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@historywardrobe.bsky.social

Book reader, writer & lover Dress historian Clothes tell stories; clothes hold memories πŸ‘— 🧡 πŸ’™ Author of NYT bestseller The Dressmakers of Auschwitz

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06.11.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Linen dress from Ancient Egypt

Linen dress from Ancient Egypt

This linen dress is 4,500 years old! On display in the Egyptian exhibition at the Fitzwilliam, Cambridge. fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

05.11.2025 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 768    πŸ” 68    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 7

Beyond William... The skills of May Morris & her circle deserve to be more widely known & credited 😍

05.11.2025 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love when you ask an autistic person for something and they're like STAND BY and you know you're about to get the absolute best resources available.

23.10.2025 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 507    πŸ” 92    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 23

Supporting people's capacity for joy and connection is important work. One little thing at a time. Your delight is not frivolous.

21.10.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This beats anything I've ever found in a charity shop 😲

21.10.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"a work of genius"

Yes

10.10.2025 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

05.10.2025 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 38145    πŸ” 17062    πŸ’¬ 818    πŸ“Œ 2406

Do one thing today to help. One thing tomorrow. One thing the day after. Taking a swing at every bad thing happening is just going to burn you out. Remember, if everyone does their one thing the world changes

19.09.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 206    πŸ” 81    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 12

Thanks for sharing this fascinating article

15.09.2025 08:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So true

08.09.2025 04:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

13 of my book editions have been used without permission or recompense to train AI. That's across genres and languages. If you use AI to 'write' books or create art you are continuing the theft of someone else's labour.

07.09.2025 08:50 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜It’s a secret garden’: National Theatre turns roof into a riot of colour with dye plants Textile artists are reshaping how the theatre makes its costumes with the aim of replacing harsh synthetic dyes

'Chemical dyes are often toxic for the environment and bad for human health, so the costume designers at the theatre are experimenting with using flowers including indigo, dahlias, hollyhocks, camomile and wild fennel to create the vivid colours used in their productions.'

07.09.2025 07:09 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Yep

06.09.2025 06:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

APPARENTLY, β€˜muffin-walloper’ is Victorian slang for an unmarried woman who enjoys meeting up with friends for tea, cake, and gossip. Why am I only hearing about this now?!

24.08.2025 08:37 β€” πŸ‘ 149    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#booksky

16.08.2025 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 14629    πŸ” 1950    πŸ’¬ 179    πŸ“Œ 92

One of the best ways to break yourself out of a reading slump is to read a subgenre you don't normally read

14.08.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 0
A black and white cat lounging with a tired, unimpressed look, resting one paw casually in front.

A black and white cat lounging with a tired, unimpressed look, resting one paw casually in front.

Another long day… The usual, please

11.08.2025 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 12312    πŸ” 1613    πŸ’¬ 138    πŸ“Œ 40

Most excellent writing advice from someone who knows πŸ“š

09.08.2025 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

An amazing textile memorial 😍

29.07.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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21.07.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I sometimes look at the big hyped books of right now and think "What have I got that even vaguely fits in with this?" and the answer I repeatedly come up with is "Sweet fuck all" but I have got some weird stories I really need to write for my own amusement so I suppose I'll just keep doing that.

21.07.2025 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Two figures approach the Baggage Reclaim area of an airport. 

One says β€œWe wouldn't need to put things in the hold if you brought fewer books on holiday.”

Arriving on the carousel, amongst the bags and suitcases is a very large, well-stocked bookcase.

Two figures approach the Baggage Reclaim area of an airport. One says β€œWe wouldn't need to put things in the hold if you brought fewer books on holiday.” Arriving on the carousel, amongst the bags and suitcases is a very large, well-stocked bookcase.

My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books.

20.07.2025 10:07 β€” πŸ‘ 946    πŸ” 248    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 45
Photo of a large boulder covered in knitted and crocheted patterned material, among other uncovered rocks on a grassy surface under a pale sky

Photo of a large boulder covered in knitted and crocheted patterned material, among other uncovered rocks on a grassy surface under a pale sky

The Faroe Islands have a unique summer tradition whereΒ a large rock in Sandur is yarn-bombed by local women, inspired by a local legend about a "Troll Woman's cave"...... #WomensArt

19.07.2025 04:54 β€” πŸ‘ 657    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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What if I rebuilt my entire wardrobe with nothing but garments sewn exclusively on the 1987 My Little Pony sewing machine

08.07.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 305    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 0

Very yes

03.07.2025 09:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today:

24.06.2025 07:02 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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The copyright war between the AI industry and creatives We have surely gone beyond being able to give the tech sector the benefit of the doubt

'the creative industries represent much of the best of what the UK and humanity does. The idea of handing over its output for free is abhorrent.'

23.06.2025 06:22 β€” πŸ‘ 132    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm

19.06.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 18874    πŸ” 5941    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 91

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