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Located on its East Falls campus in northwest Philadelphia, the Design Center houses Thomas Jefferson University's historic Textile & Costume Collection, a diverse and wide-ranging museum-quality collection used for teaching, inspiration, and research.

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Jade Papa	Ann Wilson	Emily Radomski
Mekhi Granby	Gabrielle Ramos	Michaela Day

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Autumn at the Design Center🍁🍂 #eastfalls #mi

Autumn at the Design Center🍁🍂 #eastfalls #midcenturydesign #jeffersoneastfalls

The Point Papers Collection, now online through Gu

The Point Papers Collection, now online through Gutman Library, is our new blog feature. Check out these original midcentury textile designs, and a few modern applications of them, through the link in our bio. #printdesign #textiledesign #handpainted #midcenturydesign #ednaleonhardt #pauljgutmanlibrary #librariansofinstagram #fabricdesign #wallpaperdesign #wallpaper

Each of these ribbon samples is a miniature study

Each of these ribbon samples is a miniature study in weaving technology, design, and color. These examples date to the late 19th century. Photos by Gabby Ramos. #textiledesign #weaving #wovenribbons #antiquetextiles #silkribbon #woventextiles #ribbons #19thcenturytextiles

Here's our assistant Gabby Ramos posing with the e

Here's our assistant Gabby Ramos posing with the exhibit she curated featuring bags and beaded bag fragments from our historic collection. Check it out in the lower level of Hayward Hall. Bravo, Gabby, and thanks to Michaela Day for installation assistance👏 #beadedbag #antiquebag #antiquepurse #jeffersoneastfalls

This Claire McCardell is unusual and we're wonderi

This Claire McCardell is unusual and we're wondering if it's an outlier, so this is going out to all McCardell fans and experts. This dress (circa 1950) combines cotton blue & white gingham with sequins (Adrian meets McCardell?). Has anyone out there seen a McCardell with sequins, or better yet, a gingham with sequins? #clairemccardell #mccardell #clairemccardelldress #wizardofozcostume #ginghamdress #vintagedress

New on the blog: Textile Tools of the Baoulé Peop

New on the blog: Textile Tools of the Baoulé Peoples, by collections intern Emily Radomski. (Beater and shuttle for handweaving, West Africa) #baoulé #baule #côtedivoire #liberia #westafricantextiles #africantextiles #baoulepeople #headweaving

The perfect Fall dress and a staff favorite by the

The perfect Fall dress and a staff favorite by the great Claire McCardell for Townley, wool twill by Cerey Woolens. Late 1940s. #clairemccardell #clairemccardellbytownley #cereywoolens #1940sfashion #1940sstyle #vintage1940s #1940s #1940sdress

This swoonworthy dress by Jacques Fath required so

This swoonworthy dress by Jacques Fath required some special undergarments (scroll to 2nd pic) to achieve an early 1950s silhouette. #jacquesfath #1950sfashion #1950ssilhouette #vintage1950s #early1950s #jeffersoneastfalls #whatkatiedid

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New online collection: Point Papers
November 10, 2021
Textile Tools of the Baoulé Peoples
October 28, 2021
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October 13, 2021
Meet Emily Radomski
September 29, 2021

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Paul J. Gutman Library, Thomas Jefferson University, East Falls campus
Fashion & Textiles Futures Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Fabric Resources Guide
Vintage Label Resource

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