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1 - Hey folks! It's a surprise #threadtalk on the medieval theme of the moment: #TheGreenKnight! I just had to come out of hibernation to talk about what I saw in the theater.
Velvet! Crêpe! CROWNS! Pentagrams! I've got you covered. Well, at least *partially*. 📗🪓
Velvet! Crêpe! CROWNS! Pentagrams! I've got you covered. Well, at least *partially*. 📗🪓
2 - Yes, we're starting with that cloak & color choice. Keeping things spoiler-free here, Gawain is seen wearing a golden velvet cloak very early on.
It's quilted, so nice & warm. It's golden, but also a bit ochre--yellow can mean golden, but also... well, cowardice, y'know?
It's quilted, so nice & warm. It's golden, but also a bit ochre--yellow can mean golden, but also... well, cowardice, y'know?
3 - Velvet is a perfect choice for the nephew of Arthur. It's HELLA expensive (as we've covered; links later). This is SILK velvet. Not polyester crap from the 70s. And it takes skilled labor beyond reasoning to make.
But it also *absorbs light*. I feel like this is essential.
But it also *absorbs light*. I feel like this is essential.
1 - Welcome to tonight's #Treadtalk.
#Velvet may bring to mind 1970s couches, or your 90s goth stage, but that's a long way from its luxurious roots.
So let's brave the Black Plague, the cold, and questionable fashion choices together, in the name of this truly royal fabric.
#Velvet may bring to mind 1970s couches, or your 90s goth stage, but that's a long way from its luxurious roots.
So let's brave the Black Plague, the cold, and questionable fashion choices together, in the name of this truly royal fabric.
2 - As with many fabrics, there is debate as to where velvet began. Some say China, others say Egypt & others point to the Middle East.
What they can agree on is that it’s a pain in the ass to make and $$$$$ AF. Original velvet was silk, too.
What they can agree on is that it’s a pain in the ass to make and $$$$$ AF. Original velvet was silk, too.
3 - Velvet is a pile fabric, which means it relies on lots of sharp objects & a touch of violence for production.
Yup! Velvet’s pile yarn is on the warp direction & must be cut on the loom or, in face-to-face methods--slicing down the middle to create two mirror-like textiles.
Yup! Velvet’s pile yarn is on the warp direction & must be cut on the loom or, in face-to-face methods--slicing down the middle to create two mirror-like textiles.
1 - Lace yourself, darlings. It’s about to get drafty in here. Welcome to my #ThreadTalk.
What began on the collars of Catholic clergy & adorned the pages of Frederick’s of Hollywood centuries later?
That’s right. Lace.
And #ThreadTalks go, lace is relatively modern.
What began on the collars of Catholic clergy & adorned the pages of Frederick’s of Hollywood centuries later?
That’s right. Lace.
And #ThreadTalks go, lace is relatively modern.
2 - The word itself comes from a Vulgar Latin derivation, from the word “laceum" (a noose or a snare). And lace has ensnared many since it came upon the scene in the late 15th C.
Flemish lace, in particular, was prized for its purity, softness, & quality of the linen grown.
Flemish lace, in particular, was prized for its purity, softness, & quality of the linen grown.
3 - Lace is not a fabric, per se, but what’s called a “decorate openwork web”. In this way it’s more related to crochet and knitting & arguably has its roots in net-making.
Many of these webs can be combined in a variety of designs, densities & motifs to create layers.
Many of these webs can be combined in a variety of designs, densities & motifs to create layers.
1 - Damask-erade, grinning yellows spinning reds,
Damask-erade! take your fill, let the spectacle astound you
Welcome to tonight's #ThreadTalk: Damask.
This fabric goes beyond musicals, creepy Victorian wallpaper & antique furniture. Let's follow the thread across the globe.
Damask-erade! take your fill, let the spectacle astound you
Welcome to tonight's #ThreadTalk: Damask.
This fabric goes beyond musicals, creepy Victorian wallpaper & antique furniture. Let's follow the thread across the globe.
2 - Damask is a reversible figured fabric. It's also flat, yet has complex designs: this makes it versatile & ideal for catching light.
It isn't, as the name suggests (via the French), from Damascus at all: it's from China and was originally made solely of silk.
It isn't, as the name suggests (via the French), from Damascus at all: it's from China and was originally made solely of silk.
3 - Damask rose to popularity during the Sui and Tang dynasties alongside the major explosion in silk fabric making (particularly for the ruling and aristocratic classes).
Advances in loom technology are to account the appearance of damask in the first place.
Advances in loom technology are to account the appearance of damask in the first place.
