MIND WEAVERS

I’ve got weaving on my mind. Wooden weaving combs made by Hopi (most gorgeous tool ever), assorted commercial dyed cotton, jar of goat hair for weaving, grass overshoe-twined weaving made by Unaliqmiut Eskimos, woven grass bracelet from Uganda and twined weaving basket made by Tlingit in the Western Arctic. Side note: New Friends have been working like crazy [...]

BLAU DINGE

Big time find by LY yesterday during work hours - Museum der Dinge (Museum of Things) in Berlin, also on the net. Scroll through a giant grid of things! Anything—from Leaning Tower of Pisa to a hand made walkie talkie (not pictured here). Taking note for my next trip to Berlin…  1. Fernsehgerat ‘FS 60′, 1964 2. Puck, [...]

WEFT & PRINT

Yesterday I spotted these Dorothy Liebes sample weavings via I’m Revolting, which lead me to the Design Center of Philadelphia tumblr. Textile swatch galore. 1. Dorothy Liebes. Rigid weft sample. 1950s. Wood and novelty yarns. 2. Dorothy Liebes. Rigid weft sample. 1950s. Wood and novelty yarns. 3-4. Geometric print on silk in 4 colorways. Unknown manufacturer. [...]

GLAZE DAZE

A vase, a jug, a candle vase. North Carolina pottery, C.C. Cole. side note: Ever play the pottery app on the iPad? So fun! via East Carolina University

PLASTICHIC

Syracuse University recently acquired a gigantic collection of plastics. Buckets of bakelite. Selections include sunglass frames manufactured by Foster Grant in the 1950s-1960s (shout out O-O !), snazzy lady earrings, chipmunk accessories for kids frames, and earth toned bracelets from 1930s—part of the bakelite brood. BW Zig Zag PLS.  

COLLEGE SHIFT

The shift dress. The look of the college girl in Delhi, 1958. via American Museum of Natural History

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