HOT SUITS.

June 24, 2010
1930s, 1940s, Fashions, Sport, Textiles | 1 Comment

Swimsuits. Out of water.
via Monroe County Library

RED ALERT!

June 24, 2010
1960s, Color, Fashions, Party | Leave a Comment

This just in from Andrew —
Who like Walter is sharing his finds with me.
Perhaps in an attempt to cheer me during my sad web host trouble? (still unresolved!)
Whatever the reason, red flannel & grocery shopping is hilarious. Thx AP!
Red Flannel Festival in Cedar Rapids, MI. 
via LIFE

Note : Yes, computer trouble is still happening. My webhost suddenly abandoned all its customers. Stay tuned while I try my best to find NisN a stable home. Peace!

UNIVERSAL CRAFT CARDS.

June 20, 2010
1970s, Craft, Graphics, Textiles, The South | Leave a Comment

Learn from the Universal School of Weaving Draft sample cards. It’s not just the beautiful colors and textures of the samples but it’s the so seventies hand lettering and woodcut Universal School of Handicraft seal that makes me love these oak tag sample cards.

Weavers in the Appalachian area worked on their own and often made the tools that they needed from regional materials. During the Craft Revival years, teachers like Clementine Douglas put them in touch with companies and outside resources to encourage weavers to try new methods. These cards published by the Universal School of Handicrafts, Inc in New York City promoted new patterns and weaving information.

via Hunter Library

Thanks to Walter for sharing his find with me! :)

 

 

Computer Trouble!

June 19, 2010
Now | 1 Comment

Lo! Hello! Please excuse my absence on the internet. I am having a terrible time with my webhost which seems to have abandoned NisN. I can’t access my files, and often NisN is down. Please be patience while I try my best to fix this problem and find a quality webhost. Whatever you do, stay away from JetHost. Bad host!

David Bowie’s having computer trouble just like me! 1994, NYC
via LIFE

JACKETS.

June 10, 2010
1940s, Books, Designers, Europe, Graphics | 1 Comment

Calligraphy, gradients, marbling, photo-montage—it’s all so contemporary!
Displayed here are dust jackets from the 1940s collected by anonymous librarians.

Despite the fact that dust jackets often include useful information about a book and its author, including biographical notes and often a portrait, it has long been Research Libraries practice to remove the jackets from new books during processing for their permanent place in the stacks. However, from 1926 to 1947, anonymous librarians selected and saved interesting jackets from books of all sorts.

via NYPL Digital Gallery – Dust Jackets from American and European Books, 1926-1947

O WEAVE.

June 8, 2010
Craft, NYC, Now, Textiles | 7 Comments

O weave! My newest completed project are circular weavings. They’re inspired by the book Weaving without a Loom, which I discovered earlier this year. I cut a piece of circular cardboard and voila — a LOOM! Pictured above is my first box loom with a weaving for my friend Carl (who unfortunately has yet to receive his gift, sorry Carl!!) We traded a weave for a credenza. I first used yarn (top) and switched to climbing ropes (bottom two), and so continues my obsession with rope…
(thx! for photography by BS)

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