests for #BTMRecommends with female-led indie businesses to support!Far from extensive (just too many to choose!), we've collated a few of our faves covering: food, beauty,

Neckar

NeckarValue

Let's talk about Lawrence Stroll who made a fortune in fashion by backing two iconic brands.His race to success included finding strong partners and backing creative underdogs. His latest bet

Faizan Siddiqi

faizansiddiqi

A country for old men. We have a serious disincentive as a nation for young people because those who are in government/responsible for economic growth have not been young in

Tony McDonough

tonymc39

1/9 Thread..Today I saw the best of Merseyside and the worst of it.Sarah-Jane Morton, a @UKLabour councillor for Liverpool Clubmoor (an area I know well), called her party leader @Keir_Starmer

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