In the process of choosing this garment from the Thomas Jefferson Textile and Costume Collection, I was looking for an item from the early 1900’s since I have a keen interest in styles of the Edwardian era. In no time, this coat caught my eye
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Your Source for Historic Textile Swatches: Tapestry
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Katagami stencils, by Emily Radomski
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Object Highlight: 18th century Kokoshnik, by Hope Porter
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Design Center inspires a love for historic fashion, by Gabby Ramos
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reinterpreting a log cabin quilt, by Kate Kaufmann
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Collection highlight: Toile de Jouy, by Mia Madrid
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"Imagine a time...when color and texture played no part in fabrics, when, as Jack Lenor Larsen put it 'the insipid pale tints of the depression prevailed.' It would take a pioneering spirit to experiment with new materials and daring color
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A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes is on view at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. I had the thrill of seeing it recently, along with Jade Papa, our curator. Like many textile enthusiasts, I'd been anticipating
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Here at the Design Center, we are incredibly fortunate to house 44 unique katagami stencils. Donated by Jack and Helen Bershad in the 1980s, it was noted that these stencils likely date to the Meiji Era in Japan which would place them between
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Textile printing is a practice that has long been performed by many cultures over many centuries. Some of the earliest known printing methods date back to 2500BC. No matter how many advancement stages printing techniques go through, the main
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My name is Rachel Bender. I am a sophomore in the Fashion Design program. Throughout my short time here at Jefferson, I’ve had the opportunity to learn valuable skills through my studio classes and art history classes. This is where I picked up
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My name is Ta’Ron Jackson. I am in my sophomore year in college. I fell in love with fashion my freshman year of high school. I always like to dress nice wherever I go even if it is just to run to the store, so I decided to start my clothing
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Though not all toiles are from Jouy, France (many in our collection are likely English), they are broadly categorized as Toile de Jouy if they feature the signature style of these formative designs. As the founder of the Jouy printing company
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Although many may not recognize the name, most people are familiar with the iconic single-color, intricate, illustrative scenes printed on plain linen or cotton that are characteristic of Toiles de Jouy. They came into fashion in the mid 18th
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In the Textile and Costume Collection, a pair of silk children’s mittens can be found. These mittens are handmade and somewhat well preserved. They feature both knit and crochet. The knit being in the wrist area while the rest of the mitten is