#Wool

Melanie D.

melulater

Watching @SundayTVNZ where they are talking about the state of "strong wool". @AS_Roberts & I learned a lot about this on the campaign trail from Waitomo sheep farmers. The cost

Fred Kozlowski

FredRKozlowski

I think people need to optimize their clothes. How did we end up with such shitty clothing choices? Cotton shirts, cotton pants as far as the eye can see. What

Charlie Stross

cstross

The spinning wheel was a very late arrival (circa 1000AD) and shares basics with the barrow (wheel on a frame). Better: the spinning jenny (a multiwheel variant spinning 8 or

Theo Nash

theo_nash

The Twelve Days of Mycenaean Christmas, Day 4.On the fourth day of Mycenaean Christmas, my true love gave to me OLE+WE V 4ἔλαιϝον ϝεhαλειφές V 4anointing oil, 4 V-units (6.4

🍒 Andrew Fletcher 🍒

ScotiaIndyref2

The Great Scottish trading ports - Berwick, an important Scottish trading port This map shows the location of Berwick, Scotland's most important royal burgh and trading port before 1300. Situated

Rowenna is probably sewing

RowennaM

Because I'm a geek--a little more on this!Fiber refers to the origin of the textile itself--did it come from a plant, animal, petroleum product? Which one?https://twitter.com/RowennaM/status/1336380925270237190 Natural fibers come from

Fred Kozlowski

FredRKozlowski

Pros/Cons of each textileSo considering my most popular thread was about how wool is the best, I figured it'd be good to explain what to expect from each kind of

Kingfisher & Wombat

UrsulaV

Do I have any mycologists lurking in readership? I got questions about yeast. Specifically horror questions, if that sweetens the pot any. Like, we know mushrooms form mycelium networks, right?

Eric

spirilis

On the subject of extreme cold, and how they did it in the old days, a quick tour of human history... Besides firewood and "stoves" - your whole house with

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

Melanee Thomas

MelaneeLThomas

A conversation that might be worth having: 1) what kit are people using in this weather?2) how long does it keep you OK, if uncomfortable? 3) how did you get

Tarble

EsotaricPorgism

America's Best Idea: Part 5: George Perkins Marsh and the rise of the Conservationist movementThe Hudson River School was just the first step in the growth of the Conservationist movement,

Pete Ward

PeteWard7

Absolutely not. DRY walls are warm walls. Most old houses aren’t properly breathable so there’s moisture in walls which lets heat transfer quickly. So.. strategy to make sure walls are

Gwendoline Pepper

gwen_pepp

A thread about textile production and seasonality (1/13) (2/13) It's undeniable that 2020 has been a trash-fire of a year, but one thing I do appreciate is that this year

Timothy P. O'Malley

timothypomalley

One of the things we should recognize after today: the language of "better angels," or "seeking a higher union," is just not going to be effective with this present crisis.

Royal Institution

Ri_Science

"If a physician wishes to hold back from the lungs of his patient, or from his own, the germs by which contagious disease is said to be propagated, he will

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