When you walk through the front doors of the Design Center, the building that houses the Textile & Costume Collection on Thomas Jefferson University’s East Falls campus, you may never guess that you’re steps away from tens of thousands of
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This week, we bring you some stunning examples of a variety of trim samples held in the Textile & Costume Collection. Our graduate student, Rojin Behroozmand, has been working on inventorying these pieces for us, but after I had a sneak peak of
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A clothes hanger, garment hanger, or coat hanger is a hanging device in the shape/contour of human shoulders designed to facilitate the hanging of a garment worn on the upper portion of one’s body. A coat, jacket, sweater, shirt, blouse, or
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We've been deep into the process of photographing our Womenswear since August of last year. We decided to start with our objects from the 1980s and work our way backward through the 70s, 60s, and so on. These fashions are a bit easier to fit
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Did you know that as part of our collection we hold tens of thousands of fabric swatches dating back to the seventeenth century? Well, now you can check out some of these swatches on our new and improved website Tapestry.
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While working at the Design Center, I have been introduced to many interesting textiles that come from a variety of places. Recently, I have been focusing on South and Central American textiles from the early 20th century, specifically bags,
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Tammis Keefe, one of the great names of handkerchief and textile design, was born in 1913 in California. Initially studying higher mathematics at Los Angeles Community College, she decided to change her major to painting at the Chouinard
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In the realm of fashion and textiles, things that possess a quality or feature that is extremely impressive tend to spark conversation. Creativity and innovation thrive in fashion, which can be translated through design. Presentation is the
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I have always been fascinated by fashion and fabrics since I was a young child. My favorite toy was a little chain-stitch sewing machine that I used to make doll clothes. I then learned to sew and competed in textile competitions in 4-H growing
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In December, legendary textile designer and innovator Jack Lenor Larsen passed away at the age of 93 at his home in East Hampton, NY. It would be difficult to overstate his contributions to textile design, particularly to the mid-20th century